Contextual Design on Cape Cod Design Guidelines for Large-Scale Development
Contextual Design on Cape Cod Design Guidelines for Large-scale Development Contextual Design on Cape Cod Design Guidelines for Large-scale Development An Addendum to “Designing the Future to Honor the Past: Design Guidelines for Cape Cod” Technical Bulletin 96-001 October 1, 2009 Prepared by: Cape Cod Commission 3225 Main Street, PO Box 226 Barnstable, MA 02630 A Department of Barnstable County Regional Government, Massachusetts Acknowledgments Prepared by the Cape Cod Commission Staff: Sarah Korjeff, Historic Preservation Specialist Philip Dascombe, AICP, Senior Community Design Planner Sharon Rooney, AICP, RLA, Chief Planner The Commission would like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance received from the late architect Chaunce Powers in the early development of this publication. Sincere thanks are extended to the Commission staff who assisted in the preparation of these guidelines, Nancy Hossfeld, Communications Coordina- tor, and former Commission Planner Tana Watt, and to those who volun- teered to peer review early drafts of this publication, providing constructive guidance and feedback. The peer review group included Rick Fenuccio, AIA, and Kurt Raber, AIA (Brown, Lindquist, Fenuccio and Raber Archi- tects); Grattan Gill, AIA; James Hadley, AIA (Hadley Crow Studios); David MacLean, AIA; Peter Polhemus, AIA, and John DaSilva, AIA (Polhemus Savory DaSilva Architects/Builders); Scott Pollack, AIA (Arrowstreet Inc.); and Sam Streibert, AIA (Streibert Associates). AICP: American Institute of Certified Planners RLA: Registered Landscape Architect AIA: American Institute of Architects Table of Contents Introduction 1 Contextual Development on Cape Cod 2 Siting New Development on Cape Cod 2 Redevelopment Projects 3 Influence of Existing Zoning on Site and Building Design 3 How to Use this Addendum 4 Siting Strategies 5 1.
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