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September 21, 2020
Ms. Rachel Keesling
Planning Administrator
One Civic Square, 3rd Floor
Carmel, Indiana 46032
RE: Carmel Aloft & Element Hotel
Carmel, Indiana
Rachel, per your comments noted on the marked up sheets in an email from Austin Ham, dated 08/17/2020, I
have revised sheets A301 and A302 per your comments. Additionally, I have a written response to your comments
noted below.
Please contact me with any questions or comments you may have.
Sheet A301, South Exterior Elevation 1 Review Comments
1. The horizontal color bars were not approved during the plan commission process. Please remove. –
RESPONSE: The horizontal colored accent lighting will be deleted.
2. Through the Plan Commission process, accent lighting, nor horizontal color bars were allowed on the
facade. Please remove all light accent and horizontal color accents. The only color accents that were
approved were the vertical ones next to the windows. - RESPONSE: The horizontal colored accent lighting
will be deleted.
3. The approved color for this area is white, not gray. Please revise based on the approved elevations from
the Plan Commission. – RESPONSE: The Finish Key notes this area is “CM6”, which is composite metal
panel and is revised to be “Bone White” per the revised Finished Key. See below.
Sheet A301, West Exterior Elevation 2 Review Comments
1. Accent lighting and horizontal color strips not allowed on any facade. – RESPONSE: The horizontal
colored accent lighting will be deleted.
Sheet A302, North Exterior Elevation 1 Review Comments
1. Please confirm this material is the gray stacked FC1 material. (referencing elevation of stair tower beyond)
– RESPONSE: This is FC1 “Dark Gray” beyond.
2. This whole back wall was approved as a wall of windows. Why have they been removed? - RESPONSE:
The amount of window area was reduced for a few reasons; to increase wall area for better thermal
control in this corridor, add wall area to visually break up a very long corridor and possibly reduce cost.
3. What clear vinyl pattern is proposed here? – RESPONSE: This is approximately a 4”-5” wide band of an
abstract pattern required by the Aloft brand. It is a clear vinyl applique installed on the interior side. See
the attached examples from other Aloft Hotels.
Sheet A302, East Exterior Elevation 2 Review Comments
1. What color is this? It is supposed to be a blue. (referencing Element entrance feature beyond) –
RESPONSE: This is CM7, “Cool Regal Blue” composite metal panel. It is noted on 1/A301.
2. Please confirm if this is the Aloft roof element seen beyond the Element portion. (referencing Aloft roof
feature far beyond) – RESPONSE: This is the Aloft roof feature far beyond.
Sheet A302, Exterior Finish Key Review Comments
1. Please confirm if this is more of a warm gray color. The approved Plan Commission elevations are not
white. (referencing CM4) - RESPONSE: Finish Reference CM4 and CM6 colors were transposed on the
Finish Key. CM4 is revised to be “Light Gray” and CM6 is revised to be Bone White” per approved
elevations dated January 10, 2019.
Respectfully,
Mark Eriksson RA
Associate Principal
cc: Nash Patel, Fred Ham, Austin Ham, file
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