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1. Overall existing landscape coverage on the entire campus site (47.37 acres) is approximately 71.55% of the total site area. 2. Phase 1 (South Parking Lot) proposed landscape coverage is approximately 69.18% of the total area. 3. Phase 2 (North of existing buildings) proposed landscaping is approximately 57.25% of the total area. A new central courtyard of approximately 50,900 sf will be created as a part of the project. The courtyard will be located in the space that is created between the new and existing buildings. The central courtyard will be a flexible programmable space that will include a variety of meeting, dining and seating areas. The courtyard will be designed to include hardscaped and landscaped areas. Over story canopy trees will provide shaded areas for small informal gatherings, while open hardscaped plaza areas will provide areas for connectivity and larger gatherings. An outdoor playground of approximately 8,000 sf will be included to support the childcare functions. The playground will be designed to support use of children form the age of 3-12 years. The playground will include structured seating, resilient surfacing, native landscaping and other playground amenities. The playground will incorporate a fence along the western edge to secure the playground area from the adjacent corporate plaza space. In addition to the new outdoor amenity spaces, approximately 1,500 lf of new woodland trails are being proposed to be added to the wooded area on the western edge of the site. This is in addition to the approximate 1200 lf of new sidewalks proposed for the site to allow for circulation form parking areas to the individual buildings. Building Materials The materials for the proposed new building on the Land O’Lakes Headquarters Campus will use the same palette as the existing headquarters building. In the current building, service areas are clad in brick – a mix of Medium Ironspot 77 from Edicott Clay Products and Copperstone from Interstate Brick, the workplace areas are clad in a mix of dark-framed curtain wall with tinted glazing and dark-colored textured metal panels that match the curtain wall frames, and the entry area is a double-height glazed area set against the brick volume. The proposed building will use essentially the same materials, also in a way that clearly communicates the organization of the building. The ground floor (Level 02) of the new building is functionally a floor of amenities – meeting areas, childcare, fitness, café, etc. - and will be clad in the exact same brick mix as the existing building – the same colorways are still available from the original manufacturers. This brick will extend beyond the upper floors of the building to the brick face of the existing building, directly tying the two buildings together. The upper three floors (Levels 03, 04 & 05) will be primarily workplace, and will be clad in dark-colored metal panels – a warm, deep gray – with large curtain wall openings. Winding between these two volumes – the brick base and the metal and glass upper – is a continuous ribbon of curtain wall – structurally glazed (no expressed mullions) with very clear glass – that creates the entry areas and indicates the most public, collaborative spaces in the building.