Planning 2012-04-12 Item 4 - Tukwila Home2Suites - Attachment A - Applicant's Response

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g. Varying degrees of privacy for the individual residents shall be provided; increasing from the public right -of- way, to common areas, to individual residences. This can be accomplished through the use of symbolic and actual physical barriers to define the degrees of privacy appropriate to specific site area functions. I h. Parking and service areas shall be located, designed and screened to interrupt and reduce the visual impact of large paved areas; X r'v ti 1 r C, Vi i. The height, bulk, footprint and scale of each building shall be in harmony with its site and adjacent long -term structures. 2. BUILDING DESIGN. a. Architectural style is not restricted; evaluation of a project shall be based on the quality of its design and its ability to harmonize building texture, shape, lines and mass with the surrounding neighborhood. A b. Buildings shall be of appropriate height, scale, and design /shape to be in harmony with those existing permanent neighboring developments which are consistent with, or envisioned in, the Comprehensive Plan. This will be especially important for perimeter structures. Adjacent structures that are not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan should be considered to be transitional. The degree of architectural harmony required should be consistent with the nonconforming structure's anticipated permanence. c. Building components, such as windows, doors, eaves, parapets, stairs and decks shall be integrated into the overall building design. Particular emphasis shall be given to harmonious proportions of these components with those of adjacent developments. Building components and ancillary parts shall be consistent with the anticipated life of the structure. d. The overall color scheme shall work to reduce building prominence and shall blend in with the natural environment. S 1 Page 2 of 4 P: I 5000 I S42S doe incoming Hotel Design Review Criteria_Tukzvila.docs 04, 1612012