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• <br />• <br />• <br />#IflflIIflIIbIIiiid <br />um <br />11 <br />Transparency. Buildings shall have frequent doors and windows. <br />Building Scale and Definition <br />The guidelines in this section are intended to create buildings with a human scale, making the <br />Town Center more pedestrian - friendly and a pleasant place to walk. <br />Structural Legibility and Articulation <br />Facade articulation is required. Building fenestration (windows and doors) and changes in mass <br />shall relate to structural system(s) and the organization of interior space. Vertical architectural <br />features such as columns and piers help articulate building mass. <br />Base and Top Treatments <br />Unless an exceptional quality of design and materials is demonstrated, building facades must <br />have three recognizable elements: a base, middle, and top. <br />Base. The design of the base shall visually support the building. The base must be 1 to 4 feet in <br />height and must be defined by (but not limited to) one or more features such as: <br />• Thicker walls <br />• Richly textured materials (e.g. tile or masonry treatments) <br />• Special materials such as ceramic tile, granite and marble <br />Top. The top shall create an attractive profile for the building and must be defined by (but not <br />limited to) one or more features such as: <br />• Cornice treatments <br />• Roof overhangs with brackets <br />• Stepped parapets <br />• Richly textured materials (e.g. tile or masonry treatments) <br />Roof Form/Rooftop Equipment <br />A variety of roof forms are permitted. Changes in roof form must correspond with a building's <br />structural bays and massing. Mechanical equipment must be integrated into the overall mass of a <br />building and screened behind parapets or recessed into hips, gables, parapets or similar features. <br />Plain equipment boxes are not acceptable. <br />DRAFT — 2/6/04 <br />24 PAGINATION TO BE ADJUSTED <br />