Planning 2016-04-28 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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Woodspring Suites Public Hearing Design Review (L15 -0042) April 28, 2016 Page 15 Figure 8. West elevation rendering of proposed hotel. 3. Building Fa4ade - Base & Top Create a building base where the horizontal articulation of the lower part of a building facade's design establishes a human scale for pedestrian users and passers -by, and aesthetically "ties" a building to the ground. Create a "top" on buildings through a substantial horizontal articulation of the facade at the uppermost floor of the building to provide an attractive facade skyline and complete the upper facade composition. Rooflines should reflect the architectural style of the building and be a distinctive design element. Roof surfaces should be punctuated with varying roof forms to break up large massing of roof surfaces and /or to provide opportunities to daylight interiorspaces. Roof overhangs for both flat and sloping roofs are encouraged to add depth, shadow and visual interest. The first floor facade is finished with a white -gray brick veneer which extends up to the top of the first floor in the front and rear building entrance areas, as well as in the areas of the building above the first floor where EIFS is proposed as the exterior finish material. In areas where siding will be used as the exterior finish treatment, the brick veneer extends midway through the first floor in an exterior version of wainscoting. Cast stone caps are proposed at the top of the brick veneer to provide a pedestrian -level finish detail. The use of siding and EIFS is alternated along the front and rear facades, and the height to which the brick veneer is applied also alternates, tied to both building modulations and changes in colors and materials. The overall roof form for the building is a 4:12 pitched roof. The main roof is punctuated by shed and flat roof areas that modulate out from the main roof. The roofline modulation helps create a "top" on the building. The flat roof area is located above the front and rear entrances to the building. Per the applicant's December 23, 2015 response to staff comments, "accent cornices will be incorporated into the front and rear flat roof areas." The renderings provided in the architectural set of drawings (Attachment C) show accent cornices which overhang the side of the building to create shadows. However, black and white elevation drawings in the same set of plans show the overhang is less than one foot. Design criteria in the Southcenter Design 19