Northeastern University

The Northeastern West Village Quad is located off of Parker and Ruggles Streets in the Roxbury section of Boston. When experiencing this space, several things came to mind; 

The quad is circular in shape with openings on the main axis. To the west the space exits to Ruggles Street. To the north the space exits out onto Parker Street. To the south and east the space empties into the rest of Northeastern’s campus. The space is very busy. Whether it is through the movement of students through out the space or through the cars that sporadically pass through the space, you feel that its not really a space that is to be enjoyed from the ground but from the rooms that surround the space. 

It can often be felt that the quad is the main point on this part of campus where students transition to other parts of the university. The design of the space is quite simple and plays off the simplistic architecture of the buildings surrounding it. The simplicity of the space allows for people experiencing the space to focus on their destination because more than often the viewer’s sight goes towards the exits and the sights beyond.