Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie
Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie
Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie
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Fine Grain Fabric<br />
Human-scaled<br />
This condition is generally found<br />
within the <strong>Urban</strong> Growth Centre.<br />
Buildings having narrow façades<br />
and which are organized in a<br />
compact manner, facing the street<br />
are referred to as having a “fine<br />
grain fabric”.<br />
Refers to the scale <strong>of</strong> development<br />
which contributes to the perception<br />
<strong>of</strong> sympathetic and proportional<br />
buildings or other features in the<br />
built environment.<br />
Low-Rise Building Refers to buildings that are four<br />
storeys in height or less.<br />
Material Treatment Refers to a design aesthetic which<br />
is either applied to the surface <strong>of</strong><br />
a street, open space, or building<br />
façade - such as concrete sidewalks<br />
or brick building façades.<br />
Mid-Rise Building Generally refers to buildings that<br />
are five to eight storeys in height.<br />
DRAFT<br />
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