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Old Posted Apr 17, 2010, 3:34 PM
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With both of these nearing completion, I'm curious to see what's next. It would seem to me that they would focus on the parking lot between Full Goods and La Gloria (seen here as North River.)


With 500 parking spaces becoming available soon, some parking lots can disappear.
Well I was close, but it seems that we have an answer; the Ampitheater is next. It'll be directly behind the Stack Bldg.



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HDRC CASE NO: 2010-118
IDENTIFIER:
ADDRESS: 100 E Grayson, Bldg. 2
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NCB 14164 BLK 1 LOT SW IRR 827.25 FT OF 1, NCB 959
LOT N IRR PT 25-27 & W IRR PT 33-40, P-100 (0.018) & P-
101 (0.0048) & NCB 973 BLK 16 LOT 1 (0.164)
ZONING: IDZ RIO-2
PUBLIC PROPERTY:
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1
DISTRICT: RIO-2
LANDMARK:
APPLICANT: Rialto Studio
OWNER: Rio Perla, LP
TYPE OF WORK: Construction of Ampitheater and Landscaping


REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness for approval to:
The project is a natural extension of a previously-approved project (a stair between the Museum Reach and the Pearl property) and is located on the Pearl property, along the banks of the recently-completed Museum Reach river improvements. It abuts an existing parking area that doubles as a community market on the weekends, and faces the river.
The Museum Reach project provided a stage for performances; the amphitheater will complete the framework for this activity to occur. The amphitheater will be a permanent, but informal, structure, constructed in a series of descending levels, created by placement of seating boulders in arcs separated by aisles of grass. Its form embraces the area of the stage and focuses attention there. Trees - live oaks, bald cypress, and others - will be planted in the grassy aisles to provide shade for users while allowing unobstructed sight lines below the canopies to the stage.
The trees will be populated with down lights for user safety. At the edges of the amphitheater, slope stabilization will be accomplished by stepped boulders, which will contain areas for native plantings, creating rock gardens.
At the bottom of the amphitheater, twin truss towers will carry stage lighting. Behind the amphitheater will be a new, small building that will contain restrooms and storage, and will also serve as a sound booth during performances. It will be constructed of tan stucco walls and a metal roof, in keeping with the overall architectural and material concepts seen throughout the Pearl project. The structure will be planted with climbing vines to subordinate it to the garden-like amphitheater. Behind the small building, existing grain hopper structures will be illuminated to add to the visual nighttime drama of the amphitheater site. Portions of the amphitheater will be universally accessible and it will be blended into the surrounding Pearl development along its edges by plantings that supplement those already installed. Where gradients dictate, ramps will be built to convey users safely up and downslope.
Railings here will repeat the structure of the recently-completed stair. When not used to stage performances, the amphitheater - due to its grassy floor and surrounding vegetation - will serve visually as a river park, accommodating casual sitting and relaxing along the river.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff has met with the applicant and recommends approval as submitted. The materials and design are appropriate for RIO-2 the proposed site enhancements are in keeping with Article VI, Division VI. Landscape Design. Lush and varied landscapes are part of the tradition of the San Antonio River. These design standards apply to landscaping within an individual site. Install Trees to Provide Shade and to Separate Pedestrians From Automobile Traffic. Install street trees along the property line or in the ROW abutting all streets according to minimum requirement standards Clearly define a key pedestrian gateway into the site from the publicly owned pathway at the river with distinctive architectural or landscape elements.
A. The primary gateway from a development to the publicly owned pathway at the river shall be defined by an architectural or landscape element made of stone, brick, tile, metal, rough hewn cedar or hand-formed concrete or through the use of distinctive plantings or planting beds.
Also on the (new) agenda were the medical offices on Camden (over Audrey's):
Its up for final approval but the commision had "concerns" over materials used on the facade. The owners are working with them.
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