Fall River, Massachusetts is a town rich in history fraught with controversy. From redlining of districts to the development of a I-195 splitting the city in two, Fall River has been divided for decades. The current town hall, which is built on air rights above I-195, was an attempt to unify the city once again –but the brutalist style of the building was not well-received by residents. This design proposal would sit in front of city hall and create a more approachable public space. By rearranging the street to add a bus stop, to dropping the scale closer to a human, and adding greenery to the site, this installment creates a perfect public park for the city. The awning allows for planters to be built that will house trees (made possible because the ground plane is over six feet thick). The awning further helps lower the scale from a five-story building down to the human scale and provides a more intimate space..

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Herreshoff Pier