Architectural Narrative
Autobahn MotorPlex
Architectural narrative
This document is an addendum to the project narrative.
The entire platted lot area of this development is 1,648,253 Sq. Ft. with a 50' elevation
drop from Audubon Road to the wetlands. The development proposal is for 175,763 Sq.
Ft. of building area and 275,632 Sq Ft of paved area. The hard surface coverage of the
upland.area is 47%, with the balance being green space & natural areas.
Development layout & building design intent is for creating a sense of community
amongst the association members. One aspect of accomplishing this is by dividing the
building square footage into 14 relatively small buildings that fit in & follow the lot
contours as opposed to 2 or 3 large sprawling buildings. A carriage house look is being
created that will have a continuity of purpose and architectural theme (see attached
drawings) but with a variety of trim detail and colors that will create uniqueness.
The buildings will have gabled roofs, the roof pitches will range from 3/12 pitch to 8/12.
Substantial eave & gable overhangs shall be incorporated into each building design with
highlighted fascia features. Walls and roofs are to be highlighted to create a European
village feel. Features shall include roof cupolas, cross buck style decorative doors and
loft doors, enhanced door and window trims and gable louvers. Fa<;ade areas of buildings
will have wainscots which consist of stone or brick in natural color tones (see samples).
Roof finishes shall be of pre painted steel, steel to be commercial quality with a minimum
thickness of .019". Paint finish to be Kynar 500/Hylar 5000 brand with a 35 year
warranty (see samples). Wall finishes will be painted, fibrous cement board siding (James
Hardi siding) or stucco (see samples).
Architectural variety will be achieved by varying roof pitches, fascia highlight features,
cupola style variation and by varying door, window, louver and loft door size and
quantity. Architectural variety will be enhanced by building placement on property; floor
elevations of buildings vary as much as 25' with some buildings tucked into hill sides to
enhance variety.