Page 17 - Jackson, WY Overlay Design Guidelines

BUILDING ARTICULATION
Design Intent:
A new building should reflect the scale of traditional buildings. Scale
includes not just the overall height and width of a building, but also the
sizes and proportions of building features, as they relate to each other and
to people. Building features are defined by simple vertical and horizontal
articulation techniques that establish a sense of human scale, add visual
interest, and prevent monotonous walls.

Area 1 & Area 2 Design Guidelines:
1.22 Use vertical and horizontal articulation techniques to convey a
sense of human scale in a building façade.
a. Articulation methods include:
» Using accent lines, fenestration patterns, or similar architectural
techniques to create vertical and horizontal expression lines.
» Vertical or horizontal variations in materials or color, including
transparency-to-wall patterns.
» Modest wall plane offsets, such as notches or projections (such
as columns, moldings or pilasters)
b. Providing articulation techniques in buildings is important; however
too much variation, which results in an overly busy design, is
inappropriate.

Use vertical and horizontal articulation
techniques to convey a sense of human
scale in a building façade.

Appropriate articulation techniques in this model include:

• building step down (3 to 2-story)
• change in color to define modules
• horizontal banding
• horizontal canopies
• horizontal window patterns
• upper story stepback
• wall offsets

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