717 Teche St

Description:  New construction of a two-story, single-family residential building.

ARC Recommendations 12/15/20: The ARC voted to defer this application for additional review. The ARC made the following recommendations:

• The detailing of the building should be simplified so the building is more contextual. This can be achieved by eliminating the dentils, removing the paneling on the columns, etc.

• The proportions of the entablature need to be further studied to better reflect typical historic entablature proportions. 

• The porch columns should be rectangular with the long dimension facing the street.

• The windows at the front elevation should either be true full-length windows, with sills at floor level, or have more traditional 3’-0” sill heights.

• Head heights at the first floor should be 9’-0”. 

• The door should be shorter with a transom above to meet the 9’-0” head height. The proportion of the glazing in the door should also be adjusted; the glass pane should be shorter with a larger solid panel below.

• The second floor floor-to-ceiling height should be increased to 10’-0” for better proportions. The head heights on the second floor will need to be increased to 8’-0” accordingly.

• More windows need to be added to the right-side elevation (at least two). 

• A 6’-0” porch depth would be preferable as it makes the porch more usable.

• The detailing of the side entry porch also needs to be further studied and refined.

• When planning the design of the adjacent building of 719 Teche, the floor plans should be oriented the same way as “sister” buildings rather than mirrored.

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