HomeMy WebLinkAboutC and I PPUD Section 6 Building Design Objectives 1-24-19COTTONWOOD + IDA
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BUILDING & DESIGN
BUILDING DESIGN OBJECTIVES
BUILDING STRATEGIES
BUILDING MATERIALS
DESIGN VIGNETTES
SECTION 6
6.00
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6.02
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FROM THE R/UDAT REPORT
“The look and feel of the core is central to how the resident’s see themselves and identify with the
neighborhood. Developing a strategy for defining and protecting the core is essential to maintaining
the residents’ cultural connection to the city’s history as well as their neighborhood identity as a
‘funky,’ creative, and diverse place to live, work and play.”
Drawing heavily from community input gathered during the R/UDAT workshop held in april, 2017, a number
of design priorities have been identified:
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATION
The project will be responsive to the existing scale, massing, and land uses in the surrounding
neighborhood, and will build upon the eclectic and creative spirit valued by the Northeastern neighborhood
residents. The majority of the parking will be placed in an underground garage to minimize its impact,
and to promote a pedestrian oriented and bike-friendly community.
DIVERSITY
The site must provide a wide range of housing options for the residents, and must respect the
community’s desire to have housing that is affordable and attainable by middle-income local residents.
The development must be truly mixed-use; bringing economic opportunities with new offices and maker
spaces, housing options for residents of all walks of life, and much-needed community amenities and
open spaces.
CHARACTER
The design of the site and buildings will enhance the neighborhood; providing a contemporary take on
materials and forms already present and familiar in nearby homes and businesses.
SUSTAINABILITY
The site will be developed to be environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. We are currently
pursuing site-wide LEED Neighborhood Development Certification, and are committed to practical and
progressive green building practices. The office space and workshops will offer new and expanded
opportunities for local businesses; while the community rooms, open spaces, and overall integration of
residential, production, and business uses will support a vibrant, creative, and diverse community for
years to come.
BUILDING DESIGN OBJECTIVES
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AERIAL LOOKING NORTHWEST
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATION
• Respect the variety of building sizes and forms
in the neighborhood, and offer a similar variety
in the design of the individual buildings, and
portions of building
• Design the ground floor of all buildings with
a pedestrian scale - residential stoops, main
street storefronts, sheltered entries, inviting
lobbies
CHARACTER
• Design each building to be distinctive while
maintaining a coherent and cohesive project
aesthetic
• Develop individual details that respect the value
that the community places on its own eclectic
and creative culture
OUTDOOR ROOMS
• Provide outdoor rooms of different sizes to
accommodate a variety of uses - from small
groups to larger public events
• Screen the edges of the outdoor spaces to
preserve privacy within the nearby residences
• Respond to the solar orientation of our open
spaces - offer shade in the summer, and sun in
the winter
MATERIALS
• Select materials that evoke the industrial
heritage of the site, yet are appropriate for
residential uses, and result in durable and
sustainable structures
BUILDING STRATEGIES
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BUILDING MATERIALS
Exterior materials have been selected in order to reference the residential and industrial buildings found
throughout the Northeastern neighborhood. The materials will be durable, with consideration given to
reducing maintenance costs for the residents where feasible. Primary exterior wall surfaces will be faced
in panel siding, and both corrugated and standing seam metal siding; while ground floor access points that
are protected from the elements - entryways, stoops, storefronts, etc. - Will have wood siding. Railings,
sunshades, fences, and similarly scaled items are still being designed but may consist of wood, steel frames,
and/or perforated corrugated metal.
Exterior materials include the following:
• Wood Siding
• Panel Siding
• Standing Seam Metal Roof and Siding
• Horizontal and Vertical Sun Shades
• Horizontal and Vertical Corrugated Metal Siding
WOOD SIDING PANEL SIDING STANDING SEAM
METAL ROOFING
AND SIDING
CORRUGATED
METAL SIDING
HORIZONTAL AND
VERTICAL SUN
SHADES
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COTTONWOOD STREET LOOKING INTO THE CENTRAL COURTYARD
ASPEN STREET
DESIGN VIGNETTES
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COTTONWOOD STREET
IDA AVENUE TOWNHOUSE-STYLE UNITS
STREET EDGE DESIGN
The perimeter of the site, and the adjacent right-of-way improvements will provide safe, pedestrian routes,
landscaped with street trees and sidewalk planting; and activated with workshop spaces, residential stoops,
and welcoming lobbies.
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PUBLIC AND RESIDENT AMENITIESThe project will offer a variety of amenities. Some of these spaces, such as the roof deck, bike workshop, and dog wash, will be used only by the residents. Others spaces, such as the courtyard and the active cottonwood frontage will be shared with the surrounding community. The outdoor publicly accessible open spaces offer pedestrian paths through the site as well, providing a space for street life to weave its way through the block.
A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES
In order to serve a diverse group of residents, the
project will provide a broad range of housing types.
The individual buildings will host specific apartment
types that will attract different demographic groups,
while the community facilities will provide social
spaces for them to mix. At the same time, the
provision of maker and office spaces will allow for
the convenience of a live-work lifestyle.
BUILDING 1 will contain studio and 1-bedroom
apartments. The building will also accommodate
most of the resident amenity spaces: roof deck,
package room, bike workshop, dog wash, etc.
BUILDING 2 will be dedicated to smaller studios.
These “micro-units” will be provided with generous
common kitchens, living rooms, home office spaces,
and dining rooms to encourage community.
BUILDING 3 will be divided into modest 1-bedroom
flats and family-size 2-bedroom townhouse-style
units.
BUILDING 4 will make up the most urban edge of
the project, and consist of ground floor 1-bedroom
flats behind the makerspace workshops. The units
on level 2 and 3 will be 1- and 2-bedroom townhouse
/ loft units.
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