Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2013 06 13

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.THE MULHERN GROUP, LTD.. ARCHITECTURE • PLANNING • INTERIORS March 18, 2013 City of Louisville 749 Main Street Louisville, Colorado 80027 Attn: Mr. Gavin McMillan, Al CP City Planner Re: Final PUD submittal- written statement Village Square Mixed Use project Dear Mr McMillan: Attached please find our Final PUD and SRU submittal package for redevelopment of the existing Safeway parcel located at the northwest corner of South Boulder Road and Centennial Drive. We have furthered the design of all buildings and advanced the site plan concepts we establishes in the Preliminary PUD process. The Alfalfa's, or Building A, design builds on architectural elements established on their Boulder store, using a bowstring truss arch at the entry and timeless masonry materials and detailing. A large outdoor patio is located at the south edge of their building, adjacent to the plaza, to encourage outdoor dining and activate the street along South Boulder Road. The tower at the southeast corner of the building was further developed from sketches show at the preliminary PUD stage into a glass and metal structure which holds a two-story mural as a backdrop to the stairs linking the store to the Community Room in the mezzanine level. The loading dock is maintained on the west side and recycling area is located on the north side, hidden behind decorative panelized gates. The building colors and theming, seen in the graphic panels, also reinforces components of their Boulder location. The Retail Building B is set up to be four-sided in its detailing, with a sloped roof and historic Victorian references to be in keeping with similar buildings in downtown Louisville. Decorative shed dormers and chimney elements help to break up the facade, and a covered portico with columns adds a rhythm and architectural interest to the building on all four sides. Bay windows and divided-lite fenestration is used to give the building a timeless character and be harmonious wit the residential neighborhoods to the south of the site. Outdoor dining is intended for both the east and west facades, maintaining a 12" zone for tables and circulation. The architecture is intended to be four-sided, where the rear of the building retains the same level of detail and architectural character as the front and sides. The Residential component, labeled as Buildings C-E, have their own character between buildings yet maintain a common denominator in design character and general massing and details. All buildings have been refined to be better articulated in massing and form, breaking down larger facades and creating interest, all formed around the courtyard. Building C is intended to be the cornerstone of the complex, with a predominance of brick on the facade. Buildings D and E are meant to work together architecturally yet have some individual delineation. Window types are similar but vary in composition. Accent banding in the siding and trim detailing is similar but not identical. The pedestrian connection between Buildings D and E is meant to be secondary to the residential architecture and be a transparent bridge. 1730 Blake Street, Suite 435 • Denver, Colorado 80202 • TEL: (303) 297-3334 • FAX: (303) 292-2601