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Section H: Building Type Character and Quality Freestanding lofts can create a strong relationship between the main floor and the street by providing entry courtyards with well-articulated entrances. Loft entries should provide visual interest through design character, lighting, and decorative detailing. Ground floor windows along pedestrian corridors shall balance visibility from residences with privacy. Second floor elevations should also include some variation to add interest within the rhythm of windows on units. Balcones and terraces and perhaps a change in the building plane should be considered between lofts to provide distinctness and spatial definition. Upper floors should use large windows to maximize views. Building tops of lofts should be stepped and terraced. Flat roof parapets should terminate with a cap or reveal and perhaps a change of material,pattern, color or form. Detailing on loft buildings should convey a high level of craftsmanship. Loft details can help merge the residential scale and quality with other building types and can be less decorative and traditional. Materials—Loft materials may be less richly decorative than other residential housing types, but quality should still be high and visually interesting. Masonry, well finished concrete, or metal may be suitable materials. Marine durable wood could also be used to help convey a warmer quality for the neighborhood. . '....I , . . ...,_ ,„v., ,.,....,. 4. '. `r rlV.,ikr r r : .c+ ,ire ..-�_ 4r!} ' ' , Mtt ll' • • ...• ... • / • • 1 . t + z 2014 Waterfront Place Central Supplemental Design Guidelines - 112 -