design elements - San Jacinto Texas Historic District

Project Stars sites require additional att ention
and investment to enhance the site with a
historically and culturally relevant landscape,
site furnishings, vegetation, and other
amenities. The images on this page, from
Harris County Precinct 2 Project Stars Icon
Design and Guidelines (2008), illustrate a
design concept for Independence Plaza (below
left and opposite page) and Juan Seguin Park.
The depicted concept includes soft and hard
landscape elements, pedestrian amenities,
and other elements complimentary to those
included in this document.
More specifi c landscape and site details can
be incorporated into these concepts using the
Corridor Standards Design Elements and Best
Practices, such as.
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Enhance the planting zones with a selection
from the recommended trees, shrubs,
groundcover, and other vegetation to evoke
a naturalistic Texas landscape.
Include appropriate street, pedestrian, and
accent lighting to highlight pedestrian ways,
historic markers, and other elements.
Incorporate brick pavers into pedestrian
crosswalks, permeable pavers into parking
areas, and fencing to help guide and protect
patrons of these sites.
Independence Plaza concept (Harris County Precinct 2 Project Stars Icon Design and Guidelines, 2008). Juan Seguin Park concept (Harris County Precinct 2 Project Stars Icon Design and Guidelines, 2008).
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