Design Guidelines - Senatobia, Mississippi
Design Guidelines - Senatobia, Mississippi
Design Guidelines - Senatobia, Mississippi
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guIdelIneS for new commercIal-type BuIldIngS<br />
Successful “contemporary interpretation” of the traditional storefront,<br />
with three-part vertical & horizontal composition. See diagram at right.<br />
Successful “contemporary interpretation” of the traditional<br />
storefront separating the “display windows”<br />
with brick piers, and maintaining recessed door entry.<br />
Successful “contemporary interpretation” of the traditional<br />
storefront. This building uses a glass canopy to create<br />
the covered entry of a historic storefront canvas awning.<br />
Traditional Storefront Composition<br />
X X X<br />
Examples of inappropriate storefront alterations. From left to right: new storefront features a “colonial theme” that is<br />
stylistically inappropriate; reflective glass prohibits pedestrian interaction with the storefront; storefront has been removed<br />
entirely and covered up with incompatible wall material and columns appear undersized and “weak.”<br />
3.2.8<br />
sTorefronT<br />
The first floor of downtown<br />
commercial buildings should be<br />
primarily transparent, with a pedestrian<br />
orientation and “storefront<br />
appearance.” It should be noted<br />
that the term “storefront” does not<br />
necessarily imply that a building has<br />
a retail commercial use; storefronts<br />
are simply the parts of the building<br />
that face the street and connect with<br />
the sidewalk.<br />
The ground floor of the typical<br />
downtown <strong>Senatobia</strong> structure was<br />
designed to be what is now referred<br />
to as a “traditional” storefront or<br />
sales floor. Traditional storefront<br />
buildings were designed to provide<br />
space for two or more businesses,<br />
separated by masonry columns or<br />
piers forming distinct storefront<br />
structural bays. New buildings should<br />
continue this tradition in a contemporary<br />
manner. Examples of successful<br />
contemporary interpretations in<br />
an existing context may be seen in<br />
the photographs to the left.<br />
<strong>Guidelines</strong><br />
v The main entrance to a building<br />
should be emphasized to delineate a<br />
clear point of arrival, or entry.<br />
v Commercial storefront entries<br />
should typically be recessed and/or<br />
sheltered by a covered arcade structure,<br />
canopy or awning. This provides<br />
more area for display space, a sheltered<br />
transition area to the interior<br />
of the building and emphasizes the<br />
entrance.<br />
v As long as the traditional<br />
storefront composition (that is, “threeup-and-three<br />
across.” Vertically: bulkhead,<br />
display window & transom. Horizontally:<br />
display window, door, display window)<br />
is adhered to, a variety of building<br />
materials such as metal, wood or masonry<br />
are appropriate as the framing<br />
members for the bulkhead, storefront<br />
display windows, and transom.<br />
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