Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility Project

City Council Workshop – June 17, 2015

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Treatment Facility Operations and Layout

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How the Treatment Facility Works

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Site Layout: Compact, Efficient, Accessible

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Lab/Admin/Training Facility

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Headworks Building

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Secondary Building

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Solids Building

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Building Heights

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• Governed by code• In general, building height is defined as the vertical distance from the average natural grade level to the highest point of a roof. • Structures excluded from building height code: • Housing of elevators, stairways, etc.• Parapet walls• Skylights, towers, and similar structures

Building Height

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•Governed by design guidelines [Clarify who’s guidelines, City?]• No interval of a roof line shall be unbroken for greater than 100 feet for sloped roofs or 50 feet for flat roofs

Building Height Appearance

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Design Workshops

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• Engages broad spectrum of community perspectives

• Helps to develop ideas for the architectural “look and feel”

• Supports early design work through small group in-depth discussions with design team

Why a Design Charrette Group?

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• Press release, email notification, and website update announced the formation of group

• Approximately 15 community members were asked

• 3 at-large positions available

•Group was selected by City staff to represent the community

Workshop Group Formation

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• 12 members, including 3 at-large positions representing:

Workshop Group Formation

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Arts Commission Economic Development Main Street Association Chamber of Commerce Planning Commission Parks Department Dillard’s Addition

Peoples Bank Oak Harbor School District Condo Association Community members

Whidbey Island Marathon Landscape architect Interest in architecture

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Design Charrette 1 – November 13, 2014

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• Learn about the civil engineering associated with the project (which dictates height and size of buildings)• Provide insight into Oak Harbor’s existing architectural character• Help narrow choices for architectural design of the new Clean Water Facility

Potential Site Layout ConceptsCOURTYARDCAMPUS

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Wastewater Treatment Facility – South Korea

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“I like this photo because they have implemented fitness equipment in front of the building.  Their use

of color matches the scenery and provides nice detail and interest”

“I really appreciate again the way this building blends in to

the scenery with color and natural landscaping.  The

concrete designs are interesting and modern. ”

Charrette Group Homework Images

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Keybank on Pioneer Way

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“I like the low profile on the roof line and the windows around the top. It has a feeling of openness and air. It draws

you in.”

Oak Harbor Transit Station on Bayshore Drive

“These buildings look like they have been here for ever, that they belong. They are reminiscent of farm or out buildings and tie into the community

well.”

Harbor Station on 7th Ave and Highway 20“These structures are probably some of the newest in Oak Harbor. They look fresh and

interesting. The varying heights and surfaces keep your

eyes engaged.”

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“Straight lines, lots of light, some intrigue with the different heights and the face that you can see into the building and what is

happening there.”

North Whidbey Middle School

“(I like this) because it appears very structurally sound, as well as eye-

appealing.”

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• Facility should set the stage for a community design aesthetic

• A combination of both a campus and a courtyard with higher priority on campus

• Regional design as an architectural aesthetic, incorporate both contemporary and traditional NW architecture

• Open and light, enhance sight lines to water, park, and windmill

• Allow for community interaction with facility, include educational features

• Varying heights of roof lines

• Provide “camouflaging” – it should not advertise that it’s a sewage treatment plant

• Integrate with surroundings – Windjammer Park, harbor area, downtown

Design Themes from Charrette 1

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Design Charrette 2 – May 6, 2015

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• Check back on incorporation of group feedback for proposed architectural concept for the new Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility, furthering design team’s work.

•Gather additional feedback on design refinements

• Narrow options for landscape and hardscape to integrate into the Windjammer Park setting

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Building Materials: Economical, Durable,Consistent with Charrette Input

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Within a campus style, provide varied roof lines, solids and voids with building masses

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Aerial perspective looking north

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West Elevation – Administration Building

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Perspective Looking North

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Conceptual landscaping plan

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Conceptual view looking south down City Beach Street

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Conceptual view of North side, looking west

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Conceptual View of Main Entrance

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• Campus concept

•Open and light• Potential to increase use of windows

• Enhancing sightlines to the water, park, and windmill is beginning to take shape

• Varying heights of rooflines• Some buildings are approaching maximum height per code. Potential to

use landscape or roofed kiosks to.

Design Themes from Charrette 2

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• “Camouflaging” the wastewater treatment facility

• Community interaction with the facility with educational or interpretive features

• Set the stage for a community design aesthetic and the tone for Oak Harbor's downtown corridor

Design Themes from Charrette 2

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• City Beach corner as a gateway into the facility and park • Façade into smaller sections, if possible• Sightlines and views of the water and windmill •Opportunities for respite or cover for pedestrians City Beach corner as a gateway into the facility and park • Façade into smaller sections, if possible• Sightlines and views of the water and windmill •Opportunities for respite or cover for pedestrians

Continuing Design Work

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• Team continues to develop design concepts

• Public meeting in August to share updated design ideas and gather input from the community

• Additional opportunities for Council and public input as design develops

Next Steps for Design

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