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The District Downtown Urban Design Guidelines Establishing a Vision Design Guidelines July 9, 2014 The District Design Guidelines Winter & Company Enhancing Livability Promoting Community Character Respecting the Local

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The District

Design Guidelines

Downtown Urban Design Guidelines


Establishing a Vision


July 9, 2014

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Winter & Company

  • Preservation

Plans!

  • Design Guidelines!
  • Review Systems!
  • Downtown Plans!
  • Neighborhood

Conservation Strategies

Enhancing Livability • Promoting Community Character • Respecting the Local Setting

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Value! The Development Studio helps you implement your vision more effectively. Services! Professional consulting services in Strategic Community Planning and Engagement, Project Management and Implementation including:!

  • Community & District Planning!
  • Design Guidelines!
  • Pre-project Planning &

Feasibility Studies

Placemakers, strategists, planners, designers, thinkers and doers

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The Assignment

  • Voluntary guidelines
  • User friendly
  • Solution-oriented
  • Address different contexts
  • Address different project

types

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Schedule

  • 1. Outline & Introduction
  • 2. Conduct Work Session
  • 3. Submit 1st Full Draft
  • 4. Board Review of 1st Draft
  • 5. Submit Final Draft
  • 6. Board Review of Final

Draft

  • 7. Deliver Final Document
  • June 24
  • July 10
  • August 19
  • September 9
  • October 14
  • November 11
  • November 25
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Traditional Development Patterns

  • Typical design variables that give character to

downtown

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Street Level Scale

  • Taller buildings

reflect the traditional one and two story street level with

– Moldings – Setbacks – Changes in materials

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Street Level Scale

  • Taller buildings

continue patterns

  • f upper story

windows with

– Moldings – Setbacks – Changes in materials – Change in roof form

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Alignment of Horizontal Elements

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Range of Façade Widths

  • Façade widths vary with a limited range and are expressed with:

– Change in material – Change in details

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Height Variables

1.Overall Height! 2.Height at Street Edge! 3.Varied Massing

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Vision

  • A thriving downtown that is

the heartbeat of the city, built on its unique character and local authenticity, serving residents, workers, students and visitors.

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Vision

  • Constantly adaptive
  • Harmonious blend of local

tradition and cutting edge

  • Walkable
  • Distinct sub-areas
  • People focused
  • Active streets
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Historic Urban Core

Characteristics:

  • Core of the downtown Special

Business District radiating

  • Concentration of buildings and

activities

  • Mix of building types and styles
  • Visual diversity and interest
  • Overall sense of continuity
  • Many historic buildings
  • Pedestrian friendly street level
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Historic Urban Core

Objectives: 1.Build on the established features of the area 2.Encouraging high quality, creative designs that are uniquely Columbia. 3.Preserve historic buildings

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Downtown Neighborhood Center

Characteristics:

  • Mix of uses
  • Transition between the core and
  • ther areas
  • Historic buildings as anchors
  • Perceived as 2 to 4 story scale
  • Storefronts at street level
  • Masonry building materials
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Downtown Neighborhood Center

Objectives: 1.Strengthen continuity of the street wall 2.Encourage street level interest 3.Promote sense of visual continuity

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North Village Arts District

Characteristics:

  • More open space and outdoor

use areas

  • Variety in street edge
  • Eclectic atmosphere
  • Artsy with an industrial heritage
  • Wider range of materials
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North Village Arts District

Objectives: 1.Stimulate creative uses 2.Convey new technologies in building and design 3.Accommodate pedestrian activity 4.“Good neighbor” with abutting residential areas.

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University Edge

Characteristics:

  • Mix of institutional, commercial

and residential building types

  • Buildings In clusters
  • Framed open space
  • Durable materials
  • High degree of detail
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University Edge

Objectives: 1.Promote connectivity among properties 2.Coordinate landscapes 3.Enhance pedestrian activity 4.Visually interesting street edge

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Providence/Flat Branch Characteristics:

  • Auto-oriented
  • Major entry to downtown
  • Mix of uses
  • An area of opportunity
  • Creek as primary asset
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Providence/Flat Branch

Objectives:! 1.Enhance pedestrian-

  • rientation!

2.More clearly defined street edges! 3.Promote urban forms! 4.Promote outdoor use! 5.Promote landscaping! 6.Connectivity among properties

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Character

  • Scale!

– Overall! – At the street level! – Along sensitive edges

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Character

  • Materials!

– Sense of human scale! – Durability! – Visually interesting! – Related to traditions

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Character

  • Building forms
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Character

  • Street level interest
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Character

  • Background

buildings!

  • Accent buildings
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Character

  • Streetscapes!
  • Walls at street level
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Preferences

  • How is compatibility

defined?!

  • Which are universal

features that are "Columbia?"!

  • How does the

context affect compatibility?

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Preferences for different Character Areas

1. Review the images 2. Select ones appropriate for specific Character Areas 3. Add captions to explain 4. Place them on the charts

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Preferred Design Elements

  • 1. Select images that

are appropriate for each category.!

  • 2. Add captions in the

space provided!

  • 3. Place them on the

chart.