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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2014-007 Discribtion Of The Building MaterialsGENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE EXTERIOR OF A STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE KIND AND TEXTURE OF THE BUILDING MATERIAL AND THE TYPE AND STYLE OF ALL WINDOWS, DOORS, LIGHT FIXTURES, SIGNS, AND OTHER APPURTENANT FIXTURES The Guidelines state on page 55: 4. Building Materials Building materials that are similar to those used historically for major surfaces in the area should be used. Materials for roofs should be similar in appearance to those used historically. New materials may be used if their appearances are similar to those of the historic building materials. Examples of acceptable new building materials are cement fiber board, which has the crisp dimensions of wood and can be painted, and standing seam metal roofs, preferably finished with a red or dark color. Finishes similar to others in the district should be used. If brick, closely match mortar and brick colors. If frame, match lap dimensions with wood or composite materials, not vinyl or aluminum siding. The cover letter states: "To address the concerns of the commissioners, we are changing the exterior of the second and third floor to lap Hardie Board. The roof we propose is the amended parapet roof that was shown in a rendering at the February 10th meeting. We also will be changing the Hardie Board Reveal Panels to Brick." If the drawings are scaled, the reveal of the siding is approximately 10". The website for James Hardie products is http://www.'ameshardie.com/developer/products.shtmi. However, the drawing submitted by the applicant still notes "Pre -finished metal siding: McElroy "Multi-Cor" or equivalent." This is in conflict with the cover letter. There are accent panels on the second and third floor that are of "Painted Fiber Cement Board Accent Color Panels: James Hardie Reveal Panel". The windows on the west side are a combination of two 3'x5' single pane vertical windows, one with a 3'xl'-6" horizontal single pane windows attached as a transom. There is a set of three ganged windows with 3'x2' and 2'x2 sizes'. There are also two additional 3'xl'-6" windows. Between the two larger windows, there is a painted accent color panel of Hardie board as well as one on the west side of the building under a floating window that is part of the signage. The windows are in a non -symmetrical arrangement on the wall. The windows are specified as Anderson 11100 Series" "Eagle" or equivalent. Here is a link: http://www.eaglewindow.com/ Products/Overview.aspx The "windows" on the ground floor are one T-4" by 10' aluminum storefront window. The link: http://www.kawneer.com/kawneer/north_ america/catalog/pdf/Storefront Framing/07 TrifabVG.p df. Also on that ground floor elevation is one 7'x10' twin wall polycarbonate wall panels. This will provide translucent illumination into the interior space. The color of the material comes in clear, white or bronze. No color was specified. The link is here: http://www.eplastics.com/Lexan Thermoclear Polycarbonate Polygal Multiwall Sheet For purposes of this report, the "twin wall polycarbonate wall panels" will be referred to as windows for the sense that they permit light to permeate the interior spaces of the building and at night, will allow interior light to be seen by persons that are exterior to the building. The function of allowing light to permeate back and forth is a main function of a window. The entry door is specified as a solid "flush" (custom) door. The north side of the building features a more symmetrical arrangement of windows on the upper floors with ganged and single windows of sixteen vertical 3'x5' single pane windows, four 2'x5' vertical single pane and six scattered 3'x2' horizontal windows above the larger windows, sometimes ganged and sometimes not. There are also two 3'-0" square windows and three 2'- x1'-4" rectangular windows. One additional Tx8" vertical window is near the center of the building with one 3'x1'-4" window ganged below. There is a painted metal accent panel between two of the vertical windows near the center of the building. The windows listed above are the Anderson or equivalent windows. Also on the north fagade, there are also aluminum store front windows in a vertical line connected by painted accent color panels in the center of the building that connects the first, second and third floors. There appears to be five windows of varying heights with a uniform width of 1'-4". The first floor is a combination of twin wall polycarbonate windows and storefront windows. Five windows are ganged with alternating storefront and polycarbonate panels (one each of polycarbonate in 6'x6' and 3'x6' and three 3'x6' aluminum store front windows. At the west end of the fagade, there are and aluminum store front windows (one 2'x8', and one 5'- 6"x12'.) and an additional area of polycarbonate is 7'-8"x8'. The east side features two 3'x5' vertical single pane windows and one 3'x1'-6" horizontal windows attached to a larger window. There is also one 3'x2' horizontal window beside a painted metal accent panel. The first floor features one aluminum storefront window of 3'x8' unless it is required by code to convert that into a doorway. If it is required to have a door, it would be a Kawneer 350 storefront door as the front. There is also one aluminum storefront door and window on the southeast corner measuring 3'x7' for the door and 2'-8"x8 for the window. The door to that is specified is a Kawneer 350 aluminum storefront entry. The link: http://www.kawneer.comikawneer/north americalcataioglpdf/Entrances 5wingl07 190 350 50 0. pdf The south side of the building is comprised of eighteen horizontal 3'x2"' windows, one 2'x2' square windows, and four 2'x5' vertical single pane windows. In addition, on the ground floor, there is one 7'6"x2' window on the western half of the building on the ground floor. In the center of the fagade, there is a larger twin -wall polycarbonate window that is 8'-0" wide that has two windows floating in the space and an entry door with transom at the first floor level. The glass windows are Tx5' and 1'-6"x3'. The door is 3'x7' with a transom of 3'x2' above. The last windows on the first floor are three 3'x1'-6" and one that is 2'x8' in storefront aluminium. This fagade also features four "factory finished exhaust louvers" of approximately 3' square. It is unknown what those louvers are made of or what they look like. Typically the bulk of historic windows on a structure are vertical in orientation, not horizontal slits in the wall plane. The window size and placement is not appropriate with the district, most notably the horizontal windows on the south, east, and west facades, polycarbonate windows, and the multi -floor polycarbonate window on the south fagade. There are also painted accent color panels of contrasting colors on the walls. This is described as Painted Fiber Cement Board Accent Color Panels: James Hardie Reveal Panel". This material will provide a flat panel of color on the facades. Brick masonry is specified on the first level of the building. No size or color is specified The building materials specified for this project are appropriate for the district. Our oldest commercial buildings in the district have been historically faced in brick. Later one story commercial buildings in the 1950's and 60's were made of block (9th and Rock and 614 E 6th). The building at 9tn and Rock, which had part of the building removed for the liquor store drive thru, was faced in brick to blend with the existing neighboring buildings even before the district was initiated. While most commercial buildings in the district have been historically faced in brick or masonry, this can be viewed as a modern interpretation of the commercial building using materials that are similar to ones used historically in the district.