ALLOWABLE ENVELOPE:

ENVELOPE BASED ON SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 09.131.030

PROPOSED ENVELOPE:

SENSITIVITY TO ADJACENT PROPERTY AND STREET

• PUSH FACADE BACK FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY AND STREET TO REDUCE SCALE

• BREAK UP MASSING AT EUCLID STREET FRONTAGE

CARVE OUT CENTRAL COURTYARD AND FRONT FORECOURT

• ALLOW FOR AMPLE AIR AND LIGHT THROUGHOUT SITE

• PROVIDE EXTERIOR GATHERING SPACES AT THE GROUND LEVEL

• VISUAL CONNECTION THROUGH SITE FROM EUCLID STREET TO 12TH COURT

CONNECTION BETWEEN BUILDING MASSES

• PHYSICAL CONNECTION FOR BUILDING CIRCULATION

• DEFINE FAÇADE AT FORE COURT WITH FOCAL POINT ‘JEWEL BOX’ STRUCTURE AT UPPER LEVELS

PROPERTY LINE SIDE WALLS

• PROVIDE LIGHT AND AIR FOR BUILDING INTERIORS VIA BALCONIES ALONG PROPERTY LINE

OUTDOOR SPACE

• CURATED EXTERIOR EXPERIENCE WITH LANDSCAPE FOCUS

• MAXIMIZE OPEN SPACE THROUGHOUT PROPERTY BY PROVIDING AMPLE LANDSCAPING AND USABLE SPACE

• PROVIDES BOTH ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS