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WRITTEN NARRATIVE - Silver Lake Smile David Ong’s current practice is located about 500’ feet south of this proposal, at 1125 Silver Lake Road NW. He desires to move and expand his practice to the proposed site. Initially he will occupy roughly 60% of the building, the remaining portion may be sub-leased to another business entity - - this space is also available to Silver Lake Smile if they choose to expand their business to encompass the entire building in the future. The building is placed to create a presence along Palmer Drive, the architecture and landscaping will be on display more than parking accommodations, [which is located “behind” the building to the North]. To add to this visual presence we are proposing a translucent building “skin” that is pulled away from a building “core”. Our “core" structure is a metal clad building that is a contrasting color from it’s adjacent “skin”. The windows set within the Core will match the siding color. This layering of object and translucent material adds a dynamic experience to people passing by this building. The design approach has opportunity to showcase itself differently in day-lighting and night-lighting. By day the Core is diminished by sunlight cast directly onto the Skin on the South and West faces; at night the opposite effect can happen by illuminating the interior garden areas set between the Skin and Core. This inherent quality of a translucent screen material is similar to effects performed onstage by a theatrical scrim. Our desire is to create a showpiece that is experienced by all of the people interacting within the surrounding business district. Another goal is to create architecture that uses less energy than a conventional small commercial building. We are utilizing 10” thick SIP wall panels to accommodate this goal; additional insulation will be added to our roof system to reach a higher thermal resistance for our Core assembly, [roughly R45]. We intend to utilize natural daylighting throughout the building to reduce the need for electric lighting inside; LED ﬁxtures further reduce our electrical draws. Stormwater retention is vital to this submittal due to the lack of stormwater basins along Palmer Drive. Thoughtful catch-basins are formed and landscaped in a manner that provides a visual asset to the property and adds a dramatic setting for the spaces between the Core and Skin. To utilize existing curb-cuts along Palmer Drive, David Ong has arranged easements with each of his adjacent neighbors, [East and West], that allow access to produce efficient ﬂow of traffic while maximizing parking for his property. To supplement his parking numbers he has arranged 7 parking spots located to the neighbor to the East, [The Garage]; David and his employees will utilize these stalls. Our entire team is very pleased about this approach and we look forward to making this an asset to David Ong’s practice and the City of New Brighton.