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Home My WebLink AboutARB201600126 Correspondence 2016-10-17 Margaret Maliszewski From: Kurt Keesecker <Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 5:15 PM To: Margaret Maliszewski Subject: FW:Audi Charlottesville VA - EW1 Sample Attachments: Photo Sep 08, 4 48 27 PMjpg; muggphoto gwinnett 22e jpg Margaret Attached and below, please find some information regarding the `honeycomb' metal rainscreen for the Audi dealership, in terms of reflectivity, etc. We rec'd one sample of this material today and are awaiting a sister sample with glass. Upon receipt we'll deliver them both to you, along with brick, exterior tile,glass samples. ...hopefully by week's end Ps....per the sample of honeycomb metal we have here in the office, it does not seem to be reflective. It has a rather dull /matte finish Thanks! KK kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeesecker@brw-architects.com www.brw-architects.com [p] 434 . 971 7160 From: Rami Hammour [mailto:Rami@cdrstudio.com] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 10:42 AM To: Kurt Keesecker Subject: FW: Audi Charlottesville VA - EW1 Sample Hi Kurt, Please see Sobotec answer on the reflectivity of EW1 honeycomb material, Best, RAMI HAMMOUR CDR STUDIO ARCHITECTS, PC 120 WALKER STREET SUITE 6E NY NY 10013 T 212.989 8187 F 888.724 7327 RAMI@CDRSTUDIO COM WWW.CDRSTUDIO.COM From: Florin Rosu [mailto:FRosu@Sobotec.com] Sent:Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:26 AM To: Rami Hammour<Rami@cdrstudio.com> Subject: RE: Audi Charlottesville VA- EW1 Sample Good morning Rami, 1 a 'tour" NIS I wouldn't be concern regarding light reflectivity for the EW-1 due to the following elements: 1. The finish of the honeycomb panels is chemical anodization which is a satin finish. Satin finish absorb light rather than reflecting it. A metal panel reflects light much more with the level of glossiness in the finish, which the anodize finish doesn't have. 2. The honeycomb panels are folded , so basically half of the panel face is in the shade 3. The honeycomb panels have a 50% perforation which it will let the light to go thru. 4. Sobotec backer panel (the panel behind the honeycomb) is a charcoal dark grey color, corrugated , which will absorb light, not reflecting it. I would say that a metal panel will start to produce reflectivity when the glossiness, of the finish,will be over 50%. I hope that the above helps, Thanks DSO "' OTEC Florin Rosu I Division Manager, C.I.D. Team From: Rami Hammour [mailto:Rami@cdrstudio.com] Sent: October-12-16 5:33 PM To: Florin Rosu Subject: RE: Audi Charlottesville VA - EW1 Sample Florin, Part of what the city is asking for is information about the reflectivity of cladding material, do you have this information for the EW1 perforated corrugated that you can share with me? Thanks a lot, Best, RAMI HAMMOUR CDR STUDIO ARCHITECTS,PC 120 WALKER STREET SUITE 6E NY NY 10013 T 212.989 8187 F 888.724 7327 RAMI@CDRSTUDIO COM WWW CDRSTUDIOCOM From: Florin Rosu [mailto:FRosu@Sobotec corn] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:19 PM To: Rami Hammour<Rarni@cdrstudio.com> Subject: RE:Audi Charlottesville VA- EW1 Sample We will do! It will be there on Monday, October 17th SOBOTEC Florin Rosu ( Division Manager, C.I.D. Team 2 Norse From: Rami Hammour [mailto:Rami@cdrstudio.com] Sent: October-12-16 1:07 PM To: Florin Rosu Subject: Audi Charlottesville VA - EW1 Sample Hi Florin, Thanks for your help with sending the EW1 wall section sample. I appreciate it. The sample can be sent to Cole Wardell, please see contact information below: cole wardell cwardell:cl brw-architects.com brw architects 1 12 4th street ne charlottesville virginia 22902 [p] 434 . 971 . 7160 [f ] 434 . 971 . 7166 w-ww.brw-architects.com Thanks a lot, Best, RAMI HAMMOUR CDR STUDIO ARCHITECTS, PC 120 WALKER STREET SUITE 6E NY NY 10013 T 212.989 8187 F 888 724 7327 RAMIa,CDRSTUDIO COM WWWCDRSTUDIO.COM 3 Margaret Maliszewski From: Kurt Keesecker <Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 3:05 PM To: Margaret Maliszewski Subject: Flow Audi - "loose" digital files - street elevations-views, etc Attachments: Street elevation 2-flat jpg; Street elevation-flat.jpg Margaret Here are two files of the 'street elevations' that are flattened for easier viewing These were in our booklet too.... Thanks! KK kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeeseckergbrw-architects.com www.brw-architects.com [p] 434 971 . 7160 • Margaret Maliszewski From: Kurt Keesecker <Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 3:00 PM To: Margaret Maliszewski Subject: Flow Audi - "loose" digital files - building renderings, etc This message contains attachments delivered via ShareFile •historic compatability mont hotel JPG (66 kB) •historic compatability monticello JPG (72 5 kB) •historic sites compatability colonnades JPG (86 1 kB) •Isolated elevations pdf(241 1 kB) •Isolated floor plans pdf(211 2 kB) •isolated perspective 1 pdf(6 9 MB) •isolated perspective 2 pdf(494 4 kB) •isolated perspective 3 pdf(2 8 MB) •Isolated site plan pdf(639 7 kB) Download the attachments by clicking here Margaret Here are loose digital files of the images/ renderings that were included in our ARB submission booklet for Flow Audi Let me know if you need anything else on this front Thanks! KK kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeeseckerabrw-architects.com www.brw-architects com [p] 434 971 . 7160 ✓c �,, it ,C , t , r ,� 1 ! (' ;Ji, ,i ttr 1 Margaret Maliszewski From: Kurt Keesecker <Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 2:45 PM To: Margaret Maliszewski Subject: FW. Flow Audi Render - attached Attachments: AUDI North East Corner jpg Margaret Attached, please find a `zoomed in' rendering view of the NE corner per your request.... I will be sending loose digital files of the images included in the original ARB submission in a separate email in just a minute... Also, we are beginning to receive a variety of samples of the exterior materials, we will deliver to you either tomorrow or wednesday assuming the remainder of the missing sample materials arrive in time (we are waiting on the glass sample. . ) Thanks! KK kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeesecker@brw-architects.com www.brw-architects.com [p] 434 . 971 . 7160 From: Karim Habbab Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 2:42 PM To: Kurt Keesecker Subject: Flow Audi Render - attached karim habbab assoc. aia brw architects 1 1 2 4th street ne charlottesville virginia 22902 [p] 434 . 971 . 7160 [f ] 434 . 971 . 7166 www.brw-architects.com Margaret Maliszewski From: Kurt Keesecker <Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 11:22 AM To: Margaret Maliszewski Subject: FW: connecting with victoria? response to ARB questions Attachments: View 2-Updated jpg; NortEast Corner.png; 2016 10 11 Audi Charlottesville - Courtyard_CDR Markups.pdf Good Morning Margaret Attached, please find some new images by CDR (in NYC) for the new Flow Audi building on Pantops. We're working to gather the missing samples of materials and get them to you this week if possible. I'll also be gathering more formal response to your previous questions and additional info as it becomes available.... Thanks so much for meeting with me last week. Feel free to call or email if I can provide additional items we haven't already touched on.... Take care KK Ps....l am asking Karim in our office to try to put 'View-2 Updated' as attached to this email into a photoshop context of the existing site....if/when we have it we will send to you ASAP. kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeesecker@brw-architects.com www.brw-architects.com [p] 434 . 971 . 7160 3I\ 1J+. I`,r:�,'r it ,. .. �, �.,ia �� ,. i r' l �.,I r.i1 Ir '�F;, r': iii, t(: V1; 11. 'Y I i s v i (7 r a.1 I, i ; S i i r r i 1 i ! f:. r't; l i t, . r , , 1 "i 3 r ., ( t .r 1,i 1 { - - From: Rami Hammour [mailto:Rami@cdrstudio.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 9:05 PM To: Kurt Keesecker Cc: Victoria Rospond; Ronaldo.Fletcher@cbre.com Subject: RE: connecting with victoria? response to ARB questions Hi Kurt, After our conversation earlier today, we talked Victoria and I and came up with some resolution for the courtyard space, please find attached our markups on the site plan. I also included both a new (close up) and the old (general) rendering of the northeast corner of the building looking from the street. Let me know if you have any questions, Best. RAMI HAMMOUR CDR STUDIO ARCHITECTS,PC 120 WALKER STREET SUITE 6E NY NY 10013 T 212.989.8187 F 888 724 7327 RAMInCDRSTUDIO.COM WWW.CDRSTUDIO.COM From: Kurt Keesecker [mailto:Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com] Sent:Tuesday, October 11, 2016 9:49 AM 1 fire 144100 To: Rami Hammour<Rami@cdrstudio.com> Subject: connecting with victoria? response to ARB questions Hi Rami I'm preparing to go meet Margaret at the County's ARB today and wanted to see if you had connected with Victoria on any further ideas of how to respond to Margaret's ARB questions.... Your call Friday was very helpful, but if possible....could I ask you to shoot me a quick email of any further thoughts you/ Victoria have? I will be talking to bruce later today....if you would like to schedule a conference call with him we can try that too. Thanks! KK kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeesecker@brw-architects.com www.brw-architects.com [PI 434 . 971 . 7160 2 Kurt Keesecker From: Scott Collins <scott@collins-engineering.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 2:09 PM To: Kurt Keesecker Subject: RE: Flow Audi ARB application Kurt- Thanks. Sorry about the late response,this morning got away from me with a couple of fire drills. Here are my responses: Lighting 1. There is conflicting information in the submittal regarding light fixtures.Which are proposed—the standard Audi fixtures or the ones shown on the lighting plan?We showed all the lighting on the property, so it could be seen how it all works together. 2. On the lighting plan, I can't find the "W" fixtures. Where are they? The "W" were some wall packs on the existing building, we will add them back in. 3. Three "C" fixtures are shown on the landscape plan but not on the lighting plan. Are they just leftovers from the previous plan? Yes, those are light fixtures that are either being removed or relocated. 4. It looks like you are proposing to replace the pole lights on parcel 78-15D. Is that correct?Yes, relocating one of them 5. The lighting schedule notes a maximum illumination level of 28.3 fc. I can't find this on the plan, can you? The Highest is in the low 22's 6. Why are fc levels so high (18-20 fc) along the west elevation? It's based on the lighting combined with the building lighting, but we can look at that again. 7. Why are fc levels so high (22.9 fc) near the east end of the south property line?These don't seem consistent with other fixtures of this type on the plan. Same thing, we modeled the lighting from the pole lights with lighting from inside the building. Will check this out again. 8. In the BRW packet under"Lighting"there is a reference to "landscape lighting." I don't see this on the plan. Please clarify. -brw Landscaping 1. Why are the JV rendered 2 different ways? - brw 2. Why are there shrubs "shadowed" under other plants at the northwest corner and west side of the site? No reason,just the way the landscape architect prepared the drawing. 3. Why remove and replace the off-site vegetation on 78-15? It was a general note that any landscaping damaged during the construction should be replaced. 4. The packet says, "Existing street landscaping will be preserved with new understory landscaping."This isn't consistent with the demo plan or the landscape plan. Grading is shown through the drip lines of trees to remain, suggesting that trees will be removed. Please clarify.Yes, any trees damaged with the construction will be replaced. Some grading will take place and these trees and shrubs will need to be replaced if impacted by the grading and construction. General Site Plan 1. With this proposal your amendment would include parcels 78-15, 78-15D and 78-15E, right?The bulk of the construction is associated with the one parcel, but ultimately, it will affect the other parcels with the drive aisles and other access points. 2. What does the "proposed connection to existing travelway" note mean?Where the tie-in to the new parking lot connects to the existing travelways on the property. 1 3. The retaining wall with max height of 10' doesn't meet the guidelines. Stepping and landscaping will be required, and it doesn't look like there is sufficient space available for that. Please clarify.The one retaining wall is part of the building, and will match the building finishes. I would say that is's part of the foundation of the building with the access to the building above being part of the second floor. 4 What does the "pavers to match building materials" note mean? brw 5. What does the "sidewalk floor tile to match building finishes" note mean? brw Margaret Maliszewski, Principal Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3276 mmaliszewski@albemarle.org 2 Margaret Maliszewski From: Kurt Keesecker <Kkeesecker@brucewardell.com> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2016 9:47 AM To: Margaret Maliszewski Subject: RE: Flow Audi ARB application Hi Margaret Thanks for suggesting we get together to chat....) am happy to meet next week. Would late Tuesday afternoon work for you? Maybe 3:30? I have forwarded your questions to the design and engineering team to get some clarity, and will either forward responses or bring them with me when we meet. Let me know if that time/date works for you and I will happily walk over(assuming the rain has stopped by then!) Talk to you soon KK kurt keesecker, aia, ncarb kkeesecker@brw-architects.com www.brw-architects.com [p] 434 . 971 . 7160 f') r'333t 1;f V i t i {,{.7y it )ri : ..(i iSr I1 ) `) ';i) 1 r pin t r.. Il ,flc:r!s{),"•11 Ft /011 i1 rl irnrlledv11r' ;iulKt ct rr l) { (E 31` I(f r1 i J.! 7i II.{:' ufiK,3 �' 'it7r;r kC_' 7VC' ` From: Margaret Maliszewski [mailto:MMaliszewski@albemarle.org] Sent: Friday, October 07, 2016 8:39 AM To: Kurt Keesecker Subject: Flow Audi ARB application Kurt, I've got a number of questions on the Flow Audi proposal, many of which I've listed below. I'd also like to talk with you about the architectural proposal. Is there a time next week that we could meet here at the County Office Building to discuss these issues? I'm available the afternoons of Monday,Tuesday and Thursday. Thanks. Margaret Architecture 1. What material is behind the mesh screen when it isn't glass? 2. We really need a sample of the mesh screen. 3. Spandrel glass is listed on the Supplier List, but I don't see it on the building. Further clarification? 4. The building is described as having a brick plinth. From the information provided, it seems to me that a head-on view from the street will not produce this effect. It looks like the display parking area has a brick plinth as viewed from the sides, and the building has a concrete ground floor. Similarly,the "heavy base" is most evident from the sides and rear. How is the plinth defined along the EC frontage?What am I missing? 5. Is the ground floor plain concrete block? 6. I'd like more information/explanation on the architectural courtyard features. 7. What is the height of a standard Audi building? 1 8. Can you provide digital versions of the images showing the building in the streetscape?The printed versions are a bit difficult to read. 9. A view of the northeast corner of the building/parking area from the street would be very helpful. Lighting 1. There is conflicting information in the submittal regarding light fixtures. Which are proposed—the standard Audi fixtures or the ones shown on the lighting plan? 2. On the lighting plan, I can't find the "W" fixtures.Where are they? 3. Three "C" fixtures are shown on the landscape plan but not on the lighting plan. Are they just leftovers from the previous plan? 4. It looks like you are proposing to replace the pole lights on parcel 78-15D. Is that correct? 5. The lighting schedule notes a maximum illumination level of 28.3 fc. I can't find this on the plan, can you? 6. Why are fc levels so high (18-20 fc) along the west elevation? 7. Why are fc levels so high (22.9 fc) near the east end of the south property line?These don't seem consistent with other fixtures of this type on the plan. 8. In the BRW packet under"Lighting"there is a reference to "landscape lighting." I don't see this on the plan. Please clarify. Landscaping 1. Why are the JV rendered 2 different ways? 2. Why are there shrubs "shadowed" under other plants at the northwest corner and west side of the site? 3. Why remove and replace the off-site vegetation on 78-15? 4. The packet says, "Existing street landscaping will be preserved with new understory landscaping."This isn't consistent with the demo plan or the landscape plan. Grading is shown through the drip lines of trees to remain, suggesting that trees will be removed. Please clarify. General Site Plan 1. With this proposal your amendment would include parcels 78-15, 78-15D and 78-15E, right? 2. What does the "proposed connection to existing travelway" note mean? 3. The retaining wall with max height of 10' doesn't meet the guidelines. Stepping and landscaping will be required,and it doesn't look like there is sufficient space available for that. Please clarify. 4. What does the "pavers to match building materials" note mean? 5. What does the "sidewalk floor tile to match building finishes" note mean? Margaret Maliszewski, Principal Planner Albemarle County Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville,VA 22902 434-296-5832 x3276 mmaliszewski@albemarle.org 2