Supplemental Narrative_2.17.2020
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February 17, 2020
Stacy Hersh
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave.
Meridian, ID 83642
Dear Stacy,
Thank you for the comments on the Eagle View Landing CZC application. The Landscape and Civil plans
have been updated per your request and they have been submitted as part of our response package.
There were five (5) Design Review comments that relate to the architecture on the buildings and this memo
will address those items specifically:
Goal 1.1C – We have architectural elements on 4 of the 6 elevations per building that are viewable by the
public. The two facades at the “L” of the building are simplified in an effort to not visually distract from the
pocket parks that have been designed for each building. These parks are located in what is typically a back
of house/dumpster area. Instead of being unattractive and under-used areas, we are providing parks to
bring energy to these buildings. Each park has unique features and plantings. Per the ASM, these parks add
a human scale to the two buildings and the plantings/design elements of the parks help to visually break up
the ‘L’ facades.
Goal 2.1A – The building parapets step as the corners round to the ‘L’ facades but the rest of the parapets on
these elevations has been left uniform in order to not visually distract from the parks (plantings and built
features). Per the ASM, these parks add a human scale to the two buildings and the plantings/design
elements of the parks help to visually break up the ‘L’ facades.
Goal 3.1B – The elevations along the street running N/S have multiple smaller canopies and the future
furniture is intended to have umbrellas that will provide shade to the pedestrians and people using the
furniture. The elevations facing South have a long canopy that extends nearly 8’ off of the building façade.
This will provide shade to anybody using the furniture that is intended to be located beneath. Per ASM, the
combination of these elements will break-up the building façade and provide a pedestrian scale to the
buildings.
Goal 4.2A – The elevations of both buildings use a combination of canopies, plantings, and landscape
features to help break-up the facades. The materials on each building provide change of planes and a visual
change and one rounds the buildings. Each building’s elevations have variations from each other. All of our
design variations are intended to provide a pedestrian scale, per the ASM.
Goal 5.1I – We have designed different materials for these buildings. We have brick, stucco, different types
of metal panels, and glazing. The different types of metal panels are:
- Metal panel with a wood grain appearance
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- Metal panel with wide bends that will allow for a play of shadows throughout the day
- Metal panel with thinner bends that will allow for a play of shadows throughout the day
None of our metal panels are ‘corrugated’ metal. We also the have canopies that help to shade the future
customers and glazing. They buildings are each different in terms of facades, which helps create greater
visual interest and a pedestrian scale, per ASM.
This concludes the Design Review Comments for the architecture of the Retail Buildings at Eagle View
Landing.
Sincerely,
Christopher C. Dwyer
Project Architect
cc: Roberta Stewart - BVA