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Objectives:
– Utilize building materials that appear natural and indigenous and support the rustic northwestern architectural
vernacular.
– Combine color, texture, and form to express both structural and transparent elements
– Use colors that help buildings recede and blend into the landscape

Guidelines:
Exterior walls are to be simple, refined compositions that firmly tie the building to the site.  A minimum of two and a maximum of three exterior wall materials are to be used, with one material clearly dominant.

  • Material changes must occur at logical transitions that must occur at appropriate heights with dividing ledge stone or trim materials.
  • Material changes must occur at logical transition points.  Vertical transitions must occur at inside corners and horizontal transitions must occur at appropriate heights with dividing ledge stone or trim materials.