design elements - San Jacinto Texas Historic District

DESIGN ELEMENTS
Design Elements refer to materials, amenities, and details that refl ect local spirit, culture, history, and character.
This section includes recommendations for various elements covered by the standards including pavements,
plantings, and street furnishings that are intended to emulate the natural and cultural character of Texas
and the Historic District. As such, Design Elements should incorporate characteristics from the surrounding
District context (form, color, materials, natural history, texture, and pattern) in the design and location of
these Design Elements across the landscape.
The Design Elements are presented here as options to be used where
feasible and appropriate rather than as mandatory components of every
community and corridor. As such, the Elements represent the style and
character that such amenities should emulate. They are not intended to
remove design fl exibility but to suggest the style and character being
targeted in the District. In some cases the details and diagrams presented
here are conceptual and do not represent specifi c products off ered in the
marketplace. In other cases, specifi c products have been presented as
examples of the general desired character and style and do not represent
an endorsement or preference for a particular vendor or product.
While these practices require creative and open-minded thinking on the
part of the partners, communities, and developers working within the
San Jacinto Texas Historic District, they can be designed into not only the
corridors for which they were selected but into almost any development
area. However, it is essential that the Design Elements are examined
individually and in combination so that an appropriate and representative
aesthetic results from the design process. All designs should also consider
sight lines, distance, and safety of all users when placing landscaping and
other above-ground improvements in the right-of-way.
EPICArt along a freeway ramp.
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