Design Review Excepton LetterGLENN WALKER, AIA ARCHITECT & PLANNER
1891 N. Wildwood St. Boise, Idaho 83713 Ph (208) 353-0734
Date: March 12, 2020
Re: AI Meridian Bldg. #323
Dear Planning Department,
This letter is regarding Adler Industrial Building #323 project for a Design Review Exception letter. The North side of the building is where the elevations takes advantage of variations
in height and variation in the wall plane to provide aesthetic interest in the elevations. Every effort has been made to articulate the building every 50 feet, but due to the overall
length of the building and the type of tenants the owner is looking for the owner is requesting a Design Review Standards Exception to ASM 3.1B to have sections of the interior of
the building that is 100 feet long or longer with no articulation. This provides balance to the building and provides visual interest to interior units of the building which are typically
more difficult to lease than corner units. At the front of the building we have modulation at the fenestration areas but then flatten the wall plane to maximize potential interior racking
layout and industrial uses. The South elevation has no modulation to accommodate the truck dock facilities.
Materials include a concrete tilt-up wall with a Tex-cote finish over a light textured base. The building will have accent colors to enhance the look of the building. We feel these accent
colors help reduce the scale of the building and vary in height along the length of the building for additional interest. Aluminum storefront window systems vary in height across the
building to provide visual interest. The design team has incorporated canopies and varying fenestration patterns which are meeting the requirement of ASM 2.3A of the City code. HVAC
units will be located on the roof and be screened by the parapet walls of the building. Parapet wall elevations vary from 24” and corresponds to changes in wall plane. These parapets
are capped with a continuous metal coping cap over the light textured Tex-cote wall.
We hope this project will be acceptable to the planning department. We feel that this new building will add to the quality of architecture and distinctiveness of the area.
Please call if you have any questions or comments,
Sincerely,
Glenn Walker, AIA,
ADP Architects, PA