6-27-19 Health Balance Pharmacy Revised Narrative letter
HEALTHY BALANCE PHARMACY NARRATIVE SUMMARY
CVC#A- 2021-0058
CVC#A-2018-0323 Previously approved on 10-31-2018 :
(REVISIONS: 6-27-19)
Architectural Character:
a. This new 6363sf project located at 2424 E. Gala Street, Meridian Idaho is a modern two story
commercial retail building. Our design is cohesively linked with compatible earth tone medium and
light grey stucco exterior walls with tan and grey stone and horizontal maple stained concrete board
accent walls. The walls have rhythmic steps both horizontally and vertically to maximize visual interest.
Revisions: The revised plan is to increase the upper level office to a full two story. All site,
landscape and civil plans remain unchanged. The original upper level was 1389sf and now it is
4928sf adding 3539sf to revised plan. The main floor and footprint has remained unchanged at
4991sf. The total building sf now is 9919 sf vs 6363 sf for the original plan.(refer floor plans)
b. The building scale is reduced for pedestrians at entry way and side elevations with suspended steel
overhead awnings. West side of building is single story while east side is two story to scale building up
and down. Building form is balanced all around with single and two story building mass variations.
Revisions: The revised full upper level plan has variations in the roof parapet while extending the
materials for the full upper level from the original design.(refer exterior elevations)
c. Building Form is functional and articulated with detailed cornice details and awnings at entry way on
south elevation. North elevation has two prominent maple stained concrete towers with oversized stone
signage wall with drive through windows on north elevation. Revisions: The revised full upper level
has minimal differences than original plans. The same materials have been extended enhancing
the over exterior design.
d. Architectural elements are sized proportionally and detailed to maximize visual interest. The two maple
concrete stained building towers frame the stone and stucco accent wall on north side facing E.
Overland. The entry way on south has continuous black powder coated awning to lower the entryway to
scale. The cornice parapet wall cap is a continuous band detailed to frame the stucco fields of medium
and light grey walls to add visual interest. Revisions: (no changes except extended exterior walls)
e. Exterior building materials are earth tone medium and light grey stucco stepped exterior walls with tan
and grey stone and horizontal maple stained concrete board accent walls. Exterior awnings are black
powder coated steel awnings over the entryways and exterior windows. Revisions: (no changes except
extended exterior walls)
f. Signs will be surface wall mounted backlit electric signs facing E. Overland and entryway. The
premanufactured signs will be professionally installed to code with aesthetically eye catching color
schemes. Exterior lighting will be exterior wall mounted accent lights all around building. A uniform
amount of exterior lighting will be provided by overhead street lights throughout parking and drive
through. Revisions: (no changes except extended exterior walls)
g. The Pharmacy parking lot has drive through access around three sides of building. The parking is very
easily accessed from entryway drive with employee diagonal parking on east side of building.
The size of the parcel is approximately 28,600 square feet in size. The building footing print is 4975
sf, leaving 23,625 square feet for parking, landscape, and the drive through lane around the north side
of building. The site plan has 24 parking spaces with (1) van accessible accessible stall.
Revisions: The 1st floor parking requirement is: 4991sf/500=9.9 req’d plus 2nd floor parking
requirement is: 4928sf/500=9.9 req’d requires 20 spaces. The existing site plan provides 25
parking spaces including (1) HC stall.
h. The main pedestrian access from parking area has accessible stall on south front corner of building
entrance with a pedestrian concrete side walk on south and east sides of building. The sidewalk on E.
Overland is connected to building with an accessible walkway across the drive through to the front south
building entrance. Revisions: (no changes)
i. Revisions Summary: The revisions were required to maximize the usable floor space within the
same building footprint. No changes were made to the original building footprint, civil, landscape
or site plan. The attached revised elevations show the exterior walls were extended for full upper
level plan. These revisions do not alter the architectural standards of the original design. The full
two story revision enhances the original design. Refer to attached exterior elevations and
rendering.