Architectural Design Standards

ADS 4.3 Four-Sided Design

ADS 4.3.1 Intent.

Buildings shall not look like they have a fake facade pasted on the front of them. Buildings shall be designed to ensure that they look like the same building on all sides. Consistent building details and proportions on all sides ensure a “four-sided” quality to a building.

ADS 4.3.2 Standard.

The design of the building shall provide consistent architectural details and avoid monotonous building massing and design. Architectural details and colors shall be consistent on all building walls.

Don’t Do This:
This building has no detailing on one wall.	This building has different details on each wall.

Do This:
This single-story commercial building has similar detailing on all visible walls.	This commercial building on a street corner has a similar level of detail on each facade.
This pad site commercial building has similar windows, material, and doorways on all four facades.	This set of mixed-use buildings has different, yet compatible, details from one section to the next; all parts of the building are equally well-detailed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901