Board of Architectural Review

City of Charleston South Carolina Department of Planning, Preservation & Sustainability Building Elevation Design Guidelines Workshop Friday, March 2, 2018 8:30AM – 3PM Gaillard Center, 2 George Street, 1st floor meeting room AGENDA PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW BY BAR STAFF ……………….….…8:30-9:30am  A summary of the previous Elevation Workshop (November 2017) including review of comments received from architects grouped by the following categories: - Context/Streetscape - Foundation Design - Preservation/Architectural Considerations - Site Considerations - FEMA Requirements - Miscellaneous  Other coastal communities’ approaches to elevating historic structures. PUBLIC COMMENT…………………………………………………………………9:30-10am BREAK…………………………………………………………………………….. 10-10:15am Part II: EXERCISE WITH ARCHITECTS ……………………………………. 10:15am-12:30pm  Break out into smaller groups to work on developing guidelines for each category above.  Identify architectural sketches necessary to include in the Guidelines, and identify good/bad examples (photos) of preferred/non preferred design approaches. LUNCH …………………………………………………………………………. 12:30-1:30pm PART III: REFINEMENT OF ELEVATION GUIDELINES …………………………….. 1:30-3pm  Presentation and discussion of exercise results.  Recommendations on modifications, additions, or eliminations to the Guidelines.  Recommendations on guideline format, imagery, and verbiage.