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City of Roseville MN Twin Lakes Design Checrdisrs - DRAFT ESTABLISHING A STRONG PUBLIC REALM: A list of Urban Design Principles 10 ensure Livability, Walkability and Suslainability. Revised: December 19, 2002 o 6. MAXIMIZE NATURAL LIGHT - Buildings will maximize the use of natural light and southern exposure, especially along exterior walkways and entry points. o 7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Buildings will be outfitted with the latest up- grad able infonnation technology infrastructure. o 8. SUSTAINABLE - Buildings will employ environmentally sustainable design and construction standards. o 9. SHEDDING WATER - Buildings will handle, store, and clean stonn water on the site in a slow and diffuse manner, or collectively with adjacent buildings in a subregional retention area that doubles as public amenity, consistent with Rice Creek Watershed District standards. Such innovative techniques for treatment of water include roof gardens, rain gardens, swales and under paved surface piping and storage. o 10. STYLE: BACKGROUND VS. LANDMARK BUILDINGS- . Background buildings are designed to fit the context that they are in. often participating with other buildings to fonn spaces or 'places' and thus attempt to call less attention to themselves in order to support. Traditional row houses, shop front and mixed use buildings are background buildings. . Landmark buildings are set alone in space. These buildings separate themselves physically and visually from the context that they are in. Churches, civic and prominent commercial or workplace/industrial headquarters are examples of appropriate Landmark buildings. Most background buildings employ architectural styles that reflect the building context, design character, proportions and rh~thms of the region's best architecture, while also recognizing and responding to the region's unique climate. In other words background building style and expression should come second to function, usefulness and durability. An exception can be made for more public, civic, or headquarters buildings ("Landmark" buildings), which deserve special treatment with regards to self expression and design as they create landmark sites and are often a visual focus. o 11. MECHANICAL SCREENING - Roofmounted service equipment will be screened from view at all times. Screening used will ensure the roofscapes and screening materials or parapet is an integral part of the design of the building with respect to fonn, materials and color. o 12. GENERAL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS - Priority will be given to attractive landscape design in the following areas: . Entrances to the site . Focal points within the site . Front yards and exposed exterior side yards and building faces . Buffers and transitions between sites . Parking areas A A. @ 2002 CharretteCenter.com Inc. ~~