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parking lot and around pedestrian areas into the building. Lights will be shielded downwards and automated to <br />reduce impact to surrounding properties. <br />4. BUILDING DESIGN. <br />a. Architectural style is not restricted; evaluation of a project should be based on quality of its design and <br />relationship to its surroundings. <br />While freedom was given to the applicant to design a building that would meet the functional needs of the <br />Tukwila School District employees on site, City staff also worked to ensure that the building's design would be <br />appropriate for the largely residential character of the surrounding neighborhood. <br />b. Buildings should be to appropriate scale and in harmony with permanent neighboring developments. <br />The building has been designed to blend in within the surrounding residential neighborhood. The one story <br />structure is an appropriate massing in the context of the surrounding single - family neighborhood, where many <br />homes are single story homes. <br />c. Building components such as windows, doors, eaves, and parapets should have good proportions and <br />relationship to one another. Building components and ancillary parts shall be consistent with anticipated <br />life of the structure. <br />Windows will utilize same materials throughout and will be only one of two sizes along front elevation. Doors, <br />railings, trim, and gutters will be of similar materials and colors. <br />d. Colors should be harmonious, with bright or brilliant colors used only for accent. <br />The proposed color scheme was selected by the owner from several initial schemes. The darker frame and trim <br />are meant to relate to common neighborhood commercial developments such as coffee houses. <br />e. Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on roof, ground or buildings should be screened from <br />view. <br />Trash and mechanical units will be enclosed. <br />f. Exterior lighting should be part of the architectural concept. Fixtures, standards, and all exposed <br />accessories should be harmonious with building design. <br />Site lighting will consist of existing light poles and new exterior lighting attached to building. Exterior lighting will <br />be WST LED lights with minimalist, trapezoidal shape that will be in harmony with the overall building design. <br />Lights will be shielded downwards and automated to reduce impact to surrounding properties. <br />g. Monotony of design in single or multiple building projects should be avoided. Variety of detail, form and <br />siting should be used to provide visual interest. <br />Materials are varied between roof, trim, and siding, adding some visual interest. The slanted roofline pitch <br />provides a modern look to an otherwise simple building <br />S. MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES AND STREET FURNITURE. <br />a. Miscellaneous structures and street furniture should be designed to be part of the architectural concept of <br />design and landscape. Materials should be compatible with buildings, scale should be appropriate, colors <br />should be in harmony with buildings and surroundings, and proportions should be to scale. <br />The mechanical enclosure will abut the main structure, and wall finishes will match. The dumpster and recycling <br />enclosure is proposed to be integral colored concrete masonry units (CMU) with a top cap. No street furniture is <br />proposed. <br />11 <br />15 <br />