ARTIC Mixed-Use District Conceptual ... - City of Anaheim

5 • Urban / Building Form
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Concentrate expensive materials, particularly when used
primarily for decoration, in areas of highest impact and
traffic.
Encourage using large areas of Low-E high performance
glass on the Transit Center building exterior to enhance
light and transparency.
Use local and regional materials (materials extracted,
processed and manufactured within 500 miles),
whenever feasible.
Consider incorporating complementary textures into
buildings to create visual interest and aesthetic appeal.
As feasible, incorporate the use of rapidly renewable
building materials and products (made from plants that
are typically harvested within a ten-year cycle or shorter).
Examples of rapidly renewable building materials
include, but are not limited to, bamboo, wool, cotton
insulation, agrifiber, linoleum, wheatboard, strawboard
and cork.
If feasible, use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
certified wood products on structures that incorporate
wood. Certification is a “seal of approval” awarded
to forest managers who adopt environmentally and
socially responsible forest management practices, and
to companies that manufacture and sell products made
from certified wood.
Subject to design approval, all colors are acceptable for
use in the ARTIC Mixed-Use District, but intense hues
are best used as accents, at key focal areas and in areas
of high visual impact.
Use colors to help orient and direct pedestrian and
vehicle traffic.
5-6 • ARTIC Mixed-Use District Conceptual Development Guideline
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Avoid using colors that are overly trendy that may
become dated quickly.
The use of concrete and other materials recycled from
the demolition of existing on-site conditions should
strongly be considered.
5.9 Ground Level Building
Design
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Clearly demarcate major pedestrian and vehicular
entrances into and out of the ARTIC Transit Center.
Ground floor commercial uses should be physically
and visually oriented toward public pathways and
gathering areas. Entrances should be easily identifiable
and should meet the pathways at the same floor level.
Raised or sunken entryways are discouraged.
Incorporate a high degree of transparency on the main
floor level (e.g., glass windows and doors) to enhance
Glass doors on the ground level to provide visual interest
March 4, 2009