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4 Building design style is fairly sleek and modern with a variety of heights and materials. The façade is primarily stucco with accents of stone, wood, and trellis, along with a good mix of glass in the southwest entry tower and dining areas. A material wall area calculation spreadsheet is provided, describing each wall portion, for further evaluation. There are two wall signs located on the building. The main sign, is on the west wood façade(back of bathrooms), where the wood texture and accent landscaping will add some interest. The second sign, is on the east stucco façade(kitchen/service) facing Lexington Avenue. There is no additional parking or pedestrian pole lighting on site, and would utilize adjacent parking lot lights for proper light coverage. The restaurant will have seasonal/landscape lighting, but primary exterior lighting would be attached to the building, ground-mounted (bollards and uplights), or under the canopy. TAVERN RESTAURANT – EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND TRANPARENCY As part of the larger Arden Plaza PUD, the Tavern Restaurant is designed for primary access from the development site while providing a street presence along Lexington Avenue. The entry tower at the southwest corner provides convenient access from the parking area and is visible from Lexington Avenue and the main driveway into the development. The exterior patio enlivens the side facing Lexington. A new retaining wall along the east property line accommodates the grade change from Lexington down to the project site. Service access to the kitchen area is on the north side, away from the primary public areas of the site. Due to the location and orientation of the building site relative to the Arden Plaza Development and Lexington Avenue, all four sides of the building are visible from the public right-of-way and/or from the parking area and adjacent parcels. Therefore, all elevations of the building are finished to the same extent. Exterior materials were selected for durability as well as for promoting a signature image for the Tavern. Stone is used at the entry as vertical accents, and as a base at the perimeter of the dining areas and kitchen. Wood accent walls define the restroom projection adjacent to the entry and the spaces between trellises at the patio. A sloped standing seam metal roof at the perimeter of the dining areas and bar serves to break up the massing. Abundant landscaping visually ties the building to the site, and is an added amenity at the patio area. Areas and percentages for each material are documented in the Wall Area Calculations. Windows are located along the perimeter of the dining areas, with round accent windows at the bar booth area. The bar itself has a large glass bifold window which can be opened during the summer months for an indoor/outdoor bar arrangement. The glass entry tower contrasts with the solidity of the adjacent stone and wood accent walls, and serves as a point of emphasis. In most cases, the amount of glazed area per wall exceeds the 20% minimum; this helps to alleviate the absence of glazing at the kitchen, where it would be impractical. Specific glass percentages are included in the Wall Area Calculations. The remainder of the exterior, including the parapet walls above, is stucco. Stucco serves as a neutral backdrop to keep the emphasis on the stone, wood, metal and glass, and to tie everything together. The