Narrative Letter1891 N. Wildwood St. Boise Idaho 83713. 208-353-0734 / gwalker@adpboise.com
GLENN WALKER, AIA ARCHITECT & PLANNER
1891 N. Wildwood St. Boise, Idaho 83713
Ph (208) 353-0734
Date: May 7, 2021
Re: AI Meridian Bldg. #326
Dear Planning Department,
This letter is regarding Adler Industrial Building #326 project for a Design Review. The
owners are looking at constructing a new, 67,500 sq. ft. flex building. This building will
be intended to have future tenants, we are expecting the tenants to be warehouse and small
office use type tenants.
The building itself will consist of Tilt-Up Concrete walls painted with a text coat 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. The roof itself is a standing seam
metal roof, white in color.
The South side of the building and East & West sides 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 the rear of the building that is 100 feet long or longer with no articulation, where the
dock level doors occur. 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
North elevation has no modulation to accommodate the truck dock facilities.
We have shown landscaping to enhance the building design which will be consistent with
good practices and will have a variety of plant materials. The landscape plan will have
similar soft and hard surfaces as the existing surrounding buildings.
1891 N. Wildwood St. Boise Idaho 83713. 208-353-0734 / gwalker@adpboise.com
The site lighting will be done with lights from the building. All wall mounted exterior
light fixtures which will transmit the light downward towards the parking only.
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, also fit the
needs of the owners.
Please call if you have any questions or comments,
Sincerely,
Glenn Walker, AIA, ADP
Architects, PA