Frederick Community College Facilities Master Plan Chapter 6 Proposed Campus Development 6-F-2 May, 2023 internal functions and purpose. A performing arts building can project the idea of performing arts; an athletics building may offer hints to the contained spaces like a competition gym; and a biotechnology building façade can reflect the advanced studies taking place within. Due to the limited available land of the campus, multi-story buildings with smaller footprints may be more welcome than if the same volume were to be contained within a shorter, sprawling building. Generally, the campus development plan anticipates buildings of up to three floors, and the consultant team views three floors as a comfortable limit for the future campus buildings. Often, the ground floor size is larger than upper levels due to programmatic and functional relationship considerations. In another scenario, a future building may incorporate a parking level below grade, possibly connected to an adjacent parking structure. Generally, if brick is used in the exterior façade, it should match the brick masonry of the existing buildings. If sloped roofs are part of the design, the standing seam roofing featured in existing buildings should be considered. Glazing systems may include expanses of curtainwall or storefront and should facilitate views into the building and to the exterior from within, unless, for example, strategies for sun shading such as fritted glass are employed for certain areas. Building entrances should be logically located relative to interior circulation, other proximate buildings, pedestrian ways, and parking. Loading docks and mechanical equipment should always be screened or preferably hidden from view. Building signage should follow the design and size range of the signage of existing buildings. Landscaping, Hardscape, Site Furnishings, Site Lighting Acknowledging the care that the College’s grounds crews have given the campus during the time FCC has occupied its Opossumtown Pike location, this report suggests building on that attention to quality, while at the same time providing opportunities for further campus beautification, cost-savings through selective landscaping, and investing in environmentally friendly strategies such as improving storm water filtration and quality, reducing the ‘heat island’ effect of hard surfaces, and restoring habitat for wildlife. Several strategies are addressed in Section 6G Sustainability of this report. Complementing this approach is prioritization of the pedestrian experience, providing safe and pleasant routes to move to destinations from most any point of origination such as parking or other buildings, and enhancing opportunities for chance encounters among the FCC community. Accomplishment of the above presumes a commitment to improving ‘the spaces outside the buildings’ by way of planning, design, and
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