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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - 33 JOHNSON STREET 6/1/1998 V4/11/VV 11.1h VV:51 MA CAHLSUN N.ANDUVER VJ002 P, 92 I �e Narrative North Andover Youth Serviees Building ProJt, t N , June I, 19911 INTRODUCTION , The project consists of a new two building facility housing the North Andover Youth Services and a rebuilt historic schoolhouse,Which will house file thrill shop,a community meeting room and storage spaces. I The youth center has a total area of 15,500 square feet. The gymnasium portion is a 6,500 square foot single story building. Tbc administrative and program portion is housed in a three-story building designed to look similar in style to the white schoolhouse. `1 .1-6 The two story plus basement rebuilt school house has A"foot print' of W by V. The thrift shop utilizes 85o square feet and the community room 750 square feet. Storage space is located on the second level, The basement will be used for NAYS equipment storage. The total area of the schoolhouse:is 2,004 square feet_ When completed,new and rebuilt structures will provide a total of 17,550 square feet of space. The project also includes an outdoor meeting space created by the assemblage of buildings. SUBMISSION The submission of drawings for this Historic Commission meeting includes the following: Existing conditions survey site plan Site guidelines drawing i'roposed site plan l�irst floor plan Second floor plan Front elevation and cross-section side and rear elevations Rebuilt schoolhouse elevations perspective of courtyard sprite A CS1 format outline specification is also submitted. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT SITE WORK The new NAYS facility will utilize the existing grades of the site to the maximum extent possible. The new structures are located as far back from Johnson Street;m possible given the constraints of the wetlands, bnllfield, playground and existing pathways. This will reduce their visual impact upon the town green. The parking lot located between the white schoolhouse and the Masonic Lodge will be enlarged. The Iat will dccomniodzte 61 spaces (45 are presently provided). Thcrc will be 9 new off street drop-off area serving the "thrift Shop and the Youth Center, All new parking lot work wil) be asphalt bicnded into the existing paving. Curbs will be constructed to match existing while allowing for handicapped accessibility CirculAtion paths within the site branch off from the existing lines of travel. Surfaces will consist of asphalt with bluc:stone dust pressed into the surface coat to simulite the appearance of stone dust pallis without the artendant maintenance, 'there Will he some areas ol'brick trim within the path system. In the courtyard space a planter will be constructed containitig trees and a built-in bench. 1'he courtyard will be graded so as to triable a small ramp to be constructed providing access to the"schoolhouse", [laths will connect file youth center with the parking lot,the playground,ballfield.:tnd the Town's sidewalk along Johnson Street. 1 pace 1 of a File nnmt7+ervcr/1961/admintmio¢/intre.doc ' , i vx iii vv iVw VV.v1. rnn _ WiALJVly 1Y.AINVVVZA Wj VVJ P_ a3 J,in-02-98 1 I z 15A • f Project Narrative North Andover Youth Services Building June 1, 1998 i i Service and delivery to the programs will be off of the new drop-off area. in case of emergency, there is ' fire deparunent access around all sides of the buildings. Open areas of the site Will be gassed to blend in with the existing site treatment. The outdoor basketball court will be rebuilt-as the crew facility will encroach upon the existing court. while the baseball field will i not need to be moved, the backstop will be moved closer to home plate, well within the allowable dimensional guidelines_ The existing playground will remain untouched althovgh new paths will connect it with the youth center and the new outdoor oriented toilet facilities. Site drainagt will be accommodated via surface drainage to drywells. water run-off from roofs will be collected and directed to drywells or drained to daylight. Site utilities will be brought to the site underground from Johnson Street. Town water and sewer service will be provided. Utility companies will provide ciceiriciry,telephone and gas- LANDSCAPE PLANTING The extent of landscaping will be determined later on in the project depending;upon how the construction budget and fundraising efforts coincide. At a minimum. the center courtyard planter will be planted with shrubs and trees.Mechanical equipment located at grade will be shielded with shrubs. The landscape plan will be prescnied to cho historic commission when it is formulated. WHITE SCHOOL HOUSE The existing white schoolhouse,which currently houses NAYS,will be rebuilt with a new foundation in its existing location. While the building will be modernized to meet current code requirements and the basement will be deeper to allow for storage. the outside appearance will be essentially unchanged. A fleldstonc-clad foundation will be the base for a White clapboard structure. Wood trim,clapboard 5�at �i exposure and details will match existing ones as closely a,possible. S,MOmf�sl Windows will generally match the existing 2 over I double hung windows,At the two erids of the building the tirst floor window area will be expanded for the thrift shop facing; Johnson Street and for ale eommuniry room lacing the wetlands at the rear of the property. The expanded window will be an etongated versiorrofthe typical 2 over 1 window. 'There will be 34 windows in the building. The side elevation facing the youth center(south) will receive a new handicapped accessible ramp, which will be obscured behind a clapboard parapet wall. 'llre north elevation will have a rebuilt entry to allow service access to the thrill shop. At the rear of the building a shed bulkhead will allow access to the basement for storage of NAYS equipment. in order to fit within the existing grade,and allow handicapped access from the drop off area to the youth center the Bulkhead will be accessed from the top, roughly at elevation 202. The bulkhead is designed to fit within the fieldstone base of the building and h,)ss shed roof. RED BARN The existing red barn will be detnolislled, Roughly in irs place,a new gymnasium/multi-purpose room will be constructed. This 6,500 square foot room will be constructed with a gable rout"to look similar to a typical New England barn. The red will be"British Red" which is n softer color calling less arrenlion to itself than the typical red barn. In order to further diminish the impact of the building; the trim will he painted out with the siding. {e►'tq AS f� der w.tad®ws JJ Page 2 of 4 File name:>crvcr/1961/Ytimin/miFelintro.doc i VII/11/VV lUr, Vy:a6 raa _ _ UARLJUN 1v.ANVVVbh LPJUU4 y P .04 Project Narrative:North An Youth Services Building , June 1, 1998 The barn will be 34 feet tall to the top of the gable end. There will be 26 windows to this structure. They are primarily 2'-8"square windows with a 2 over 2 divided light pattern. Two large:barn doors. will fully retract allowing the multi-purpose room to open to the courtyard and the ballfield. -1-here is bleacher seating for 100 people in the Byrn: As a defense against wear and tear from snow and maintenance vehicles as well as grafted, or the bale of j the barn will be concrete tllasonry unity. This base will be 24 inches high at the front and the back. On the more hidden sides of dre building the block will go up to & feet high. In addition to protective qualities the block base reduces the scale of the building facades. YOUT14 CENTER BUILDING The building is 35 The third building of the complex is the NAYS administrative and program building, g feet to the lop of the gable roof with a foot print of roughly 33 by 77 feet. It is clad in clapboard stained U�Tt white to match The surface hue of the red barn and the of the white schoolhouse, The youth center 5 uses the same windows as does the red barn and the schoolhouse: with the exception of a ''.storefront" to(or pattern at the main entry. There are 50 windows In tills building,38 of which are the schoolhouse double hung type. W I NDOwS 'there are a total of 110 windows on the project, The window frames are metal clad wood with true divided lighr.s. The glass is clear, "low E" type. The cladding will be white. The trim surrounding the windows will be 4"' cedar, stained to march the siding color. At the entry to the Youth Center, the window system will be smaller paned storefront windows that are intended to match historic Town center windows such as seen ac public spaces surrounding the green. DOORS Exterior doors will be hollow metal for durability except for the main entry doors which will be clad aluminum designed to thatch the color and detail of the clad window system. Doors set into the exterior facades will generally be painted out TO match the surface of the material into+which they are set, The large barn doors are wood, 9 panel doors, painted to match (Ile color of the barn with white trim. Behind the barn doors are roll down metal weatherproof doors. LtSS � s�'v 1 A4 UCe- do0 rc �;�� - r�. �,�ss ��t�e; � Y��°� $�dy, .�i�9 ROOFS AND ACCESSORIES All of the gable roofs of The buildings will be asphalt shingled. The three tab. 25 year shingles will be black color with Mack sand finish. 'iba transitional roofs which cover the main entry and the rear entry of the youth tenter building will be I" standing seam, lead coated copper metal roofs. (I'Jle lead coated copper weathers pewter gray in a flat patina.) hoof gutters and down spouts will be lead coated copper or aluminum kynar finished to match the Icad coated copper.. Flashing and drip edges will be colored 10 match the lead-coated copper If in fact they are not lead-coated copper themselves. Roof penetrations will consist mainly of two brick chimneys, One serves the NAYS white building boiler. The other serves the rebuilt schoolhouse. The chimney brick will be"Williamsburg Rustic".orange brown in color. They will project approximately 10 feet above the adjacent root area and total approxintately 38 teat off of►he ground. Page 3 of$ Flit name:ierver/1961/mdmtnimi3c/intro.doe •jUr;-02-98 11 : 16A P . tae Project Narrative North Andover Youth Services Building June I, 1998 Other roof pcnutrations will consist of plumbing vents and exhaust vents from the toitets and kitchenettes. L The,5u will be colored to match the roof, nure will not he any penetrations through the one story metal roofs, FOUNDATION TREATMENT 'Che old school house will have a field stone clad concrete foundation. 'The red barn will have a concrete block Coundation line. 'She new white building will have a 4"to a"exposed concrete foundAri®>j Sgt behind the clapboard siding. SIGNAGF Sigtiag` program has not yet been formulated, This will be brought to the attention of the historic commission when it is designed- •L • 9® i /C-Z I Page 4 of 4 File name:server/9961/adrnin/misdinrro,doc