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1. Vehicular Circulation <br />NA - This design criterion as it relates to the project is discussed above in Criteria 1.F., "Site Design <br />for Safety" and 1.J., "Pedestrian Circulation." <br />m. Parking <br />A parking decision was made that allows the applicant to use parking on the adjacent property <br />across proposed lots A, B, C, D and E. In terms of design, all the parking is located on the Tukwila <br />Village site and therefore this criterion is not relevant except that the applicant is taking advantage of <br />shared parking opportunity; thereby limiting the amount of parking necessary in the area. <br />Pedestrian connections to the Library, adjacent buildings, shared parking and the parking itself are <br />designed around a system of interconnecting pedestrian walkways. A transit stop is to be relocated <br />from its existing position on project frontage on TIB to a position roughly 45 feet to the south, fronting <br />the new Library. <br />2. Building Design <br />a. Architectural Concepts <br />Design Criterion a.1.: The architectural design provides a strong concept that is easily understood, <br />and a positive element in the architectural character of the Tukwila International Boulevard area. It is <br />clear in organization, and of an architectural character that is compatible with adjacent proposed <br />structures. <br />The building acts as a one story focus for the four anticipated Tukwila Village residential structures, <br />which will surround it on the east side of the Tukwila International Boulevard. The building's <br />architectural materials complement in color the masonry proposed for the adjacent buildings. As <br />discussed above under section 1. Site Design, the outdoor terrace of the Library building integrates <br />comfortably with the Commons Plaza to the east. <br />Two critical intentions of the Design Manual relating to Building Design are weakly met. First, the <br />only public entrance is not a prominent architectural feature. The double entry doors are pushed <br />eastward from the main Library building wall, which gives them greater prominence than the doors to <br />the outdoor terrace that are on the same wall. The entry is wrapped above and on the north side in <br />the low horizontal roof line that is articulating the window wall on this east facade. The entry is <br />wrapped in glass on the south and east sides and given a window on the north side where the brick <br />roof edge is brought down to the ground. The glass treatment gives the entry more visibility from S. <br />144th Street — both during the day but particularly at night. See pages 4 and 5, Attachment A. Entry <br />into the building is setback over 80 feet from S. 144th Street and is not visible from TIB but does relate <br />to Building C in Tukwila Village. To compensate along the street edge, site amenities have been <br />added to indicate entry. An expansive wrap around staircase at the southeast corner of the building <br />and wall signs is on S. 144th Street and a widened walkway with low seat walls and monument sign is <br />on TIB. <br />L13 -017 — Tukwila Library Page 111 <br />