Item 6A - NarrativeCase No. ZA18-0030
The ParQ Southlake Office Building — Zoning Concept Narrative
The original zoning concept for this site was intended to reflect a design common to Southlake and
1709, which is a typical wood frame structure, pitched roof with composition shingles, a combination of
stone and brick to accommodate the masonry requirements for materials, and punched windows.
Vertical and horizontal requirements are met by gabled entryways, etc.
The prior building has seen a few different owners with different building needs, but they were trying to
work within the framework that had been established, such as the traditional elements above, but
mixing in a bit more of a contemporary look.
The new building owner is inheriting building plans that had been approved, however the physical floor
plan with lots of covered walkways and balconies does not suit the purpose for the new owner's
intended use as a spec office building for build -to -suit tenants. The existing footprint of the building was
utilized, but the floor plan maximized the footprint for enclosed building square footage, thus
eliminated the balconies and arches, etc. The interior core of the building was also modified to be more
conducive to the possibility of multiple tenants on a single floor. To better understand the prior version
of building square footage compared to the current version, see table below. While the overall square
footage has increased, the building footprint has stayed the same.
CURRENT PREVIOUS VERSION OF BUILDING
FIRST LEVEL
SF 7,460 6,225
SECOND LEVEL
SF 7,460 5,651
TOTAL
SF 14,920 11,876
The overall styling and architecture of the building, however, remains, with the use of stone, masonry
and three-part stucco on the exterior. The window articulation with headers remains the same along
with the use of building turrets with clay roof tiles. The front of the building utilizes the stucco and
stone to mimic the arches that used to be in the building at the covered balconies.
To help break up the height of the building, a band of dark brick soldier (and similarly colored stucco)
wraps the building at the floor line of the second floor.
The main portion of roof remains to be a flat roof, with an overall slope of %" per foot with a modified
bitumen roof system. The exterior walls extend past the roof deck to create a parapet designed to
conceal the roof top HVAC units.