Item 2 - Exhibit 07 - Architects ReportNovember 14, 2018
Mr. Azhar Kahn
Community Development Department
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95031
RE: 15365 Santella Court
Dear Azhar:
I reviewed the drawings, and evaluated the site context. My comments and recommendations are as follows:
Neighborhood Context
The site is located at the end of Santella Court, a cul-de-sac at the top of this planned hillside subdivision. Several Estate
Style homes have already been constructed and there is one other vacant parcel at the end of this cul-de-sac to be devel-
oped in the future. Photographs of the site and surrounding neighborhood are shown on the following page.
EXHIBIT 7
15358 Santella Court
Design Review Comments
May 5, 2017 Page 2
Adjacent Lot 10 to the RightView to this Lot and Adjacent Lot 8 to the left
Nearby House on Santella Court
Another Subdivision home
Nearby House on Santella Court
House on Santella Court
Another Subdivision home
15358 Santella Court
Design Review Comments
May 5, 2017 Page 3
Concerns and Recommendations
The house would be located on one of the lots at the end of the Santella Court cul-de-sac. It would be similar in site foot-
print to other nearby completed homes, as shown on the air photo diagram below.
The proposed house is designed in a Contemporary Style, as shown in the applicant’s elevations and sketch renderings
below and on the following pages.
Proposed Front Elevation facing Santella Court
Proposed Rear Elevation facing Downhill
15358 Santella Court
Design Review Comments
May 5, 2017 Page 4
Proposed Right Side Elevation
Proposed Left Side Elevation
15358 Santella Court
Design Review Comments
May 5, 2017 Page 5
The proposed design would be similar to the recently approved home at 15358 Santella Court (see sketch below).
In contrast to the adjacent house which has its upper floor at street level, this proposed house would be locate substan-
tially down the hillside, as shown on the site section below.
Proposed Site Section
Front Elevation of New House to the Immediate Right
15358 Santella Court
Design Review Comments
May 5, 2017 Page 6
The house forms step down the hillside slopes, as specified in the Hillside Standards and Design Guidelines, and it incor-
porates high quality materials and details.
I have no recommendations for changes.
Azhar, please let me know if you have any questions, or if there are other issues that I did not address.
Sincerely,
CANNON DESIGN GROUP
Larry L. Cannon