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Entrances Primary pedestrian entrances should be easily identifiable and attractive to pedestrians. • Design main entrances to be clearly identifiable as seen from primary driveways and drop-offs. - Entrances should be designed as contrasting areas on a building's façade. • Use building entranceways as transitions from buildings to the ground plane. Specific criteria include: - Walls, terraces, grading, and plant materials should be incorporated. - Terraces or porticos can be used to define and extend entrances. • Design secondary entrances to connect to pedestrian circulation systems. These entrances should be visible from parking areas. They may also be more subdued. Color and Materials Palette Visual continuity in major building materials is desired throughout the project area. • Use wall materials that are muted in color and have texture. Specific criteria include the following: - Natural matte textures and earth tone colors are encouraged. Textured, colored concrete may also be considered. - The use of fine textured materials, such as brick, cast stone, tile, and textured block are encouraged. Horizontally textured concrete, stucco and dark metal panels or glass spandrel panels may be suitable if used at a scale visually related to pedestrians. - Wood is not appropriate as a primary building material. • Reserve the use of strongly contrasting materials and colors for accents, such as building entrances, railings, stairs, etc. Avoid an excessive variety of façade materials. • If glass is proposed at pedestrian levels, use clear or lightly tinted low-e glass (glazing), particularly at pedestrian levels where transparency between indoor and outdoor spaces is desirable. • Select building materials that will age with grace. Avoid light colored materials that may streak, fade, stain, generate glare, or detract from the natural setting. • Glass with reflective, metallic coatings that increase glare is discouraged. • Site-cast concrete should provide effective articulation. • Large expanses of stucco visible from public areas are discouraged. Human Scale Materials Building materials manufactured in units measurable in human proportions should be used whenever possible. Materials such as brick, tile, concrete masonry units, and modular stone help people interpret the size of a building. Perceiving the scale of a building is important in terms of a pedestrian's ability to relate comfortably to it. Avoid over-scaling materials. • Use building materials that are familiar in their dimensions and can be repeated in understandable modules. • Combine building materials in modules that can be visually measured. Consider the following specific criteria: - Cast or scored concrete that gives a sense of proportion may be appropriate, as well as conventional modular materials, such as brick or stone. Avoid large, featureless surfaces.