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<\/a>Schedule 04 Mixed-Use Campus Approach<\/p><\/div>\n
The height and massing of buildings must be carefully\u00a0considered and situated because of the intimate scale\u00a0of the Campus, to respect the prominent heritage fabric,\u00a0and to respect the low density residential neighbourhood\u00a0context. As such, taller buildings (8+ storeys) should be\u00a0located: either in the interior of the Campus, allowing\u00a0for a transitioning down in height towards the Campus\u00a0edges, and towards existing prominent heritage buildings;\u00a0or along the major arterial roadways (18th Street and\u00a0Victoria Avenue). Opportunities for moderate building\u00a0height (4-8 storeys) can be located at key gateway\u00a0entrances into the Campus, primarily along 20th Street\u00a0where the street or back laneway provides a buffer or\u00a0transition to the neighbourhood, and where additional\u00a0height does not have an adverse affect on adjacent\u00a0buildings and open spaces.<\/p>\n
Building Scale and Massing<\/h3>\n
As in height, the scale and massing of buildings (the size\u00a0of buildings) must be designed to provide a respectful\u00a0adjacency to other buildings and open spaces so that\u00a0they do not over power other buildings, or create\u00a0uncomfortable open spaces. Buildings must be designed\u00a0and sculpted to create a comfortable, \u201chuman scale\u201d\u00a0experience in the public realm, and to allow for physical\u00a0and visual permeability through the campus. The scale\u00a0of a building needs to be balanced with the size of\u00a0surrounding or adjacent open spaces.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Precedent: Buildings that frame landmark spaces<\/p><\/div>\n
This is why it\u00a0is important to develop buildings together with new\u00a0adjacent open spaces as the campus unfolds.<\/p>\n
Human Scale<\/h3>\n
The \u201chuman scale\u201d makes reference to the experience\u00a0of the building mass in relation to the size of its users.\u00a0Buildings, and the elements that constitute their fa\u00e7ades\u00a0should have a proportion and scale that is welcoming.\u00a0For example, the relative size of a door, a window, or\u00a0a staircase should be proportioned with the scale of\u00a0users. Human scale is most important in areas that are\u00a0accessible or visible from the public realm, such as the\u00a0first few storeys of a building facing a street or an open\u00a0space.<\/p>\n
Buildings on the Campus should be visually divided into\u00a0a hierarchy of building volumes, have building frontages\u00a0that introduce a pattern of doors and windows, and have\u00a0a ground level that is transparent and animated. Of this\u00a0hierarchy, the design, use, and animation of the ground\u00a0level of buildings are the most significant in defining the\u00a0character and experience of the Campus as a welcoming\u00a0and safe pedestrian environment. Ensuring that all\u00a0buildings provide an attractive and animated face to the\u00a0open spaces and streets, especially at the ground level, is\u00a0a priority.<\/p>\n