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~ INTRODUCTION - THE CIVIC USE BUILDING AT 10T" and CANYON
~ Earth, Fire, Water and Air Chddren, Dance and the Elements of Sustainabdity
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°The song ot the earth has been sung since the beginning of time, but we
can no longer hear it Through exploring the magic of earth, fire,
water, and air, the words of that song may return to us, and perhaps we
can learn the tune again "
Mary Hoffman and Jane Ray Earth, Fve, Water, Av
The Collage Chddren's Museum and the Village Arts Coalition with the help of Barrett Studio Architects
have set out on an adventurous path to bwld a Civic Use Bwiding in downtown Boulder that models this
song By emphasizing the building's interaction with the natural elements, it becomes a lens through
which we see our place in the world. More importantly it teaches us about paying attention and of
playfully co-existmg with responsibdity The Ciwc Use Buildmg carnes a strong message about
possibilities in climatically responsive architecture Only by learning the tune again can we care enough
to be stewards of our community and this precious planet
The bwlding design celebrates the exuberance of the chdd and the kinetic qualities of dance The
Village Arts Coalition will provide a faality where people can revisit their childlike mstmcts through
movement, dance and music The Collage Chddren's Museum engages children and their families in
learning about the world, nature, art, cultures and science and groes young people a chance to create
and learn through experiential education This fusion of two unique cultural facilities under one roof
fosters multigenerational connections with each other and the world around us
The generation of an urban development plan for this site made it possible for these two nonprofit
organizations to design a Ciwc Use Bwlding in downtown Boulder BURA, CAGID, the City Counal,
and St Julien Partners have all worked together to create this opportunity Since the last Planning
Board meeting we have endeavored to create a building design to meet the program needs of the two
organizations and to respond to the comments made by the Board We appreciate and have
incorporated the direction provided by DDAB and we are pleased to present this design to you
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We are submittmg the Croic Use Butlding located on the southwest corner of the 10'" Street Corridor
and Canyon Boulevard m Boulder, Colorado, for a site review amendment, a request for height ~
variance (the bwlding exceeds the by-right height of 35' per BRC 9-3 2-1), and a request for an off ~
street loading vanance (to the BRC section 9-3 3-16 requinng 1,OOOSF of off-street loading), and a ~!
height vanance for a 33' tall wind sculpture located at the southwest corner of the sde Please see final ~''~
page of this booklet for height determination
2. APPROVAL HISTORY
This submission constitutes Phase 2 of a two-phased site review plan The first phase of the Site
Review (#SI-1999-12) and the Use Review (#UR-1999-15) was approved by Planning Board on
February 17, 2000 The site review proposal was to construct a 200 room, 55 foot tall hotel, a 55 foot
tall civic use bwlding and a 656 space underground parking garage for public and hotel parking on a
2 7 acre site at the northeast corner of 9'" Street and Canyon Boulevard The use review was
requested by the Village Arts Coalition for an "indoor amusement establishmenY' proposed for the third
floor
3. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
The Collage Chddren's Museum (CCM) and the Village Arts Coalition (VAC) will enter into an Air Space
Lease with the Nmth and Canyon Condominium Association (an entity to be formed and controiled
~omtly by St Julien and CAGID), for the land on which this facility will be constructed according to the
Letter of Intent signed June 6, 2000 by the City of Boulder, CAGID, and St Julien Partners, LLC This
will be a triple net lease at a rent not to exceed $1.00 per year with a minimum lease term of 35 years
or untii such a time as the entire Ninth and Canyon site is redeveloped CCM and VAC wiil enter into a
Condomirnum Declaration, which will set forth each entity's unit in the condominium that governs the
separate ownership of each entity's unit in the building This Condominium Agreement will deal with
the occupancy, use, and operation of the facility once it has been budt
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~ The Civic Use Bwlding is to be occupied by both the Collage Children's Museum (CCM) and the Vdlage
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The Collage Chddren's Museum will occupy the first two levels of the three story Civic Use Bwlding
The CCM is a local orgarnzation that has operated in Boulder for the last 10 years from a rented facdity
on 30`" Street The museum and its programs are designed for children ages 9 months to 12 years old,
school groups, families, and the new museum wdl also prowde after-school programs for kids and
teens The facdity is designed for interactroe educational exhibits for children which wdl foster curiosity
and the playful exploration of the world Our relationship to the natural elements of earth, fire, water
and air wdl permeate the exhibits and is incorporated mto the design of buildmg itself
The Village Arts Coalition is a Boulder based coalition of thirty local dance and folk arts groups that
have managed all daily operations of a dance studio for the past eight years The VAC wdl occupy the
entire third (top) floor The pnmary use of the VAC faality wdl be partiapatory dance, dance practice
and dance mstruction organized by the VAC and other groups All VAC actiwties are open to the public
and admission may be charged for the events The facility is avadable to other community dance
groups who may rent the facdity for both prroate and public functions. Examples of anticipated use
include, but may not be limited to ballroom and international folk dances, contra, square, wntage, swing
and other dance events The VAC might also rent the facility for art exhibits, small dance and music
performance, weddings or other prroate parties
Both Civic Use Budding groups fmd many exciting synergies in developmg a cooperatroe facdity CCM
pnmanly serves children and families and VAC currently provides activities for adults The VAC is keen
to create folk art activities for chddren, to make them aware of the enormous range of folk art activities
that they can en~oy throughout their lives and to create an mtergenerational link between youngsters
and adults in our community Collage looks forvvard to expanding its programming in music,
movement and cultural droersity and celebration for children and their families in cooperation with the
VAC Another important factor in a common facility is the complimentary use of resources throughout
the day CCM activities occur primarily during daytime hours, while VAC activities take place primarily
in the evenings Thus the ~oint faality will en~oy public use at ail hours
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5. A CHILD'S EXPERIENCE OF THE CITY
The Civic Use Bwlding is designed to be energetic and child-like without being patronizing; a bwlding
that a kid might notice on their own as something out of the ordinary that appeals to their sensibility, ~
whde also holding a civic stature along Canyon Boulevard _ h
The building's location within the fabnc of the city is central to a number of children's urban places It
forms a stepping stone along a series of children's experiences throughout the city connecting the Pearl
Street Mall play sculptures and climbing rocks to the fishing ponds and the children's wmg of the Public
Library along Boulder Creek The 10'" Street Corridor links each of these chddren's places along a
senes of safe and intimately scaled pedestrian paths The design of the Corridor ad~acent to the Civic
Use Bwldmg edge will be energetic, fun, and colorful with scale elements that relate to young people
(See section 8 for more on the development bf the 10`" Street Corridor design )
Much of the programmatic intention of the Children's Museum is to teach chddren with interactive
exhibitry about their place in the world through a recurring theme of the elements of fire, earth, water
and air We took this notion into the design of the bwlding itself by exaggerating those features of the
building that interact with the natural elements Those features include the following
• A butterfly roof that channels rain to a central gutter and then drops and measures the water in an
interactive series of events on its way to irngate a"living wall"
• The earth is expressed through a recycled sandstone base that supports a vine-covered "I~ving
wall" used as a medium to filter noise pollution from ad~acent traffic, while providing seasonal color
and an expression of the cycles of growth
• Expressions of fire can be found on a south facing wall of solar cells laminated within clear glass to
provide a lattice of daylight and electnc conversion that drives exhibits and lighting The cone-
shaped southwest corner houses a sundial room invoiving children with their relationship to the
sun
• A kinetic wind sculpture powered by front range gusts and breezes and may be used to show the
use of wind power in creating energy to fuel an exhibit mside the bwlding
A CHILD'S EXPERIENCE OF THE CITY: The Canyon Street elevation of the Civic Use Building
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CONTEXT MAP: the Civic Use Building in downtown Boulder
6. URBAN CONTEXT
The Civic Use Building has multiple contexts to which it responds and from which it should be
understood. On the one hand it occupies a prominent front seat on Canyon Boulevard where, along
with the Boulder Public Library, it forms part of the Canyon Cultural Corridor. It is also an important
destination among a series of children's experiences throughout the city. And finally we have the
context of the St. Julien Hotel - our neighbors along the 10`h Street Corridor with whom we share a site.
We have undertaken a building design that works in association with each of these contexts.
This is a building full of dancers and children in motion as reflected in the kinetic roof form; the
animation of building elements are a response to its young users; the scale and mass of the building
are a response to the busy urban face that makes up Canyon Boulevard; and the street-level
transparency a way to engage the public in their path along the 10'h Street Corridor. To a large degree
the design is unique from any building around it; but civic and cultural buildings such as libraries, city
halls, and museums are recognized by how they stand apart from their surroundings. These building
types are designed to reflect what they are and how they are used. Similarly, the design of the Civic
Use Building is descriptive of its unique use and function.
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Looking north east from the corner of 9'h and Canyon
The tilted glass cone at the entry to the
new wing of the Boulder Public Library
is a focal point on axis with the path and
Boulder Creek Bridge.
A view of the southwest corner of the
Civic Use Building from the ramp
located at the Canyon Boulevard
sidewalk. The sandstone base
terminates in a concave kiva form, the
cone-shaped glazed corner is in line
with the cone at the library entrance
across Canyon, and the horizontally
proportioned windows around the
entrance are similar to those at the old
library entry.
The sandstone base of our building
along Canyon is a material found in
institutions throughout Boulder including
the CU Campus, Boulder High, and the
Library and Municipal Building across
the street. St. Julien, our closest
neighbor has also proposed using
sandstone along portions of the exterior.
Here we see a convex sandstone wall at
the Municipal Building.
CONTEXT: While the Civic Use Building is unlike the buildings around it, the design is sympathetic to
its context, and draws from the civic architecture in Boulder and across Canyon Boulevard.
A proposed crosswalk across Canyon will link the Civic Use front door to the Boulder Creek and
Library. The cone-shaped form on the southwest corner of the Civic Use Building is directly aligned with
the inverted cone at the entry to the new wing of the Boulder Public Library across the creek. The path
and bridge over the creek is on axis with these elements, so the visual connection is strongly
reinforced.
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THE 10T" STREET CORRIDOR links Pearl Street to the Boulder Creek and Public Library
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7. 10T" STREET CORRIDOR
COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS SUBMITTAL The footprint of the building is actually smaller than what
was previously delineated in February 2000 (see attached comparison on the following page) leaving a
greater degree of open area along the 10'h Street Corndor. The museum's outdoor exhibit area is now
enclosed by a partial height wall that is punctured with numerous openings to look in and look out at the
activities at either side of the wall The bwlding entries are now recessed from the 10th St Corridor
under the cover of the third floor above it, creatmg a spacious outdoor gathenng space - makmg it more
of a plaza than a corndor
As noted m the flood portion of this document, the level of the 10th Street Corridor has been raised
above flood level to ensure safety The highest elevation of the corndor is now level with the elevation
of the entrances to the Civic Use Building - this helps to engage the pedestnan with the buildmg and its
uses, and eliminates the need for ramps to the front door allowing for more open space along the
Corndor
CAGID GARAGE ENTRANCES FROM 10T" STREET CORRIDOR The elevator to the parking garage
below is located directly opposite the entrances to the Civic Use Building This has been purposely
changed since the last submittal to help bring pedestnan circulation through the 10'" Street Corridor,
and to allow patrons of the Civic Use Building easy access to parking. The CAGID stairs are located at
the northwest corner of the building The stairs exit under the protection of the overhanging floor
above, and the wall of the bwiding pulls back from the alley to allow for a safe threshold between the
stair and the 10"' Street Corridor as it crosses the alley
WALKING THE 10T" STREET CORRIDOR The 10`" Street Corridor is a network of pedestrian paths
that connect Pearl Street to the Civic Use Building and across Canyon to the Library and actiwties
along Boulder Creek It begms at Pearl Street brushing the edge of the Rhumba Restaurant, then
squeezes between the Ritz and the 55' tall Dandelion Restaurant Bwlding A future crosswalk at
Walnut Street will lead to the new portion of the corridor between the proposed parking garage
entrance and the Mediterranean Restaurant Building and ultimately beiween the St Julien Hotel and
the Civic Use Buddmg This experience has been carefully planned to be animated, interesting and
well lit at night The bwlding is transparent along much of the Corridor to allow for views mto the
building to the activities and exhibits inside See section 8 for more on the concepts and process
proposed for the design of the Corridor itseif
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SITE PLAN as submitted in February 17, 2000 showing footprint, 10'h St Corridor, and CAGID
entrances (proposed plan shown dashed over onginal plan)
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PROPOSED SITE PLAN showing footprint, 10'h Street Corridor and CAGID entrances
between the Med on the left and the CAGID parking garage entrance on the right. From this vantage
point there is a view of three levels of the building each with its own active use; the lowest floor will
house a lively ball machine exhibit, the second floor a kid's art studio, and the third a small dance
studio. The corner is open and glazed with non-reflective glass to maximize visibility into these spaces
during the day, and the rooms will be illuminated from within to offer a"beacon" to draw passers-by at
night.
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From the Walnut Street end of the 10'h Street Corridor the view of the Civic Use Building is framed
`Havrng a Bal!" by George Rhoads is one of the kinds of exhibits being considered for the northwest
corner of the CUB
The pedestrian level windows at the north west corner of the Civic Use Building will enclose
some sort of colorful exhibit. At this time the children's museum hopes to locate a kinetic ball
machine in this corner that will be lit and in operation day and night. These artful machines
create colorful visual surprises and will be visible from inside and outside the building along the
10"' Street Corridor.
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10T" STREET CORRIDOR DESIGN: these images do not represent our actual design, but convey the
spirit of what we intend to pursue such as animated walking surfaces, imprints of dancer's steps in the
ground, lighting, seating, bike parking, all to bring the exuberance of the building to the pedestrian
corridor.
8. DEVELOPMENT OF THE 10T" STREET CORRIDOR DESIGN
Together with CAGID and St. Julien Partners we will jointly plan the 10th Street Corridor from Walnut to
Canyon.
The Corridor will be designed to draw pedestrians to the Civic Use Building and other public spaces on
the site and to visually convey the opportunities for creativity, learning and enjoyment which occur
there. The Corridor will function as a safe and attractive passageway between the Mall area on the
north and the Civic Center and Boulder Creek areas on the south. It will be designed to provide the
visual interrelationship between the St. Julien Hotel and the Civic Use Building while honoring the two
very different architectural styles of these buildings.
Although exact design elements are yet to be determined, we plan to include lighting, landscaping,
banner stanchions, and thematic elements such as dance steps performed by feet embedded into the
paving surface to draw visitors onto the Corridor. Excitement, creativity and fun will be highlighted
through color, movement and action in the Corridor, and will enhance the movement and action which
will be seen inside the Civic Use Building through the windows on the northwest corner.
The City of Boulder's Planning Department and Downtown Design Advisory Board will be involved in
the final review and approval of the 10th Street Corridor design.
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The Civic Use Building will be a highly visible landmark viewed while walking or driving along Canyon
Boulevard. This view illustrates the building looking west from the 11th Street crosswalk. The open
section of the roof offers visual detail against the simplicity of the east wall where a painted mural is to
be located. The Oasis property located in the foreground will likely be redeveloped with a building
located along our shared east property line obscuring the large east wall.
9. HEIGHT & MASSING
The Civic Use Building extends to a height of 55' along the highest edges of a butterfly-shaped
roof (height based on calculations utilizing the1958 USGS contours-see attached height
calculation sheet at the end of this document). When viewed side by side the CUB is lower in
height than the adjacent St. Julien Hotel approved in the previous site submission.
Our building is 3 stories high with a partial intermediate mezzanine level for the museum's
administrative functions. The floor to ceiling height requirements of the uses inside the building,
along with the need to fit a prescribed program area within a relatively small footprint
necessitates the building reach the height limit of 55'.
The roof extends to the 55' height limit as do many buildings in this area of Walnut and Canyon
including the St. Julien Hotel. Unlike a number of our neighbors, this height is reached only at
points along the roof, and the roof itself is designed to hover over the building to lighten the
perceived mass of the structure.
See large scale elevations to reference a detailed description of materials and building elements
Every effort has been made to break up the mass of the building along its south edge facing
Canyon Boulevard. The floating roof line casts shadows over the walls below creating a visual
break across the face of the building. The third floor ballroom terrace is recessed 14 feet from
the south face of the overall form. The transparent cone-shaped volume on the southwest
corner of the building reveals activities inside, and only the columns supporting this shape reach
the ground. The ground floor of the museum is recessed from the street and under the upper
levels of the building - shading the outdoor exhibit area during summer and bathing it in winter
light when the angle of the sun lowers in the sky.
The sandstone wall that forms the base of the building along Canyon is approximately 5' tall as
measured from the sidewalk. Our building is required to be raised to this level for flood safety.
A 5 foot tall undulating vine-covered "living" wall grows out of the right half of the sandstone
base as a medium to filter noise pollution from adjacent traffic to the outdoor exhibit area, while
providing seasonal color and an expression of the cycles of growth. Sitting above the left half of
the sandstone base is a more transparent wall that allows Canyon Street pedestrians a view in
to the activities taking place in the outdoor exhibit area,
South Elevation
See large scale elevations to reference a detailed description of materials and building elements
The west elevation comprises the edge of the building that faces the 10`h Street Corridor. Here
the building varies in height from 47' to 55' along the highest point of the roof.
Moving from left to right along the elevation:
• The windows at the north corner will house the ball machine or other exhibits visible from
the 10`h Street Corridor (see 10`h Street Corridor section of this document for more
illustrations).
• A vertical light scoop runs the full height of the VAC stair.
• The glazed entrances to the VAC and the Collage Children's Museum are located under the
cover of an overhanging third floor, and large portions of the surrounding walls are
transparent revealing activities beyond.
• The museum's outdoor exhibit garden is enclosed with a five foot wall for security purposes.
Outdoor exhibits and water elements will be made visible to the general public through
openings in this "look in - look out wall".
• A kinetic wind sculpture is located on axis with the 10~h Street Corridor - visible from Walnut
Street and from across Canyon Boulevard and is surrounded by a six foot high kiva-shaped
sandstone wall.
54% of this wall is transparent at pedestrian level as measured from the north corner to the
south side of the air lock entrance to the museum.
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See large scale elevations to reference a detailed description of materia/s and building elements
The north wall of the building along the alley is 47' tall.
52% of this wall is transparent at pedestrian level as measured from the CAGID entrance to the
west corner of the building, and from grade to the top of the window in west corner of the
building. This is the portion of the north elevation that is in line with and intersects the 10'h
Street Corridor (see 10th Street Corridor section of this document for more illustrations).
See large scale elevations to reference a detailed description of maferials and building elements
The east wall facing the Oasis Restaurant ranges from approximately 44` to 47' tall and the
highest edge of the butterfly roof hovers above it at a height of 55'. This wall is located at the
property line, and we expect that when the Oasis site is redeveloped there will be a building
adjacent to and blocking most of this wall. We are proposing that a series of 4' x 4' cementitious
panels be mounted to the east wall and be painted by children, and that the content of the
paintings might depict children and dancers from around the world. Perhaps the artists are
children from our sister cities around the globe. It will be possible to remove and relocate these
panels in the event that the neighboring property is developed.
These seff portraifs by kids atfending school in the Tenderloin
Disfrict of San Francisco adorn the exferior of fheir school. Credit: EHDD Architects
CMU wall with raked horizontal joints
and corrugated cement panel - shown with no color
Transparency of photovoltaic cells permits
interior light to shine through at night
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Corrugated cement panel
Photovoltaic wall seen during the day
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10. MATERIALS , COLOR and ART
See the large scale elevations for a keyed list of materials as they occur on the buildmg
• Sandstone wall recycled sandstone, similar in color, size and layout as found at ad~acent
hotel, library and municipal bwlding across Canyon Blvd (see south elevation)
• Concrete masonry unit wall integral color, 8"x16" running bond with raked horizontal ~omts
The raked horizontal ~omt creates a shadow-line that reduces the perceived size of the
walls to a human scale
• Corrugated cement panel horizontal corrugations, stained for color This material is very
durable, and the corrugations create a soft shadow Ime, bnngmg the scale down to human
level. (see east, north and west elevations)
• Glazing• thermally broken storefront system with matching trim Entry and south walls
emphasize horizontal proportions much like the library across Canyon
• Soffit and fasaa pamted metal
• Wind Sculpture• colorful, pole mounted wind sculpture
• Photovoltaic Wall a southern wall of solar energy collection cells laminated within clear
glass to provide a lattice of daylight and electric conversion that helps dnve exhibits and
lighting in the museum The cells are a blue/wolet color, and are transparent Each cell is
approximately 4" square, and each panel of glass wdl hold 40 or more cells separated from
one another by approximately 1/2" This creates a wonderful lattice of transparent glass m
a gnd of color The wall is punctured with a number of transparent "portholes" with square
metal frames through which kids can look to the outdoors (see south elevation)
• The "Living Wall" encloses the museum's outdoor exhibit area with a thick undulating wall
made of formed concrete that is covered with growing vines. It is used as a medium to filter
noise pollution from ad~acent traffic, and to provide seasonal color much like the virginia
creeper found on the CU campus (see south elevation) The 'Yransparent wall" encloses a
portion of the museum's outdoor exhibit area and is made up of one or more of the
following materials• a) glass block, b) laminated glass, c) vertical cables, d) vertical cables
with a fence of falling water behind it
Colors shown in this submittal represent a schematic level of study, and further analysis and
accuracy wdl be pursued in later phases of the pro~ect
Art Please note that a few of the exterior elements illustrated in our drawings are not fully
developed These include a) the funnel and cylmder for roof run-off b) murals or art elements on
the east wall c) the height and appearance of the wind sculpture d) the design of the exhibit at
the north west corner of the bwlding Each of these elements requ~re speafic funding and wiil
be largely influenced by artists or exhibit designers who are not yet involved in the pro~ect
These drawings reflect what the owner and architect see as guidelines to the ultimate execution
of the work, but is possible that they will appear somewhat differentiy than dlustrated here
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11. BUILDING DATA
AREA
Level 1 10,275 sf + 3,255 sf outdoor exhibit space
Mezzarnne Level 2,259 sf
Level 2 12,629 sf
Level 3 12.905 sf + 855 sf outdoor terrace
38,068 sf bldg + 4,110 sf total outdoor space
FAR As stipulated in the Phase 1 approval a mirnmum of 20% of the gross floor area of the 9'"
and Canyon pro~ect is to be devoted to croic uses as reqwred by the 1995 URP The Civic Use
Building as designed is 20 25% of the gross floor area of the s~te (See sheet L1 0 for site area
calculations) With a gross floor area of 38,068 sf the proposed Civic Use Bwlding is 20 25% of
the total site development
SETBACKS
• The north edge of the building extends to the property line on the alley
• The east edge of the buildmg extends to the property line shared by what is now the Oasis
Restaurant site
• The south edge of the bwlding is located 63' to the north of the centerlme of Canyon Blvd
. The west face of the building has an irregular footprmt, (now smaller than the conceptual
footprint originally submitted in the February 17, 2000 Site Review Submittal )
FLOOD The first floor of the Civic Use Building is located at an elevation of 5354 feet, (two feet
above the flood elevation of 5,351 9 NGVD) The 10'" St corridor rises at a gradual siope from
the alley at the north of the site to an elevation of 5354 feet allowing for a safe area of refuge at
the entry to the building, the entry doors to the Civic Use Budding, the elevator to the parking
garage, and the plaza between them are located at this elevation Flood gates are utilized only
at the northwest corner of the bwlding at the entrance to the CAGID parking garage stairs where
the top landing of the stair is located at the alley level at approximately 5351 feet
The southernmost edge of the building is located 63 feet to the north of the centerline of Canyon
Boulevard This serves as our bwlding setback, and no outdoor uses or habitable spaces
extend past this line. The building edge is located behind (to the north of) the previous
proposed conveyance line, and high hazard line as published in the February 17, 2000 Site
Review Submittal
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,) and the St. Julien Hotel for fire truck access extending from the alley at the north side of the site
, ~ to the fire exit stairs at the Hotel This portion of the hotel is where the bedroom windows are
~~ located along the 10`h Street Corndor
SOLAR SITING. By stepping the building down on the north to a height of 47' we reduce the
apparent size of the building and reduce the shadow cast on the neighbors to the north (see
sun shadow analysis sheet to see extent of shadows cast on surroundmgs) Pending funding, a
portion of the south elevation is to be clad in photovoltaic cells and a photovoltaic array will be
located on the roof - set back from the edges of the roof so as to be out of view from the street
USABLE OPEN SPACE The reqwred useable open space for the site is 20%
(per BRC 9-3 2-7 d) The useable open space provided on the site is 40 4% This does not
include pnvate hotel grounds, nor does it include the museum's outdoor exhibit garden
LIGHTING & SIGNAGE. Both lighting and signage wdl be designed in con~unction with CAGID
and St Julien Hotel
OFF STREET LOADING. The museum expects to have large deliveries only three or four times
a year when traveling exhibits arrive The retad and food service components of the Civic Use
Bwldmg are minor elements m the overall building use, and the museum shop, cafe, and VAC
catering functions wdl reqwre relatively small scale delivenes, with vehicles parked temporardy
m the alley The loading area is designed with a hydraulic dock lift, accommodating deliveries
made parallel to the bwlding, and consequently never blocking the alley A variance is
requested for the 1000SF Off Street Loading reqwrements per BRC 9-3 3-16
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CUB Planning submission date Aprii 2001
CUB Planning review complete October 2001
CUB Submits for permit March 2003
CAGID parking garage
construction begins February 2002
CAGID parking garage
construction complete February 2003
CUB construction begins May 2003
CUB construction complete May 2004
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