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courthouse was not a viable option, he said.
As people walk down Gay Street in front of the courthouse complex, Mr. Biegel said, the “rhythm” of the buildings fronting on the street “is obvious to an architect.” The planned addition, he said, by extending out on the Gay St. elevation, “would add to that Gay Streetscape.”
He pointed out that the addition did address the chimneys, since the present motif of the twin chimneys “is pulled out. . . and repeated, complete with the corbelling and detail."
Mr. Biegel-also pointed out that, with the new addition slightly recessed from the line along the Mount Salem Avenue side, and its slightly lower roof line, “it will be clearly definable in the future that the two pieces were built at different times."
He noted that, although he agreed with many of the comments made by the consulting architects, “I’m quick to point out that they were done without knowledge of the program we are attempting to propose . . . this was the least disruptive solution in our minds.”
Consulting architect Jay Monroe told the board, “I find it generally to be an inoffensive addition to the building ... an appropriate way to add to the building, telescoping off the end.
“I have no major objection to it,” Mr. Monroe concluded.
Wayne Haffler, an architect who lives in Flint Hill and who has done consultations for the ARB in the past, told the board, "There is very little negative that I can sav about it.”
Although the addition and the proposed alterations, "would not significantly impact the building’s historical features,” Mr. Haffler suggested that the county do a “quick study” of other options. “A small, two-story hyphen might fit.”
Given the requirements which are mandated by the building’s use, and the physical location of the electrical service entrance, the septic field, and other limitations. Mr. Haffler said, “it is a very nice addition."
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