HomeMy WebLinkAboutNarrative V1December 15, 2021
City of Meridian Community Development
Attn: Planning Division
33 E. Broadway Ave. Ste. 102
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: CZC and Design Review Narrative for Galena Office Building Sawtooth Village
Development
Dear Planning Staff,
Please find the attached application materials and drawings for a proposed multi-tenant
building on lots 29, Block 1, of the McLinder Subdivision #2, at the corner of McMillan
Road and Linder Road. The project consists of a single level 5,588 s.f. building with two
lease spaces defined. The buildings have been designed with parking, landscaping, and
architectural character to meet the ordinance design standards and to complement the
existing buildings at the Sawtooth development theme as follows:
Cohesive Design: The building has been designed with form and mass to fit the
site and accommodate common circulation (both vehicular and pedestrian).
The building is designed as single story with several wall breaks and material
changes for visual interest and to compliment the adjacent property retail
development. The building uses a variety of architectural materials to maintain
compatibility with the surrounding properties. The design uses material changes,
reveals, and elevation changes frequently in both the horizontal and vertical
planes to meet the design standards of the ordinance.
Building Scale: The size and mass of the buildings has been carefully designed
to address the arterial roadway to the north and the residential property to the
east and south. The design of the proposed building utilizes high glass and
strong roof lines to address the road and entrance from the west. Massing will
work nicely to screen the residential properties from the road while maintaining a
reasonable height that remains compatible with the two-story residences. The
covered walkway, architectural banding, and lighting provide elements of
pedestrian scale that supports connectivity with the surrounding environment.
Building Form: The building design includes modulation in building façade
through the use of varying wall depth along the entry plane, vertical wall accents,
covered walkway awnings and large roof overhangs. Entries have been uniquely
identified in the design with recessed and covered entries. The design also
utilizes various horizontal divisions in wall planes with the use of a stone,
horizontal siding material, large expanses of glass, and an upper stucco accent
banding. The bulk of the building consists of a flat roof, but the parapet gives the
appearance of large, sloped roofs and varied parapet heights, also complimented
with the corner stone chimney element.
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Architectural Elements: The building utilizes several architectural elements to
articulate the façade. As previously noted, a stone chimney element breaks
large expanses of glass to address the street and entry views. Covered
walkways, roof overhangs, window glazing, and material changes are abundant
and contiguous on all building sides. The South and East façade is slightly less
detailed, but we feel this is appropriate as it is not facing a public street or entry
side and will be heavily screened by existing landscaping and new landscape
from the residential properties. Nevertheless, these elevations are still articulated
with different material textures, colors and roof projections.
Materials: The building design utilizes a broad mix of materials with stone,
painted /stained siding, stucco with prefinished accent reveals to play on different
textures and colors. The materials are durable, complimentary to surrounding
uses, and of neutral colors to blend in well with the surrounding environment.
Signs and Lighting: The lighting for the building will be provided with decorative
fixtures compatible with the building design and serving a pedestrian scale for
building safety. The parking lot lighting will be accomplished with pole lighting
that limits any light trespass off site to a minimum.
Parking lots: The parking has been designed to exceed the minimum
requirements of the ordinance. Parking count exceeds ordinance requirements,
landscape planters and perimeter landscaping have been provided to shade and
buffer parking areas.
Pedestrian walkways and facilities: Fronting sidewalk varies in width allowing
open areas visual interest which is connected to the street walk for accessibility.
Thank you for your consideration of this project. If you have any questions, please dont
hesitate to contact me: gtoolson@jgt-architecture.com (208.463.9295). Thank you.
Sincerely,
J. Gregory Toolson
Project Architect
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