Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/09/2015 - Work Session

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TC3 Workplace Overview Buildings in the Workplace Sub -district also make a significant contribution to first impressions as people enter the Town Center via Highway 10, Ramsey Boulevard and Sunwood Drive. Buildings form gateways at the major entries into the site, architectural elements and choice of materials convey quality and permanence, and the scale or massing of structures begins to define the feel and character of this place. The proposed mix of uses within this subdistrict suggest a variety of potential building types — blending medical campus with small office, storefront and some housing demands design creativity and innovation to highlight unique architecture, and knit the entire sub -district together as a coherent whole. Architecture to be '4 - sided' at all locations visible to public areas. Emphasis to be on great design along public street frontage. Architecture guidelines include the following: TC3 Building Design, Character and Expression • Provide a variety of building types and styles, expressed both in large scale (overall building) and small scale (design details) • Emphasize transparency at street level to encourage two way viewing — both window shopping and eyes on the street • Promote interesting, animated architectural features without being thematic or artificial — faux decorativeelements are discouraged • Avoid large, unbroken facades • Emphasize important intersections and other nodes by placing distinctive architectural elements or interesting facades at these prominent locations • Provide a variety of front elevations for rows of buildings along any given block Architecture rtii lit Al I 'I TC3 Scale, Proportion and Building Height • Provide a variety of building heights along any given block, perhaps related to changes in use or at demising walls • Articulate front facades with projections and recesses • Encourage increased building height, higher density and larger scale buildings adjacent to the Civic Square and Downtown Commons • Promote multiple stories in this sub -district, but occasional single storybuildings are acceptable; continuous height rooflines and single story buildings should not dominate any street frontage and should be a minimum of 18 feet to the roofline TC3 Street Presence • Emphasize pedestrian experience with architectural features at street level — canopies, decorative light fixtures and material detail • Encourage variety of color, texture and materials to complement other streetscape elements • Conceal service entries, loading facilities and mechanical services from view along public streets • Create a continuous building edge along street frontage, visually connecting adjacent buildings with complimentary facade treatments 24 Ramsey Town Center Development Guidelines