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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOFFICE AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AT TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY - PDP200016 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVEProject Information and Design Narrative Page 1 of 3 Project Information and Design Narrative 5041 Technology Parkway – Harmony Technology Park October 28, 2020 The proposed project includes a flex office / industrial mixed use office and 5.083 acre parcel in Harmony Technology Park. This project aims to correspond with the existing building at 5041 Technology Parkway. Architecture The proposed 1-story, 51,961 S.F. building has been designed as a speculative core and shell flex office and light industrial product to serve multiple tenants ranging in size from 3,500 S.F. up to the entire building. Users for this building are anticipated to be office tenant finish, light industrial, and research and development uses. This building has been designed to be compatible with its surroundings by complementing both 5041 Flex Office Building, Custom Blending and Fossil Ridge High School in design elements, and use of building materials and color palette. Maximum building height is proposed to be 22 feet. The building has been designed with two major entry elements at the prominent northeast and southeast corners in order to address the existing street intersections. A series of mid-sized and smaller entry elements also occur on the north, east and south elevations. These various entries are intended to provide flexibility for different sized tenants as well as break up the building's long facades. The large and mid-size entries are projected out from the main building with brick masonry planar elements, which provide dynamic relief and interest to the otherwise repetitious facade. The material language of these entry elements are treated differently with the use of taller brick veneer wall planes with steel canopies while the balance of the building utilizes precast concrete panels with a 3-color textured paint finish including deep reveal joints. Storefront windows in the concrete wall panels are treated as punched openings with larger expanses of storefront glazing used at both the major and minor entries. Color on the concrete wall panels is used horizontally in a way to create both base and cap elements. The major entry element at the northeast and southeast corners of the building are increased in height and have larger expanses of brick masonry veneer and storefront glazing to respond to the adjacent plaza enhancements and provide a sense of hierarchy to the overall project. The overall horizontality of the project is mitigated by the projected mid-size and smaller entry elements that occur at 36 foot long intervals, which also change from texture-coated precast concrete to brick masonry veneer. These repetitive entry elements punctuate the datum of the horizontally-dominated precast walls panels and provide needed vertical contrast. The building includes a recessed area on the west elevation to screen the potential of up to 10, grade-height, overhead doors for truck deliveries, and contains two trash enclosures. Most gas, water and electrical meters are intended to be located in this screened area as well. The overhead door locations also have optional storefront façade options included based on the individual tenant requirements. (i) Statement of appropriate City Plan Principals and Policies The proposed project is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan as per the following Project Information and Design Narrative Page 2 of 3 • 5041 Technology Parkway is being developed as part of the Harmony Technology Park ODP. The project will comply with the city code and the requirements set forth in the ODP. The land use is a primary use in the Harmony Corridor zone district. Bicycle and pedestrian access as well as connectivity to the rest of the Harmony Technology Park sites will be important in the design. (ii) Open Space, Buffering, Landscaping, Circulation, Transition Areas, Wetlands and Natural Areas Open Space: • As part of a larger business park, open spaces are designed not based only on single sites but through the development as a whole. The site includes a substantial landscaped area along the east boundary of the property to allow for an uninterrupted pedestrian connection from Rock Creek Drive to Precisions Drive as per the ODP. Buffering: • Buffering is indicated to screen parking and service areas from adjacent properties. These properties are also anticipated to develop as similar manufacturing/office/manufacturing uses. Landscaping: • Appropriate landscaping will be installed at the building entrances, adjacent to parking areas and at building perimeters. Circulation: • The site will be primarily accessed from Technology Parkway with additional access to the north from Precision Drive and to the south from Rock Creek Drive. The north and south access points serve a small parking area and also accommodates truck access to the service docks on the west side of the building. The east access point serves the primary customer parking area. Accessible parking spaces are shown distributed between primary building access points. Pedestrian access is provided from parking areas to building entrances, and directly to the adjacent Technology Parkway, Precision Drive and Rock Creek Drive sidewalks in multiple locations. Wetlands and Natural Areas: • There are no wetlands or natural areas on the site. (iii) Proposed ownership and maintenance of public and private open space areas. • MAV Development Company will be responsible for maintenance of Lot 1. A master association for the entire Harmony Technology Park campus will maintain public and shared open space areas and the stormwater detention area in Tract A. (iv) Estimate of Number of Employees for Commercial and Industrial Uses • Office 36,373 / 150 gross business occupant load = 243 occupants • Industrial 15,588 / 100 gross industrial occupant load = 156 occupants (v) Description of rationale behind assumptions and choices made by the applicant Project Information and Design Narrative Page 3 of 3 • This project will comply with applicable city standards (vi) Variances • There are no variances being requested at this time. An exception the Build-to-Line is being submitted as well as an Alternative Compliance Request Re: parking allowances. See Alternative Compliance Request. (vii) How Conflicts Between Land Uses are Being Avoided • There are no wetlands or natural areas on the site. The intended use is consistent with the ODP and adjacent uses. (viii) Neighborhood meeting • With the proposed land use and building size, the project is subject to Administrative Review so no neighborhood meeting is required. (ix) Project name and previous project names. • 5041 Technology Parkway