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ELK RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS SITE OPTION 2: PINEWOOD GOLF COURSE RIF"t IN w E �.K fi The Pinewood Golf Course site made the shortlist of sites as it is a large parcel of land that the city already owns, and also has existing infrastructure and services on or near the site. The biggest hurdle with the Pinewood site is that, although it is a large parcel of land, it is bisected by a residential street, meaning that the parcel is not contiguous but rather broken into two parts. The two conceptual layout options explored using the southernmost section as it is the larger of the two. Being that the land is two smaller halves, it makes fitting the required building footprint and parking onto one section rather tight. The resulting building would encroach quite close to the existing residential neighborhood properties. The fact that the project would need to be shoehorned onto the land makes the Pinewood site a poor candidate for a potential site. Other negatives to this site include the fact that it is the farthest site from the center of the community and the project here would not fit in well with the surrounding buildings. One positive aspect of the site is that since it rests on a corner, the site could have multiple access points which would be convenient for vehicles and pedestrians. However with the residential neighborhood consuming the west and north borders of the site any large building here would really only be able to put its main entrance facing east as shown in the option 1 layout. This layout works well for the entry but does not fit in well with the angular border of the residential neighborhood. Option 2 better aligns with the residential neighborhood but faces the primary entrance and community spaces toward the southeast,which would reduce their visibility from the north and reduce the effective accessibility. 34 SITE ANALYSIS