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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNarrative 1 Date: June 23, 2022 CC: Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission From: Aline Architecture Office Address: 100 Route 6A, Orleans, MA Email: matt@alinearch.com RE: 680 Main Street, Brazilian Grill, Map 308 Parcel 47 The property is located at the terminal end of Main Street Hyannis and the Commission’s district. As a result, the generally continuous street wall of Main Street wanes significantly once you pass Sea Street, following the direction of traffic. The structure on the property containing both the Brazilian Grill and Butchery is setback significantly from the sidewalk contrary to the built character of the street, recent contemporary glass addition notwithstanding. Aside from adding some needed interior space to the reception area, the proposal reimagines the outdoor space between the street and the existing building and engages Main Street with low stone walls and roofs and the manner of a street wall. There are notably three material palettes for review which land are varyingly more historic or more contemporary. The materials consistent throughout are typical local historically common materials: red brick, western red cedar, New England ledge stone, or the glass. The precast concrete and galvanized aluminum are also common local materials, albeit not necessarily used as they are shown here. The new glass wall will be detailed to match the existing glass box, and the doors will also be glass to match. We are proposing three signs of freestanding lettering: two with “Brazilian Grill” in cutout lettering adjacent to the restaurants logo, also cutout; and a third sign of cutout lettering, “Butchery”. The area of the signs in total is 40 sq. ft. Individually, left to right on the south elevation, the areas are 16 sq. ft. and 19 sq. ft. for the Grill, and 5 sq. ft. for the butchery. Those numbers were calculated by using a generous bounding rectangle around the letters and logo. The owner would also like to seek approval to relocate the existing freestanding sign to the parking lot behind the rear of the building to help customers find the parking. The sign will be located so it is not significantly visible from the street. The lighting strategy for the new spaces is to make use of a higher number of lower brightness (smaller) fixtures rather than a larger, brighter fixtures. A soft diffuse glow will illuminate the new spaces, and critical elements for safety such as stairs and walking paths will have carefully directed brighter lighting where necessary. The smaller fixtures also contribute significantly less to light pollution. They can be precisely controlled and smaller fixtures produce softer light that travels a shorter distance before the effect becomes negligible. Specifications have been included for each type of fixture.