Design Concepts | ENVISION FRANKLIN 93 Building Character High-activity uses, such as retail, are encouraged on the first floor, with uses such as offices and residential encouraged on second floors. Site design should integrate seamless pedestrian connectivity across the site and to other uses. New multifamily residential is encouraged within Regional Commerce to create lively, walkable neighborhoods near restaurants, shops, grocery stores, and workplaces. First floors are encouraged to have active commercial spaces, including retail, restaurants, leasing offices, and other amenities, which should be individually accessible from the street. In locations where commercial use on the first floor is not viable, multifamily units should provide individual ground floor entrances, stoops or front porches, and pedestrian connections to the street or to a drive resembling a street. Multifamily buildings are encouraged to have urban form and be part of a connected and master-planned site. Conventional garden-style apartments are not supported in this location. Buildings should engage and define the street edge with landscaping, wide sidewalks, and street furnishings to allow for safe and comfortable movement of pedestrians. Street furnishings may include a combination of pedestrian seating, movable tables, planters, pedestrian-scaled light fixtures, artwork or decorative paving, waste receptacles, bike racks, and other street furnishings. Generally, buildings should have a primary entry identity that defines the visual character of the building, and it should be oriented toward the primary street. Buildings may have additional primary entrances, which should be oriented to a secondary street, internal drive that resembles a street, or prominent public space. Buildings should possess a tangible and distinct design quality not only at a distance but also up close. All building walls should employ massing variation, modulation, horizontal and vertical articulation, and architectural detailing to break down the overall scale of a building. Each wall should include materials and design characteristics consistent with those on the front. The effect of a single, long, or massive wall with no relation to human scale is not acceptable. The choice of materials and texture has great visual significance and can affect the long-term appearance and maintenance of the built environment. High-quality and long-lasting materials that offer texture and avoid monotonous surfaces are encouraged, and the look and dimension of these material elements should relate to human scale. REGIONAL COMMERCE
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