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1. Distinguish the foundation from the rest of the structure through the <br />use of different materials, patterns, or textures. <br />2. Respect the height, contrast of materials, and textures of foundations <br />on surrounding historic buildings. <br />L. Materials and Textures <br />1. Large-scale, multi -lot buildings whose primary facades have been <br />divided into different bays and planes to relate to existing neighboring <br />buildings can have varied materials, shades, and textures. <br />M. Color <br />1. The selection and use of colors for a new building should be coordinated <br />and compatible with adjacent buildings. Various traditional shades of <br />brick red, white, yellow, tan green, or gray are appropriate. Non- <br />traditional color schemes may be acceptable in exceptional and <br />tastefully executed designs. <br />2. For more information on colors traditionally used on historic structures <br />and the placement of color on a building see the guidelines for <br />residential and commercial rehabilitation. <br />•N. Architectural Details and Decorative Features <br />The details and decoration of Charlottesville's historic buildings vary <br />tremendously with the different styles, periods and types. <br />Such details include cornices, roof overhangs, chimneys, lintels, sills, <br />brackets, brick patterns, shutters, and entrance decoration and porch <br />elements. The important factor to recognize is that many of the older <br />buildings in the districts have decoration and noticeable details. Also many of <br />the buildings were simply constructed, often without architect and on limited <br />budgets that precluded costly specialized building features. <br />At the same time, some of Charlottesville's most recent commercial historic <br />structures have minimal architectural decoration. It is a challenge to create <br />new designs that use historic details successfully. One extreme is to simply <br />copy the complete design of a historic building and the other is to "paste on" <br />historic details on a modern unadorned design. Neither solution is <br />appropriate for designing architecture that relates to its historic context and <br />yet still reads as a contemporary building. More successful new buildings <br />may take their clues from historic images and reintroduce and reinterpret <br />designs of traditional decorative elements. <br />Design Review Guidelines Page 9 of 14 <br />