UDRP Design Brief

770 Somerset Street design brief UDRP Formal Review December 7, 2017 CITY OF OTTAWA POLICY CONTEXT CITY OF OTTAWA OFFICIAL PLAN URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR TRANSIT- ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT / The property is designated as Traditional Mainstreet. / Set of guidelines intended to apply to development within 600 metres walking / The designation permits a broad range of distance of a rapid transit stop or station. uses such as retail, service commercial, office, residential and institutional uses, all / Relevant guidelines include: provision of of which may be permitted within mixed- transit-supportive land uses and densities, use buildings. locating buildings along the street edge and in proximity to adjacent development / Traditional Mainstreets are considered as to encourage walking, providing visual target areas for intensification. interest at the pedestrian level, creating / The Official Plan supports building heights human-scaled development, and designing of up to six (6) storeys, with greater vehicular accesses to minimize conflicts building heights permitted under a number with pedestrians. of circumstances. CITY OF OTTAWA ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250 / The designation policies contain criteria to / The subject property is zoned as ensure development is of an appropriate Traditional Mainstreet, Exception 2040, scale, is pedestrian-friendly and provides Schedule 310, which allows a broad range appropriate landscaping. The site is also of uses. The Traditional Mainstreet zone is identified as being within a Design Priority prevalent along Somerset Street. Area. / Imposes development standards that will URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ensure that street continuity, scale and TRADITIONAL MAINSTREETS character is maintained and that the uses / Set of guidelines intended to provide are compatible and complementary of urban design guidance at the planning surrounding land uses. application stage to achieve appropriate / The site-specific zoning schedule requires development along Traditional Mainstreets. a number of stepbacks and permits up / Relevant guidelines include: reinforcement to nine (9) storeys in building height. The of the character of the street, achievement schedule was reflective of the previous of high-quality built form, creation of a design. visually continuous streetscape and a pedestrian-focused public realm, and provision of landscaping to improve the pedestrian experience and privacy. p1 CONTEXT AND AMENITIES ZIBI 1000m SPARKS STREET LEGEND CENTRETOWN SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD PARKWAY LEBRETON 500m SITE FLATS PARK SPACE / DESIGN PRIORITY AREA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ALBERT STREET BUS RAPID TRANSIT DALHOUSIE BRONSON AVENUE COMMUNITY CENTRE PARK LOCAL BUS ROUTE 600M RADIUS FROM TRANSIT BOOTH STREET CHINATOWN BIKE PATH SOMERSET STREET WEST SEPARATED BIKE LANE PRESTON STREET BIKE LANE SUGGESTED BIKE LANE EDUCATIONAL LITTLE ITALY HWY 417 MEDICAL H GLADSTONE AVENUE INSTITUTIONAL SPIRITUAL HINTONBURG COMMUNITY THE GLEBE HOSPITALITY p2 A B 770 Somerset CONTEXT, Aerial view (left), Street views - looking South from Somerset Street on to 770 site - currently used as a surface parking lot (image A), looking South to site from Empress Avenue (image B) p3 C 770 Somerset CONTEXT, Aerial view (left), Street views - looking North along Lebreton Street to site at right p4 D 770 Somerset CONTEXT, Aerial view (left), Street views - looking East along Somerset Street on to site at right (image D), p5 E 770 Somerset CONTEXT, Aerial view (left), Street views - looking West along Somerset Street towards site on the left (image E) p6 Central Business District Lebreton Flats 770 Somerset site Corner of Somerset and LeBreton Above: Urban Context 770 Somerset Street p7 Above: Somerset/ Chinatown Context: vibrancy, awnings, street markets. Proximity to LeBreton Flats, Parliament Hill p8 Above: The established Planning Schedule 310 - 4 setbacks from grade p9 Above: Multiple setbacks produce a ‘wedding cake’ form. This type of building is disengaged from the street and creates an eroded urban corner. p10 Above: Examples of a more engaged building form and street wall. An assured building produces a more prominent street corner and a covered ‘loggia’ at street level. p11 Above: Street Wall precedent - 3 views as one moves south along Bank Street to ‘The Central’. a 9 storey mixed use project at the corner of Bank & Gladstone. p12 Above: PARTI Plan sketches - Ground fl oor (left), Commercial spaces in green Residential Lobby, Amenity space and Courtyard in yellow. Typical Residential fl oor (right) Resdiential units in blue. Upper Right: Building form sketch - A ‘Layered’ building facade with the inset ground fl oor ‘loggia’ that provides covered entrances and more street level activity. p13 Above: MATERIAL PALETTE AND OPENINGS. Somerset Street (left) is comprised primarily of brick buildings & large storefronts. The 770 Somerset concept attempts to reproduce this street level experience with the large storefronts but to differenti- ate the upper residential portion of the building zones by using smaller more dynamic openings. p14 precedent: tadeo 4909 by Poecto Cafeina Above: RESIDENTIAL MATERIAL PALETTE & DETAILS - simple, industrial, rugged urban aesthetic. Exposed structutre and services. p15 precedent: 60 Richmond East Housing by Teeple Architects Above: SOUTH FACING COURTYARD - An ‘urban oasis’ where Ivy covered walls and planter boxes act as a buffer between the residential units and the neighbouring sites to the east and south p16 CONTEXT INFORMING FORM Top right: Typical gabled house along Somerset Street (between Bank and Bronson streets) Lower left: 770 Somerset rooftop spaces to use gabled roof forms to encapsulate mechanical, electrical and amenity spaces. Lower right: The Somerset Street entrance portal to the Residential lobby also takes the shape of the gabled house profi le. p17 THE PUBLIC DOMAIN Above: Somerset Street sidewalk study - The existing sidewalks are very narrow except for a few areas of respit and gathering. The proposed 770 Somerset mixed use building with it’s setback ground fl oor provides a wider sidewalk leaving more space for a new bus stop and increased street activity. p18 Street view from corner of Lebreton and Somerset. p19 770 Somerset Street PLAN - SITE PLAN - 9 storey Mixed Use building, 112 residential units p20 770 Somerset Street PLAN - P1 LEVEL (31 parking spaces, 34 bike, 44 storage) Combined with P2 and P3 parking levels there are 89 total parking spaces. p21 770 Somerset Street PLAN - MAIN LEVEL (45 bike, 12 storage) p22 770 Somerset Street PLAN - TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL LEVEL (LEVELS 2-4) 14 UNITS 11,237 sf p23 770 Somerset Street PLAN - TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL LEVEL (LEVELS 5 & 6) 14 UNITS 11,237 sf p24 770 Somerset Street PLAN - TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL LEVEL (LEVELS 7 - 9) 14 UNITS 11,237 sf p25 770 Somerset Street PLAN - ROOF Amenity Space 4,470 sf p26 p27 p28 770 Somerset Street TRANSVERSE SECTION - The increased engagement of the building with the street edge allows for the courtyard to act as a green buffer between the residents and the neighbouring sites to the South and East. p29 770 Somerset Street ELEVATIONS - North - Somerset Street elevation (left), West - Lebreton Street elevation (right) p30 770 Somerset Street ELEVATIONS - South (left), East Courtyard (right) p31 770 Somerset Street ELEVATIONS - South Courtyard (left), East (right) p32 770 Somerset Street TRANSVERSE SECTION - Comparative, proposed building (black) Schedule 310 setbacks (red dahed) The proposed building shifts more of the building volume towards the street and gives more p33 770 Somerset Street SOLAR STUDY p34 770 Somerset Street PERSPECTIVE (Somerset Street - view from corner of Somerset & Empress) p35 770 Somerset Street PERSPECTIVE (Somerset Street - view from corner of Somerset & Upper Lorne) p36 770 Somerset Street PERSPECTIVE (Lebreton Street - view from corner of Lebreton and Eccles) p37.

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