Architectural Design Standards

September 23, 2009

ADS 5.3 Four-Sided Design

Residential
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ADS 5.3.1 Intent.

A building shall have consistent detailing on all four elevations; a building shall have consistent building details and proportions to ensure a “four-sided” architectural quality for the building.

Standard:

ADS 5.3.2 Consistent Architectural Detailing.

The design of the building shall provide consistent architectural details on all building walls. All sides of a building shall display a similar level of quality and architectural interest. The majority of a building’s architectural features and treatments shall not be restricted to a single façade.

ADS 5.3.3 Windows.

All building elevations shall contain windows.

ADS 5.3.4 Exclusions.

Duplexes (Building Tupes VII and VIII) in the City's adopted portfolio home designs shall be excluded from this standard.

Don’t Do This:

photo of a building with without windows on all sides

This building does not have a four-sided design; one building

wall has no windows and is not as detailed as the other

building wall.

photo of a building with windows on both sides but unequal in size

This building has windows on both building walls, but the quality

of detailing is unequal and the change in detailing is abrupt.

Do This:

photo of a building with consistent detailing on all sides

This building has consistent detailing on all sides.

This building has the same detailing on all building walls.

Effective on: 1/1/1901