827 Marigny St

Description: Construction of new 90SF bathroom and porch addition at front of a Contributing rated, one-story, single-family residential building.

Previous ARC Recommendations:

09/20/2022: The ARC voted to defer this application for additional review. The ARC also agreed that:

• Option 3 requires substantial changes of materials and alterations to the building’s roof structure and is not considered appropriate as it appears to obscure the ell side addition, creates a false sense of history, and fundamentally alters the building’s historic proportions.

• The other presented options with proposed new additions located at the rear of the building are preferred as they effect less of the building as it is seen from the public right of way. The ARC again noted that an interior layout reconfiguration should be considered as an alternative so that less of the exterior is affected by the proposed changes.

• The applicant could consider revising Option 2 such that the addition is lowered and height with a flat or very low-sloped roof springing from the existing ell addition roof eave line and such that the chamfered corner remains visible from the street. The addition does not need to appear contemporary in its detailing, however, it should be simple, minimal, compatible, and deferential to the existing historic structure.

• The applicant could also consider additional screening strategies to reduce the overall visibility of the proposed addition, such as the installation of new opaque fencing or other landscaping.

• The ARC also recommended the applicant provide additional perspective views from the street of the proposed new addition for the next review.

08/16/2022: The ARC voted to defer this application for additional review. The ARC also agreed that:

• The proposed addition may be inappropriate because it obscures the original chamfered-corner ell addition and because replicating historic details at this area may create a false sense that this is an original element rather than a new modification.

• The applicant should consider relocating the proposed addition to the rear side of the ell, if space on the site allows, so that it would not obscure the existing historic building.

• The addition would require substantial changes to the existing buildings roof form and the way the new addition roof pitches into the existing building could be problematic for water intrusion or long-term maintenance.

• The applicant could consider a reconfiguration of the interior layout as an alternative that would allow for more of the existing historic building to remain at the exterior.

• A more detailed floor plan and site plan should be provided for the next review so the ARC can better evaluate alternative options.

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Current Drawings:

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Previously Reviewed Drawings - 08/16/2022:

Street View: