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Water’s Edge team presents waterfront building materials and asks planning board to weigh community activation
Summary
Design team for the Water’s Edge mixed‑use project reviewed architectural materials and façade treatments for the two L‑shaped buildings along the Cayuga Inlet, and the committee requested additional visualization of waterfront‑facing ground floor activation and clearer plans for retail viability.
Architects and developers for the Water’s Edge project presented façade materials, building massing and proposed public realm activation to the Planning & Development Board Project Review Committee on June 13, seeking preliminary guidance on community character and waterfront design guidelines.
The project team described thermally modified wood and corrugated metal as their primary materials, with vertical wood elements and trimmed window patterns intended to break the buildings’ horizontality. “That vertical element helps cut down the horizontality of the building,” a team member said. The team also proposed first‑floor, covered retail bays and a plaza oriented toward the waterfront…
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