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• 06.28.2018

BEST PRACTICES IN BUILDING ARTICULATION
In addition to designing a new building to reflect the mass and scale of the neighboring historic buildings, a new
building should be articulated to fit within the scale of the surrounding historic context. Vertical and horizontal wall
articulation are appropriate as they reduce the impact of long and tall side walls. Articulating a roof through the
use of dormers and changes in roof planes may also be appropriate.

ONE AND A HALF STORY, WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ARTICULATION
This building reflects a similar mass and scale to the neighboring historic buildings. To help break up the mass,
the wall plane is offset and the height steps down to one story. The dormer also provides some articulation as it
breaks up the roof plane.

ONE AND A HALF STORY, WITH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ARTICULATION
This new one and a half story building reflects a similar mass and scale to historic building forms located in the
historic district. To help break up the mass, the wall plane is offset and the height steps down at the midpoint of the
building mass.

TWO-STORY WITH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ARTICULATION
This new two-story building reflects a similar mass and scale to historic building forms located in the historic
district. To help break up the mass, the wall plane is offset and a one and a half story building mass projects from
the front wall plane and a one story mass projects from the rear wall plane.

CHAPTER 8 • BEST PRACTICES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION • ADVISORY 91