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i'C-/ c,u~A,/,l~ De.w~7. C'hc~r,:'~czer, crud £~pres6'ion: The Guidelines state the buildings h~ the TC-1
<br />Diswi:t d~euh:i emphasize ~ransparency at the street l~Vel and promote interesting, animated
<br />arch~euture dx~t ~s sot d~emadc or comprised of ~ux decorative dements, ProvMe ~ variety o~ building
<br />?pcs :md ~u.,'[es. and avoid large, una~icula~ed tlcades. The exmrior wall of the Ramse7 Municipal
<br /> ~,_, ,,~_, and pu~ls ~2ac~< from the s~dewalk at the middle of the buildin.~ ~o both the east and
<br />',wcsL ~ t~e cxtc:'ior Mou~ Sun,,vood Drive includes qnalk7 material ,,vhh,~x°4.. ) of the surface comprised
<br />,.>i; o~cx ,,~id7 anod~er 2~% comprised of stone. Many window openings are located on the first and
<br />second i:ioor:; alon~ Sutnwood to break up ~he exterior wall as wei]. The areas around the window will
<br />ufiiix<-: :~t,.ot~ material that will provide tbr some a~xiculation of the Sunwood Drive ~hgade. The
<br />inctusi,>r~ of windows on &e ~irst story as well as the presence of significant glazing at the Sunwood
<br />Drive c:~trttnce will provide ~br the ,gzec of transparency described in the Development Gmdeunes.
<br />The need ~br transparency along the rest of the Ik~ade along Sunwood Drive to promote ::window
<br />shopping" is iess important since the building will be used ~br ofrices and not tbr retail. However, the
<br />w ndu~,,s ,,viii allow Cbt "eves on die streef' which is mentioned in the Devebpmeqt Guidelines.
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<br />[r~ r::v'icwin~ d:e design of the building, the TCTAC had concerns regardin~ d:e look and ~bel of the
<br />5unwcud Drive litgade. The group S~[t that the present design did not engage the.pedestrians and
<br />should becurnc more architecturalb' "animated". They t~lt that rear ~hgacle of buildin~ demonstrated
<br />some 21'~%tt design. They recommended that some of the elements contained on the south side of the
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<br />ou 'idin~ 'sh> rid be can'ied over. They also t~It that there needed to be more depth and articnlation 0n
<br />tl~¢ 5un,.,vcx:4 Drive ix~ade as well as the inclusion o[ some roof tbrms to make the fagade more
<br />distinct. Overall, die TCTAC recominended some improvements be made to the Sunwood Drive
<br />ikgadc d~a~ woulci better engage the pedestrian, provide !~r more a2iculation and depth on the 129nde,
<br /> mgade.
<br />kook att prc:,vktin~ some roof forms, and emulate some of die qualities of the south ;' '
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<br />l'(.'-/., ~'.'',x~,' ..... P;',t~or'rz',;r~ m~d ~ui/din~, Height: The Guidelines state that a variety of buildinas
<br />shoctId b~ located ~lon~ any given block, the front th?nde should be articulated with projections and
<br />recesses, and promote multiple stories as the norm. There will be a variety of building heights along
<br />tl~e bluck. The Ramsev Municipal Center will be a two stor1~ building and the thture Cip' parking ramp
<br />,,will bu ibm' kvels. These' ' ~' ~
<br /> ocnlc~m~ heights will provide ~br the natural progression
<br />densiL'., :zs ?m ~et thrther into tl~.e core area.. The crowe of the tk~ade alon~ Sunwood Drive will not
<br />allow d~¢ hci,4i2~ oi" the Ramsev Municipal Center to overwhehn pedestrians. The front entrance will be
<br />c~c,zs:~cd ..m_~ pm,/ide i)r an m~ormal pub{it plaza. As has been previousN mentioned, the TCTAC
<br />t-ect,mu~,zndcd t[~e ,::'~:';.tdon ,)r' more articulation ,3¥ d~e Sunwood Drive f~cade to better embrace the
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