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CityCouncil | 2005-08-16 | 18 | more detail to provide a greater sense of continuity for the overall design. The Development Services Director stated there was a fairly long pre-design discussion; first, the interiors and the project that the developer wanted to build were done by Mr. Henry and given to Michael Stanton who assisted through the design guideline process and the public process; then, the Historical Advisory Board and Planning Board established the design criteria addressing the issues that the community thought were important; the criteria was provided to the Architect, which were used as the basis for beginning the project. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether the Cineplex and parking garage should have continuity of design; stated that he would like the buildings to fit together currently, the two buildings stand alone. Mr. Henry responded the Cineplex and parking garage are two different buildings with different functions; applying one design to one type of building and expecting that design to apply to another type building is difficult; the design comes out of the internal organization, function and requirements of the project; there is some relationship between the parking garage and Cineplex, which was done purposely with vertical columns; the garage does have a horizontal emphasis, which has been incorporated into the Cineplex design to tie the buildings together; the essence of the buildings is similar. Vice Mayor Gilmore inquired whether Mr. Henry stated that he is attempting to relate the horizontal elements of the parking structure to the Cineplex, in spite of the historic theater having mostly vertical elements. Mr. Henry responded in the affirmative; stated architects debate whether or not a new building built in a historic context should be built to look like the historic building or be something of its own character both sides have pros and cons. Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether the State guidelines prohibit imitation of a historic building. The Development Services Director responded that the Secretary of Standards prohibits mimicking or creating a building that would give the false impression that it was built in 1920 instead of 2005; the Secretary of Standards encourages incorporating historic features and elements into the design. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 18 August 16, 2005 | CityCouncil/2005-08-16.pdf |