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b. Allow other non-earth tone colors as accents or
for special architectural features or details that are
subordinate to the overall building.
c. Avoid overuse of sharp or overly bright colors that
create a jarring contrast with traditional colors seen in
Healdsburg.
Building Mass and Scale
The overall size, height and form of a building and its individual
components help to determine how it is perceived, and whether
it is compatible with the neighboring context. Although a building
Use vertical and horizontal may be larger than adjacent ones, it should not be monolithic in
articulation design techniques scale or create a jarring contrast. In addition to the overall size,
to provide a human scale and to height and form of a building, the arrangement and modulation
create visual interest.
of individual building components to create a smaller perceived
mass and to establish a human scale is important. Recognizing
existing patterns in the Character Area such as varied heights,
smaller building masses and articulated façades will help a
building maintain compatibility with existing structures. The mass
and scale of a building and its elements should be designed to
reflect the patterns in a Character Area, to express a human scale
and to create visual interest.
5.48 Establish a sense of human scale in the design of a
Maintain established development
patterns through the use of similar building.
building widths along a street. a. Use vertical and horizontal articulation design techniques
to provide a human scale and to create visual interest.
b. Use materials that convey scale in their proportion, detail
and form. For example, materials applied in units help
convey a sense of scale.
5.49 Maintain established development patterns through
the use of similar building widths along the street.
a. A building should reflect the established range of
building widths that occur on a block.
b. Where a building design exceeds the traditional width,
indicate the traditional width with a change in material
or a change in wall planes.
Figure 5.14: The new building above (shown in turquoise) is out
of character because it appears much larger than the houses in the
surrounding context.
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