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. add an approximately 20,263:1: square foot addition for theater, gallery display, classroom, and support functions; and · demolish approximately 7,863 square feet of the existing, non-historic portion of Fire Station No.1. The Firehouse Arts Center would provide the City with the following program elements: . 240-seat theater with flexible seating - to be used for youth theater productions, chamber music, small dramatic productions, small musical concerts, lectures, literary events, film/video presentations, meetings, etc. · Art Gallery - designed to display all forms of fine art, including installations and video art. The gallery would be operated to support local arts organizations and its members and would also display regional, state, and national artists where appropriate. The gallery would be designed to achieve a reasonable level of museum/gallery accreditation, allowing the display of artwork with significant import and value. . Classrooms - for multiple applications, including dedicated week-long (or longer) arts workshops, fine arts and crafts classes, rehearsals, meetings, lectures, etc. . Office space - to support facility staff. · Lobby space - to support both the theater and gallery. . Support facility for the theater - includes dressing rooms and green room. . Box Office - to support events at the Center and possibly serve as a central Box Office for community organizations and events. . Restroom facilities - to support activities at the center and potentially the Downtown area during regular operating hours of the facility. DISCUSSION Please refer to the Planning Commission staff report for additional discussion of the overall process consisting of the development of the design program, architectural concepts, community outreach, and workshops that were held. These, along with comments provided by the Planning Commission and subsequent meeting with Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA) members, reflect the refinement of the design, configuration, and material choices. Design Philosophy In considering a basic approach or philosophical foundation for the design of the new addition to the historic Fire Station No.1, ELS reviewed the Downtown Specific Plan architectural guidelines. In addition, ELS consulted the historic preservation guidelines developed by the National Parks Service, U.S Department of the Interior, which encourages a visual delineation between the building which is to be preserved and any new additions. New exterior additions should be differentiated so that the new work is not confused with what is genuinely part of the past. SR 06:079 Page 4 of 17