The Christian Science Plaza was originally designed in the 1960s as an urban oasis among some of Boston's most underserved neighborhoods. At the time, the plaza sought to protect itself from its immediate context with built edges, tree planting, concrete planters, and seating walls, making entry into the plaza indirect and circuitous. Fifty years later, the city and the goals of the church have changed. The church asked the design team to find new ways to welcome people and the surrounding neighborhoods into the plaza.

Through the careful study of the plaza edges and contexts, Chris selected the intersection of Belvedere Street and Huntington Avenue as one of several new gateway moments into the plaza. This corner was initially designed as an expansive paved buffer to create distance between the plaza and former highway ramps. Today the ramps have been removed, and the intersection is flanked by a significant mall entrance and a major route into the historic South End. Chris designed a new sculptural granite gateway element, inspired by crashing beach waves, with lawn and integrated seating. The new gateway composition and new direct pedestrian entrance are centered on the existing children's fountain; the lawn panel is tilted towards the water feature to provide much-needed, additional amenity for children and parents.