AgdaPkt 2015-07-27 Joint SA and PFA

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o 8.A. - Page 200 ?nt, Redwood City 17 1 COMPATIBILITY OF NEW CONSTRUCTION - REVIEW The Secretary's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties include language about additions that is appropriate for the review of adjacent properties. Standard 9 states, "New additions, exterior alterations or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment." It is our professional opinion that staff can make a determination that the project will not have an adverse effect on a historic resource, as the project meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards as well as the City's DTPP standards and regulations for rehabilitation and adjacent new construction. Materials: As a proposed modern interpretation of a Neoclassical design, the materials of the proposed new construction are designed to be compatible within the context of the Downtown Architectural Character Regulations. The materials are, furthermore, specifically compatible with the listed adjacent and nearby historic resources. The concrete panels are directly related to the concrete facades of the historic Fox Theater Complex. The texture and size of the brick facade elements provides some sense of scale in the neighborhood of the historic buildings. The metal elements are bronzed and angular, rather than shiny and modern, and are composed of smaller elements that also provide scale (see below). Features: The proposed vertical window mullions, interlocking glazed and structural panels, and decorative lights and spandrel features proposed for the new construction create a compatible rhythm and visual interest with respect to the Gothic vertical features of the upper floor of the Fox Theater Complex, with the Neoclassical historic courthouse, and with the rhythm and proportion of the commercial structures nearby. Size: The footprint of the proposed new construction provides physical separation that is compatible with traditional alleyways and existing within a historic downtown commercial district. The size and configuration of the service areas along Hamilton Street will provide improved utility to the rear of the historic building, including a larger and deeper delivery bay. The size, therefore, is compatible with the setting. Scale: The West Wing of the Fox Theater along Hamilton Street includes a series of retail /office spaces that are relatively narrow in their street frontage. The placement is highlighted by the vertical Gothic design elements, small -paned windows, and highly ornamented wall finishes and paint design. This composition is extremely "pedestrian friendly" or "pedestrian in scale." The proposed development has some larger -scale elements immediately adjacent to the Fox West Wing, including parking and delivery access; however, the proposed design incorporates a series of smaller -scale materials, including the brick material, the multi -pane glazed openings, the base panels, and the light fixtures. The proposed design of this area is adequately in scale with the pedestrian streetscape and the adjacent historic buildings. The proposed design also includes plantings that will reduce the perceived scale of the new construction. The same features and materials of the proposed design are also in scale with the spacing of the display windows and ornamental features of the commercial buildings across Hamilton Street. It is ARCHIVES & ARCHITECTURE