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Board debates stark black‑and‑white scheme for Dovetail Condo elevations
Summary
Board members said the proposed black/white split across single building planes looks visually jarring; the architect offered alternatives including a graystone base and wood accents to distinguish paired units.
During review of the Dovetail Condo modification, several board members said the revised elevations introduced too stark a contrast where black and white meet on the same plane. One board member reacted to the elevation renderings by saying, "Wow, that's a lot of black." That concern prompted questions about whether a warmer white, a charcoal tone or a single stone wrapped around the building might better read as a cohesive mass.
Architect Tony Thurber suggested using the Glacier Bay gray stone across buildings as the base and emphasizing wood accents at entries to provide differentiation between paired units rather than splitting a single building with two palettes. He said he was "totally okay to move to something lighter" and offered to provide revised elevations for staff and board review. Planning staff confirmed that floor plans and landscaping are unchanged and that the board could require a site‑specific condition to achieve the desired material application.
