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West North Shore Drive Local Historic District Guidebook <br />Page 23 <br />IV. NEW CONSTRUCTION <br />OR ADDITIONS <br />TO EXISTING <br />STRUCTURES <br />Preferred: Consider the size, scale, roof <br />lines, etc., in the design of a <br />new structure, so that it will <br />be compatible with its adja- <br />cent buildings in particular <br />and will blend with the <br />neighborhood in general. <br />New additions to existing <br />structures must be compati- <br />ble in scale, building materi- <br />als and texture to the building <br />to which the addition is <br />made. Retain as much of the <br />original structure as possible, <br />so that the addition could be <br />removed without damage to <br />the basic structure and <br />appearance of the building. <br />Prohibited: Do not use asbestos or <br />asphalt siding. Do not use <br />artificial brick or cast stone <br />siding. Do not use glass <br />brick. Structural concrete <br />block may be used only on <br />foundations for new con- <br />struction or additions. <br />Height – this is <br />a mandatory <br />criteria that <br />new buildings <br />be constructed <br />to a height <br />within 10% of the average height of existing adjacent buildings. <br />Proportion <br />of buildings’ <br />front facades – <br />the relationship <br />between the width <br />and height of the <br />front elevation of <br />the building. <br />Proportion of <br />openings within <br />the facade – the <br />relationship of width <br />to height of windows <br />and doors. <br />Rhythm of solids to <br />voids in front facade – <br />rhythm being an ordered <br />recurrent alternation <br />of strong and weak <br />elements. Moving by an <br />individual building, one <br />experiences a rhythm of <br />masses to openings.The Salem Handbook, 1977