HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201400014 Action Letter 2014-03-21
COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126
March 21, 2014
Richard (Rick) T. Ball
c/o Bradley & Ball Arch.
5921 H. W. Friendly Ave
Greensboro, Nc 27410
RE: ARB-2014-014: Flow Porsche Renovation
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Dear Mr. Ball,
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board, at its meeting on March 17, 2014, completed a preliminary
review of the above-noted request to renovate the Porsche showroom at the west end of the building with the
addition of silver Alucobond panels and an entry feature of vertical butt-glazed glass.. The Board offered the
following comments for the benefit of the applicant's next submittal. Please note that the following comments
are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments may be added or eliminated based on
further review and changes to the plan.
1. Revise the forms and materials of the design to reflect the traditional architecture of the area and to
increase compatibility with Albemarle’s historic architecture. Use materials, forms, features, textures
and colors that are representative of the historic architecture of Albemarle County.
2. Revise the design to establish more of a balance between contemporary trademark design and
compatibility with Albemarle’s historic character by reducing the scale of the addition and reinforcing
the existing textures of the existing building.
3. Revise the design to maintain human scale and emphasize traditional architectural elements rather
than corporate identification. Include human scale as an integral part of the design.
4. Provide a perspective view to clarify the appearance of the curved canopy, the light slot, and the
juncture of the canopy with the side elevation of the Audi showroom.
5. Revise the design of the Porsche showroom to maintain a level of continuity and coordination with the
existing building bays.
6. Revise the proposal to achieve an overall design that is more representative of historic architecture
and brings the building more in line with the EC guidelines, not further away from them.
7. Provide specs on the proposed glass for review. Show that the glass meets the following criteria:
Visible light transmittance (VLT) shall not drop below 40%. Visible light reflectance (VLR) shall not
exceed 30%. Specifications on the proposed window glass should be submitted with the application
for final review.
8. Add the standard equipment note to the drawings. “Visibility of all mechanical equipment from the
Entrance Corridor shall be eliminated.”
9. Confirm that no new building-mounted lights or site lights are proposed, and that no changes to
existing building-mounted or site lights are proposed, or provide full details for review.
10. Confirm that no changes to existing landscaping are proposed, including the shrubs in planters in
front of the building, or provide full details for review.
11. Revise the side elevation to accurately show the relationship of the wall to the parking lot.
12. Note that a separate sign permit application will be needed for the wall sign.
You may submit your application for continued ARB review at your earliest convenience. Application forms,
checklists and schedules are available on-line at www.albemarle.org/ARB.
Revised drawings addressing the comments listed above are required. Include updated ARB revision dates on
each drawing. Please provide a memo including detailed responses indicating how each comment has been
addressed. If changes other than those requested have been made, identify those changes in the memo also.
Highlighting the changes in the drawing with “clouding” or by other means will facilitate review and approval.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Margaret Maliszewski
Principal Planner
Cc: Linkous, Janice S
2205 Shepherds Ridge Rd
Charlottesville, Va. 22901