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URBAN DESIGN
. INTERIOR DESIGN
February z3, zos5
Town of Vail
Design Review Board
Attention: Mr.Warren Campbell
Department of Community Development
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 8i657
RE: The Lion at Vail(Strata-Vail)
Application for Design Review Exterior Alteration
Dear Members of the Design Review Board:
As the project progresses through construction,currently pouring the slabs of the level P3 of below grade
parking garage, our client has asked the AE team to evaluate enhancements to the exterior fa�ade of the
proposed project.
Since the project was originally designed and approved by the DRB back in zoo8,the employee housing
project'First Chair'built in zoil on the adjacent parcel of the old the North Day Lot parking lot has used a
material palette similarto the one approved for Strata back in zoo8. In the context on augmenting interest
and richness to the Lionshead neighborhood,our client has requested to increase the amount of natural cut
stone to the north fa�ade and to evaluate utilizing granite in lieu of sand stone to be used thought out the
building.
Originally the project was approved with Buff colored sandstone,see attached elevations page 4. We are
proposing the use of Mountain Ash granite,as illustrated on the attached package pagers 3 and 5.
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As you will be able to appreciate, in the attached elevations of the building,the color of the stucco has been
modified to blend better with the color of the granite. We will be bringing a materials board to the DRB
hearing for you to appreciate the actual color and texture of all the exterior materials. In addition,a full size
mock-up wall(approximately�o feet long aby i5 feet high)will be built on site to illustrate the exterior
materials for the building and how the go together including walls,windows, balconies, roofs,etc.
After carefully consideration of natural stone options,we(design team and ownership group)truly believe that
the change of stone will deliver a more elegant building in the context of other projects completed around the
site thus improving the urban village fabric of Lionshead.
We kindly request your review, advice and approval
Sincerely,
OZ Architecture, Inc.
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Eduardo A. Illanes,AIA
Principal
Attachments:Application Form
Illustrative Elevation Package(5 pages)
CC: Rodrigo Cortina, Lionshead Inn
Axel Russell,The Wells Partnership
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