HomeMy WebLinkAbout222 W. LAUREL ST., CLASSROOM ADDITION - SPAR - SPA140002 - REPORTS - PROJECT NARRATIVECharacter- The project will conform to the landscape, site furnishing and lighting standards spelled out
in the CSU Aesthetic Guideline and CSU Facilities Construction Standards Manual. Perhaps more
importantly, the CSU project team, sees the existing building as the most character defining element of
the site, and believes that the building addition is extremely sensitive to the existing structure. The
project will maintain the current character of the Laurel Street frontage
Location- the location currently houses academic activities, and has for over 70 years. This use, and
scale of activity has been a good neighbor to the surrounding properties and extended neighborhood,
and is immediately adjacent to the CSU main campus
Extent- The maintains the current use, and only marginally increases the intensity of use on this site.
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Fred H.aberecht, LEED AP, AS
Assistant Director, Landscape and Planning
Facilities Services Center North
Colorado State University
Fort Collins. Colorado 80523-6030
970.491.0162 970.491.0105 - fax
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Office of Facilities Management
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-6030
6030 Campus Delivery
August 8th, 2014
Cameron Gloss
Planning Manager
Development Review Center
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins. CO 80524
RE: Classroom addition to the Colorado State University Home Management House, 222 West Laurel
Dear Cameron,
The attached SPAR submittal package for 323 West Lake Street details a 1,060 square foot classroom
addition to an existing CSU owned facility located a 222 West Laurel. The university has continuously
occupied the building since 1939, and purchased the property in 1973.
The existing building was constructed in 1925. Known as Home Management House, it is currently
home to graduate level studies in the Warner College of Natural Resources. The existing building is
4,331 gross square feet of academic space contained within three floors, with a floor plate of
approximately 1,500 gross square feet. The proposed addition is 1,060 gross square feet on one level.
The building addition is attached to the existing structure via a one story connector, in an attempt to
preserve the historic integrity of the 1925 structure. The Landmark Preservation Committee has been
shown the plans in a work session, and I am told were receptive to the project. Although not required by
the SPAR process, CSU has made the effort on an informal basis to garner feedback from the LPC about
this project.
The building addition is proposed to be located immediately to the north of the existing building in area
currently occupied by the rear lawn. Efforts will be made to preserve the two mature spruce trees on the
north edge of the rear lawn, but no survey has been done to date, and it is unknown if this will be
practical. The entire gravel parking lot to the north of the building addition is proposed to remain, and
unimproved from its current condition. The parking lot is a CSU managed "A" (Faculty and Staff)
designated lot. The lot has seen little use by faculty and staff in recent years during school hours, but is
mostly full on nights and weekends when it is used by patrons on neighboring businesses, and when it
is outside of the hours of regulation by CSU Parking and Transportation Management.
This project addresses the Character, Location and Extent requirements of pertinent State Statute and
evolving City of Fort Collins SPAR requirements in the following ways: