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Overview . <br />Buildings in the Mixed Use Core will play a <br />major role in defining the overall character <br />of the Town Center. The proposed mix of <br />uses for this signature destination <br />suggests the potential for a variety of <br />building types, demanding creativity and <br />innovation to highlight unique architecture, <br />while knitting the entire sub-district <br />together asa coherent whole. Overall <br />building design is an important <br />consideration, but emphasis on first floor <br />fa(;:ade treatments is essential to encourage <br />street-level activity and enhance the <br />pedestrian experience. Architecture <br />guidelines include the following: <br /> <br />TC1 Building Besi§n, Character <br />and Expression <br />· Provide a variety of building types and <br /> styles, expressed both in large scale <br /> (overall building) and small scale <br /> (design details) <br />· Emphasize transparency at street level <br /> to encourage two way viewing - both <br /> window shopping and 'eyes on the <br /> street' <br />· Promote interesting, animated <br /> architectural features without being <br /> thematic or artificial - faux decorative <br /> elements are discouraged <br />· Avoid large, unarticulated facades <br />· Emphasize important intersections <br /> and other nodes by placing distinctive <br /> architectural elements or interesting <br /> faCades at these prominent locations <br />· Provide a variety of front elevations <br /> for rows of buildings along any given <br /> block <br /> <br />Architecture <br /> <br />TC1 Scale, Proportion and <br />Building Height <br />· Provide a variety of building heights <br /> along any given block, perhaps related <br /> to changes in use or at demising wails <br />· Articulate front facades with projections <br /> and recesses <br />· Encourage increased building height, <br /> higher density and larger scale <br /> buildings adjacent to the Civic Square <br /> and Downtown Commons <br />· Promote multiple stories as the norm <br /> in this sub-district, but occasional <br /> single story buildings are acceptable; <br /> single story buildings should not <br /> dominate any street frontage and <br /> should be a minimum of 20 feet to the <br /> roof line <br /> <br />TC1 Street Presence <br />· Emphasize pedestrian experience with <br /> architectural features at street level - <br /> canopies, decorative light fixtures and <br /> material detail <br />· Encoui'age variety of color, texture an~ <br /> materials to complement other <br /> streetscape elements . ' <br />· Conceal service-entries, loading <br /> facilities and mechanical services from <br /> view along public streets <br />· Create a continuous building edge <br /> along street frontage, visually <br /> connecting adjacent buildings with <br /> complementary fa(;ade treatments <br /> <br /> <br />