The Nipmuc are known as the "freshwater people." Their original territory composed over 2,000 square miles within central Massachusetts, northeastern Connecticut, and northern Rhode Island, headwaters for some major water systems like the Connecticut and Blackstone rivers. Now there is an opportunity for them to create a community and education center at the heart of this territory on a 42-acre property in West Brookfield, MA. This suitability study and master plan explores where to best site buildings and other program components, how to meet the Nipmuc Tribe's needs through several design alternatives and a final design, and evaluates renewable engergy on the site.
Click here to see the full report: http://issuu.com/annafialkoff/docs/nipmucplansehires
Click here to see the full report: http://issuu.com/annafialkoff/docs/nipmucplansehires
An intermittent stream on the site.
Nipmuc people of today.
Design illustration of the entrance to the Nipmuc Community and Education Center.
