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elements. Exterior building forms are to signal the residential character of bachelor housing. These residential images can be reinforced through the following:
a) Provide gable or similar roof shapes.
b) Limit building height to three stories unless extreme land shortage can be documented. Where three stories cannot be used, investigate using several building heights to introduce some residential qualities to the complex.
c) Bay windows may be used to change the exterior appearance from institutional to more residential.
4.23.3 Compatibility. Achieve architectural compatibility by integrating a vocabulary of scales, forms, color palettes, and materials that blend with and respect the built and natural environment. The result is a combination of facilities that compliment each other and create balance and harmony. Architectural compatibility guidelines are not intended to compromise design expression, but rather to provide a framework for the development of quality design.
4.23.4 Orientation. Orient buildings or groups of buildings with sensitivity to climatic conditions. Solar gain and prevailing winds can enhance energy conservation and affect a significant cost savings. Building placement and design should take advantage of views that are scenic, pleasant, or interesting. Designers should be sensitive to the approaches to the facility and strive to create a clear sense of arrival for newcomers. Design roof overhangs to work with sun angles to provide solar shading. This configuration is a built-in
by-product of bachelor housing that have exterior balconies. Achieve mutual shading sensitively arranging adjacent structures. Avoid excess east or west facing glass and design for maximum cross ventilation where feasible. Also consider security requirements as defined for the project by the risk evaluation. Refer to par. 2.17.
4.23.5 Human Scale. Architectural scale is defined as the comparative relationship of a structure or space to the human form. Individuals perceive a sense of personal comfort based on influences from their physical environment. Those environments that enable a person to feel comfortable and accepted as a part of the environment are considered to possess a "human" scale.
The height, form, and bulk of a building or space as well as its formal relationship to other buildings or spaces contribute
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