11-25-2002 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

residents. The architectural treatment of these garage fa9ades and doors will greatly affect the overall short and long term appearance of these high>use interior streets. The proposed rear elevation shows stone veneer on the garage facade, which will greatly enhance the quality and appeal of these areas. However, it also shows solid garage doors, \^ch detract from quality and appearance of these facades. Adding high quality garage and . person doors with windows and a suitable architectural style/treatment would enhance the character and appeal of these facades and interior streets. The side elevation shows colunuis supporting the rear decks. These columns are not shown in the rear elevation. This detail needs to be addressed as it affects the size of the decks, function of the driveways and look of the facade and area. 4. Sheet A3.2 shows elevations of the front and side of the three plus story loft condomium building/s. The design of these large buildings includes hip roofs, gables, and some variation in the wall planes that will help reduce the apparent building mass and scale, and add visual interest. The hip roofs slope down at both ends of the building. In addition, the longer building steps down a full story at the western end. The hip roofs and reduction in stories will reduce the perceived mass of the buildings. However, these are large, long buildings and it may be desirable to incorporate additional variation into the roof or wall planes to further re.iuce the mass and add interest. The lofl buildings are also generally traditional and will relate well to the townhome and rambler units in materials and style. The elevations of the lofl buildings do not appear to incorporate much architectural trim or detailing. However, they indicate stone veneer and other potentially attractive materials. The stone veneer is shown along the porch/patio pier surfaces, and vertical wall faces that extend from the patio/porch level to the gable soffits in five locations along the front, and one at each end. The stone veneered vertical faces help break-up the horizontal mass but also emphasize the vertical and do not help tie the building together. The addition of some strong horizontal lines or detailing elements (i.e. stone veneer around the building at the base, change of siding a the top floor, etc.) could help unify the building and further reduce the apparent mass. No elevation is shown for the treatment of the rear of the buildings. The roof plan on A3.1 shows the same number of gables on the rear of the building. The treatment of the rear facades needs to be identified. The front and ends of these buildings are prominent and visible fix>m public and private streets. The rear facades will be very prominent to the other loft units and may be visible from some of the rambler units (depending on the amount of tree clearing in the constmction and wetland mitigation areas). All facades should be treated to a reasonable extent as front facades. The lofts buildings also include windows on the front, rear and end facades, which will enhance the visual interest and character of the units. Howev er, the window&'doors do not appear to be of the same traditional architecniral style as incorporated in the other project units. Incorporating windows with divided lites or muntin bar inserts and trim similar to the other units would reinforce the overall architectuial st>ie and character of the project. 5. llie roof planes are large, prominent and represent a significant design element on all of the buildings. The roofing system is not identified on the plans. The overall appearance l60l/a02~2789/2S-40 Dahlstron'lxuKfform Development “StoneBqy Pages