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Downtown Revitalization I 0 0 VOLUME ONE - .. - - - - ~ ~ ~ Q Z < ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ z ~ - ,?¡ ~ 0 ~ ~ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ÞOOOOC ~ ø.c == E-4 ÞOOOOC ¡:r; Z 0 ~ N ÞOOOOC ~ ~ ÞOOOOC > ~ ~ Z ¡:r; 0 E-4 Z ¡:r; 0 ~ 00 ~ Z ÞOOOOC ~ ~ 00 ~ Z ÞOOOOC ;J Z ~ E-4 Z 0 U .. .. I I FOREWORD I The great environments and the beautiful cities, all of the wonderful places and buildings to live and work begin with a vision in the minds of their builders. Salina, in its beginning, was no different. The early founders of the city had such a vision and represented it in a unique plan that had main streets crossing to mark the city's center, and public institutions terminating these great lies to provide a framework for the city. Early builders, planners, and designers of the city's parks and public and private buildings also had visions and a desire for quality. Because they built in similar times with similar aspirations there tended to be a consistent quality and coherence to the environment. OVer time, as the community grew and diversified, some of the quality and much of the coherence in areas like Salina's Downtown eroded. In many ways, this report and the project behind it, like the recent streetscape improvements in the Downtown, are about regaining a sense of vision for Salina's center -- its Downtown. This project is an attempt to see what should and what can be. While it is ultimately about an overaU image, it is also an attempt to see such a vision as a series of incremental acts -- small and large building projects, mostly privately funded, which over time must add up to a whole. Because of this inherently incremental nature of private building, the sharing of such a vision, and leadership with vision are essential. It is our hope that the Gates and "avs report will encourage this sharing and stimulate the necessary debate and discussion for the realization of a beautiful Downtown Salina. I I I I I LleweUyn Seibold James S. jones january 1988 I I I I I I I I We would like to thank and acknowledge the support of the community of Salina, in particular, the following individuals without whose help and encouragement this project would not have been possible. The project booklets contain additional acknowledgments to the building and shop owners who have given a dimension of reality to each of the illustrative designs jerry Bua [en Bieberly Liz Carroll City Planning Offices Mary Douglass Roy Dudark Judy Ewalt Horizons 50 Ann Knowles Patrik Neustrom Martha Rhea Gary Rumsey Salina Downtown, Inc. john Shaver & Associates Brad Stuewe Paul Warden Charles Weathers t,- Wt~........,_. ':<.." .. " < . .. -~ . -- - ~ ~¡1<-..':' y. '~'" '-, ¡'. .f GA YES AND WAYS: CONTINUING SALINA.S DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION WITH PRIV ATB DBVBLOPMBNT A ~.uSAS STATEUlfIYEISITT COLLEGE OF AltCBITECI1JIE AlII D£SIGB PJlOJECT SPONSOIŒD BY THE SALINA ARI'S AlII BUIIAIIITIES COIOlISSIOX. I. COOPERATIO. WITH SALIBA DOWITOW.. I.C. YHE PROJECT WAS COIiCEIYED AlII rollD£D BY BOIIZOIIS ,G. ~ 8 f:5 ~ ..... - - - - - s~ Q.~QZ ~~....:; Ia :I ~C&:I >~z'=!S - Q"~Q I-. -~Ue,:) z ¡¡s""""c,:,~.as Q =.....~~Q~ ¡: z~~~"z!a u Q U»...:I~.....:I 5u»i"I-.I-.~QQ. c:d'i ~ ~ ¡¡s ¡¡s f: !Ë ü ~~~~ë'ë'...! 'i"~Q..~Q. -Þ.IQ~Q.Q.~=Q. - - - I I I VOLUME ONB: Introduction I Gates and Ways is a two volume report that desaibes and iUustrates ideas for continuing Salina's Downtown revitalization with private development. The report culminates a ten-week studio project for fourth-year architecture students at Kansas State University. I In this, Voluae One, an overview of the project is provided, including descriptions of the process and evolution of the project, a summary analysis of the Salina contelt, and project objectives and goals. It also describes the development of an overall strategy for restoring form and coherence to the Downtown which led to the selection or a range or projects Cor iUustrative design. The overall strategy includes guidelines identifying and reinforcing North, South, East and West Gateway Districts in the Downtown plus principles and recommendations for areas in the public realm. I I Voluae Two presents the fourteen individual designs developed by the students. These designs are intended to illustrate the potential for that specific project, and design principles that could be used in Salina for real projects in the future of similar scope and character. The range of projects includes simple facade remodelings, aimed at restoring the integrity of the building, to whoUy speculative projects for introducing new uses and activities to the Downtown. I I I I PROCESS The Gates and Ways project for Downtown Salina began in the spring of 1987 with initial discussions between Martha Rhea, BIecutive Director of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, and Professor James Jones of the Department of Architecture at Kansas State University. The generation of ideas and d~signs for business and property owners, which is the project's premise, is meant to stimulate private investment and activity, helping the revitalization of Downtown Salina already begun with the Downtown improvements. A fourth-year Architectural Studio under the direction of Professors ]ones and LleweUan Seibold has undertaken the project as a case study, with the support of a grant from Horizons 50. I I I I A forum of community leaders involved in the evolution of the Downtown briefed the class on issues and suggested possible study projects, and a Saturday De sign- In provided the opportunity for students and interested community members to meet and to discuss a wide variety of needs and aspirations. Concurrently, the students did a systematic analysis of environmental characteristics of the community as a whole and of selected scales and zones, using information gathered from historical and currents maps, plans, and documents. I I I SALINA .- :L~ I '. ~ ... In all, five distinct domains were studied -- city in the region; elements of the town's form and history; the Downtown district; buildings and their elements; and activities. The purposes of this eIamination were several fold. First, to become more familiar with the special qualities and relationships that make Salina what it is and make it function. Second, to identify missing elements in the makeup of the city -- activities or environments that would enrich life in Salina. Third, to develop a "menu" of potential projects that could serve as case studies to demonstrate new design and functional directions for the Downtown. I I I to. j. rì H , . ]--.:' I I I t. .h. I I t3J ælUIrnnJn1 - 4j - I I I _1- ,- I ~ I Following the analysis stage, a strategy was articulated to target the areas under consideration for specific case study designs. This strategy, called Gateway to Gateway, recalls the historic town plan structure of Salina and builds upon its streetscape impr vements. Four zones, each loosely clustered around an el' in or potential gateway into the Downtown, have been i e ied. Within these zones, seventeen different projects ng from simple storefront adaptations to complet structured buildings are presented as illustrative design S e of these projects are completely hypothetical; others ha e been developed with the help and guidance of the ,resent shop or uiJding owner. Each is intended to illustrate a irection for part of the Downtown. illustrative designs have been analyzed to identify a common of principles which can be used to guide future "real" pro, s Salina's Downtown. A two u report, of which this is the first, has been prepared. This' st one chronicles the process, objectives, selection of case studies, and overall principles for public and common areas. The second document present the individual illustrative designs and the principles which guided their conception for each of the targeted areas: North Gateway, South Gateway, Bast and West Gateways. r P/2.IMA/2.Y ðUILDINE. USES I . COMME~IAL I ~TAJL. 111 EAìlt.JG E51-Aßll~HME:~TS . ;)EÞ-Y/Cf IBU Sl~f;ffi EJ (. vIC I:?>U/J-DI ~'S D I :JJíWTAJ~HB~T / CUL--TU~ mJ . k)U£It-~q III ~ lEUq IOUe:;; I I I I I I I I TO FOSTER THE RESHAPING AND DIFFERENTIATION OF THE DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT. This would aHow change and Krowth to occur in an orderly way- An appropriate range of spatial types, i.e. small offices, incubator store fronts, and larger aggregations, is needed, For example, this is important for Brown Mackie College. Redundancy and linkages between elements and activities within the Downtown area, the surrounding areas, and the community must be taken into consideration. TO REINFORCE AND ACTIVATE THE PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. This can be accomplished by enclosing parking lots, providing continuous edges along pedestrian ways. and by surrounding plazas with activities. Each individual project can positively influence the public realm. Within a pattern of incremental growth, a sense of overall vision must prevail, insuring that each project 1- I I I I I I I GOALS The studio was com missioned by the Salina Arts and HumanIties CommIssion. with fundIng from HorIzons ~O. a community philanthropic group, to analyze and iUustrate private-sector activities and designs that could help complete the revitalization and rectify environmental problems in the Downtown. The studio work therefore focused on four objectives: - . . OBJECTIVES . a... -. --- "'!' ...." - . - . . - ---- ~- ::. "'1 ~, . TO INCREASE AcrlVITY THROUGH DIVERSIFYING USE. This could be accomplished with more residential, office, recreation, and civic uses, which would be built into the elisting structure of spaces. TO CREATE A STRONGER IDENTITY FOR DOWNTOWN SALINA. Although an enormous step forward has been made in this direction with the recently completed streetscape improvements, the private sector can and must add to this effort. Facade renovation, consolidation of functional areas, and restoration are clear examples. The completion and use of the new crosswalk structUres could be a joint effort between the private and public sectors. I I I I I I I I BACKGROUND n - D 0 D A preliminary presentation summariZed the class findings from the background studies and analyses. Some of the major insights and findings were: A CIVIC MINDED COMMUNITY WITH STRONG LBADERSHIP. The class was impressed by the quality and energy behind the projects undertaken by Salina, such as the community playhouse, the beautiful parks, the Bicentennial Center, the Smoky Hill River Festival, and the new Art Center now nearing completion. AN INTRIGUING AND HISTORIC CITY FORM. Salina's early plan set a form still seen today. Two major lIial streets termmate in public and educational institutions. The crossing of these two streets (Santa Fe and Iron) marks the city center, an area forming a grid of eItremely long blocks neIt to the historic mill sites. OVerall, Salina is a grid plan city pleasingJy interrupted by meandering rivers, along wbose banks eItensive city parks have been located. A DOWNTOWN IN TRANSITION. Historically the major retail center in Salina, the Downtown is now searching for its future direction. The dispersal of some or its retailing function, the trend toward suburbanization, and the relocation of tourist and transient service to the city's periphery (near 1- 70) motivated the recently completed Downtown streetscape improvements. I I _;I ~j ~ " "'". II I ~I I I I I I A NARROWING SPECfRUM OF USES/USERS IN THE CITY CENTER. It was observed that the Downtown empties after business hours and there is little in the way of nightlife, restaurants and recreation in the area. The changing retail pattern, the decline of entertainment, reaeation, lodging and housing in the immediate Downtown seem to be contributing causes. However, the variety of uses in the adjacent area, includina schools, medical facilities, churches, industry, moderate density residential, and recreation, sugaests the importance of improving linkages to the surrounding neighborhoods. A MEMORABLE ARafITBCTURB IN NEED OF RECOGNITION AND RESTORATION. There is a good stock of older buildings of architectural merit in the Downtown. Particularly impressive are the polychromatic details of many buildings, the fine ornamentation, and the eJuberant way in which the buildings meet the sky. However, the typical storefront renovation of recent years has unfortunately ignored the original design and built character. Landmark buildings form the historic focal point of the Downtown -- the recently closed Fol Theatre is an important buildina with many shared memories for Salina's residents. AN IMP~SION OF VACANCY. Because the immediate Downtown area is one-dimensional in its use -- consisting primarily of retail space u it is presently underdeveloped. Approlimately ..0 percent of the elisting buildings are under used or empty. The second floors of Downtown buildings are a particular problem; some large multi-storied buildings have been vacant for more than seventeen years. Although aesthetically and functionally desired, the streetscape improvements in their present state of completion contribute to the impression of vacancy in the Downtown. The unedged and often partially filled parking lots are uninteresting I I I I I I I I to the passerby. The continuity of the built environment is interrupted: the large gaps and undefined spaces for parking destroy the urban quality that makes the Downtown different from any other area in Salina. The new plazas, although ultimately desirable, only increase the impression of vacancy, because typically there is not enough pedestrian traffic to activate the spaces. This analysis, reinforced by comments from the community and the Downtown Architecture Committee. formed the amtelt for the class's ideas and provided a framework of objectives for achieving the project goals. Consequently, a focus for a domain of action was determined from which a group of specific projects could be identified. ~ I D I I ILJ I I CJ u D D D L_¡ PROJECT STRA TIDY Discussions with the community identified over forty potential projects. However, a need was recognized for ensuring that the selected projects covered a range of building types and activities and brought into focus the total Downtown. The Gateway to Gateway strategy that evolved recalls the importance of Salina's historic plan center at the crossing of Sante Fe and Iron. This strategy recognizes not only the need to emphasize the center by reinforcing its entry points, but the potential for integrating the new crosswalk structures as part of a gateway system. The northern and southern crosswalk structures form gates. The eastern and western gates are presently less clearly marked, but the bridge on Iron over the river aeates a threshold to the Downtown, and the United Life Building marks the entrance from the west. These gates are conceived as the focal points of zones or districts. Each district offers unique opportunities for character, functions, and building projects -- reinforcing the uniqueness of the zone is a way to build diversity. I I I I I I I I The selected projects are: I. Wards Renovation 2. Legacy and Lonas 3. Don Loader Interiors 4. Shelton's and Low's 5. Downtown Facade Study 6. Brown Mackie Col1ege 7. J .C. Penney Building 8. Aggregate Block 9. FOI Theatre 10. Midland Hotel 11. River District 12. Gateway to Gateway 13. The Plow Works D 0 ~D [b e !I I' I " ¡ I lL = 0" r = I 0-' , 11. D I 0 .q' c) r-' I , ~~ -'"' I ~ I 0 ,b"~ 'ê] [J Ö 00 ' "J - - PIOjBCT LOCATION MAP ) n DI~§I ~ I I ¡ ([]: ~ l~~ DoD- q8~ I, d,~ ¡ F= 0 = ~l J ~ ' Œ::::J I I I I I I I I DONALD E. CONNER. JR. DIANE FOJ - s. I. tENT GATEWAY TO GATEWAY Upon establishing a downtown district for the studio to concentrate on, it was realized that the area needed definition and an identity. Therefore, objectives for the downtown district were formulated. Gateways to downtown Salina had to be established on the North, South, East and West sides in order to form the boundaries for the downtown district. The existing end crosswalks were considered to be the North and SQuth gateways. The center gateway acted as a focal point, with the East and West nodes along Iron needing development or gatew~ys. After the establishment of the gateways, a continuity should evolve in the downtown district. This continuity had to be expressed mainly on a pedestrian level in order to promote walking activity in the downtown. Primarily this idea was carried out where parking areas faced streets and wrapped corners, this being the place where pedestrians lose visual interest. These parking areas needed to be "screened" in some manner, in order to promote interest to the passer-by. Activating existing plazas was another objective to consider. The plazas that have been incorporated into the fabric of the "main streets" are not being fully utilized. Interest needs to be generated in order to influence people to come to the plazas and stay awhile. Along with activating existing plazas comes the idea of naming the public plazas and alleyways. People of Salina need to associate with and identify these areas by name. I I After looking at these factors, a tying together of these objectives was implemented. An architectural detail which was, found throughout Salina served a unifying role. It could be used in signage, thresholds, crosswalks, paving of sidewalks, canopies, walls; benches and numerous other items to give continuity to the area. This detail could be altered through color, texture and emphasis on different elements to create individuality, yet similarity. The last item proposed for the downtown district was a diversisty of usage. In order to achieve a good base for the district one must start with variety. Vacant space needs to be turned into useful space that has diversity. Allowing for individuality, everthina needs to beain workinsz tov.ether in order to create continuity and see Salina as a "whole". I I I I r I I IN-fILL Of CROSS" AL[ I NAYING & SIGNING OF PUBLIC PLAZAS I AND ALLEYW A Y S -IIiPLIID- WITH DIDICA TION CBlBIiONY I PIINTID IN NB1fSPAPD I SIGNAGB: TBIOUGB BYINTS. B ISTOIJ TBIOUGB USAGB I I I DIVERSITY OF USAGE I PRES PROP. PARKS/PLAZAS 9\ 10\ TRAFFIC 15\ 15\ HIGHER EDUc. 4\ 8\ INDUSTRIAL 10\ 16\ STOREFRONT 20\ 31\ BI-LEVEL US. 16\ 18\ VACANCY 26\ 2\ I AIONOMETRIC OF DOWNTOWN DISTRICT I I I I I I I I ---.J L ..J ~-_J l nRCJ ~ GA TEW A Y5 TO THE DOWNTOWN...Mark the entry points into the Downtown with eIisting and new gateways. Develope the areas around each gateway as distinct districts in the downtown. The new crosswalk covers naturally make north and south gateways. The bridge across the river marks the east entrance and the United Life Tower marks the west. Reinforce these gates with paving patterns or other elements mark the threshold. NAME ALL PUBLIC SP ACES...Naming brings a legitimacy to places. Like the new plazas the new pedestrian alley ways need names. So do the new crosswalk covers. The names can reinforce the history of the Downtown and create more community involvement in the making of the environment. A V ARIBTY OF SIGNAGB...On the one hand more modest scale signs are needed along the main street. Signs aimed at pedestrians need to read at pedestrian scates. Awning signage, small, low projecting signs, signs painted on windows and neon and other signs behind storefront glass are appropriate. Larger signs should be flush with the building, generally restrained to the transom area, and can be made to seem a natural eItension of buildings architecture. Alleyway signage, on the other hand, should generally project, and have an active character to enhance the different scale in that area. Public information signs need a consistent format and placement through out the Downtown. As much as benchs and planters they should be a designed piece of the street furniture. I I I I I I I I ]¡lIII:IIIJr:I:J 31IiIi mITt -----1 --_J --:J -....J ~ --.-J -1.c:J -~-.:J-- -1 -"-I ~ _J...cJ...cJ ~ d -.--l ~ J ~.-J ~ ~.L_L.J.d ~ ~ J. -- ..'\ J ¡hI ],:'1 )u STREET W ALLS...The street and sidewalks are a spatial system defined largely by the building walls that make their edges. Where buildings are taken down to create parking leave gaps in the street's wall. The essential spatial character that makes Downtown is destroyed. Plus parking areas, often not full are - boring to look at and create an impression of vacancy. Maintain the continuity of street space by building screening walls around open parking areas. Plan new parking areas to fit behind buildings. And develope the street edges of parking areas with shops and stores. ~,,---- .-o~~-',---. .~,,",... ..'.."".'........'~'.'."-" "':"~"1.'. ~..J~ "., ~. \'"~.'- -- . Ii II II iii] II] !!Î WAYS FROM SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS...Greater activity is likely in the Downtown if attractive and clearly defined pedestrian ways link the Downtown to surrounding activities and neighborhoods. POROUS PLAZA BDGES...Outdoor spaces build up activity from their edges. Active edges can be created by carrying storefront windows around the corner, from main street, into the plaza; corner entrances and entrances off the plaza into shops; building galleries and overhangs around the edges. These last create natural places for vendor carts, sidewalk sales, tables out side cafes or just pleasant places to meet a friend. INFILL ART ON THE CROSSWALK STRUcrURES...The crosswalk structures need to be woven in the fabric of the com m unity. The community can take possession of these structures by infilling the structures with art, seasonal and special event decorations. This can add substance, both physically and symbolically, to the structures. PATHS WITH GOALS...Where paths change, bend or intersect, accent the event with a visible goal -- a sign board, overhead gate, three dimensional art to act as a focus and marker. For eJample, an alleyway where it connects to a plaza might have fountain or statue that terminates the intersecting &Jes of both. I I I '" I I I BRT AN to BURNS LA WRENCE MYERS I I DOWNTOWN FACADE STUDY This study investigates how individual buildings act together to aeate unified blocks within the Downtown. A district with a strong identity can be aeated by upgrading and sometimes restoring building facades. This in turn can create a pleasant and visually attractive environment for merchants and shoppers. I P ACADBS: PRINCIPLBS It GUIDBLINBS I Principles Re-establish the Downtown's identity through its architecture. Allow buildings to elpress their architectural identity. I Upgrade the physical appearance and condition of buildings. Unify buildings by establishing architectural lines that carry from one building to the nelt. I Guiden_es I Fac:ade....Remove false wood or metal fronts. Restore original window openings and vertical lines which rhythmically unify the street edge. Repair and restore original architectural details whenever possible. Remove all signaae above the transom line. I Storefr_ts....Recess portions of the storefront, especially the doorway, whenever possible. Angle the recess to create an inviting transition from street to store. The front should be oomposed primarily of clear display windows. Principal archJtecturaJ lines should carry down from the building tops to the storefront. I I I I I I I I I I [=~ ~]F, , -, ; '""'ØI. L'i ~' l ,. ~L., " '\ ('i '1 -..J 0, I /"'. DoorluuDoors should be of quality wood with large glass panels. Door openings should have a perceptible public scale by using transoms and sidelights as well as appropriately scaled hardware. Awaiql.u.Awnings should be used as much as possible to provide rolor, and a human-scaled, sheltered environment for shoppers. These should be a solid color treated canvas with a shaUow slope, and should be placed below the lower transom line. TrulO.I....These elements are an integral part of creating a visual line at the storefront level and should be restored or installed whenever possible. Use these transoms to bring light to the display areas as well as the deep interior spaces. SII..leuuProperly designed and placed, sign age will enhance the identity of the building. Signage should be on storefront windows, on doors, on small signs perpendicular to the facade (below the transom line), on small signs hung from the awnings or on transoms. Transom signs should not eJceed 50 percent of the transom area. l 1 . - 1 OJ 1 I l 1_" l ] I 1 [ I 1 l 1 1 I 1 ~ r---l 1 - 1 l 1 1 ~-~, .. . .-11 l -- j .~i +-: - l I- i 1 - - - - - - - :z: 0 - ... < > U.:I ~ CI: ~ - t CI: en - c c ~ 'IC ':[ (C - - - I: ~ ... z ~ en en 0 0 - n:::cn 1m !l:I] m rtB ,1E3 , I , : [ilJ [E" I ' ,-----,:11 ,i rr-T""'TII¡ I', LJ....I.... " , I . I a::oi - - I: ~ !¡ ~ en en 0- 0 - I ... ~ CIa 1:1:1 ... CIa :;:) 8 > , 1 b.:: QI t::cl I 0.::1 l , ~1 - j I: ~ ; ~ en Z 0 0 - - - I I PRINCIPLES It GUIDELINES: NORTH GA TBW A J I ADAPTIVE REUSE... In order to enhance the feasibility of each project, the use should be adapted to the original character and structural integrity of the building, It is best to maintain as much retail as possible at the street level. I NATURAL LIGHT AT THE CENTER Of DEEP BUILDIIIGS... Skylights and atriums are ways of introducing light at the center of deep building volumes, Relights are a traditional and useful way of distributing light from interior skylights to adjacent rooms; they promote broader and more gracious use of these interior spaces, I USE Of HIGH CEILINGS...Look for the opportunity to use the high ceiling planes of existing buildings, Most ceilings are high enough to create interesting forms, specialized lighting applications, or a means of reflecting and distributing natural light to interior spaces, Many buildings in the North Gateway area offer the opportunity to create interior spaces that are special or unique in character, I SECOIID-STORY USES...Recognize second-story spaces as an untapped resource in Downtown Salina. Promote a variety of uses such as housing, office, and retail establishments, The layout of spaces should be in keeping with considerations for appropriate privacy, maximum use, and safety I STREET ACCESS...Make use of the existing stairs from street level when possible, Elevators and additional stairs may be added that address the issues of special users and common safety Doorways should be inviting with well- executed signage Provide visual as well as physical access to second-story spaces from the street or alley, and promote the passerby's awareness of activity in these spaces I I I I PIINCIPLIS . GUIDfiLINIS: SOUTH GATBW AT I HISTORICAL LIWI:..Respond to Salina's early history and the elisting inventory of interesting older structures in the city. This linkage recognizes the positive message conveyed about Salina's Downtown by the incorporation and adaptive re-use of older structures. I IIITEIWAL SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS... Integrate spatial organization between levels and with adjacent buildings in an understandable and coherent manner. The cultu.ra1 and functional activities occurring in these spaces can be accommodated in aD. efficient and pleasing way. I SEU-ADYElTISI8G ACTIVITIES... Encou.rage di.rect views and actual displays of activity in lieu of large signaae whenever possible. The way in which human activity is ezpressed conveys a great deal about hoy buitdiJ1gs are perceived. uaBA8 fOCUS...Provide a strong visual reference point for orientation in the doyntoyn; this wi1l serve as a catalyst for overlapping realms of mind activity. inviting a tink between different age groups. I I AlUtIY AL SEOOElfCE...Create a positive and memorable ezperience through the use of visual and functional cues to d.ra.matize the moment of arrival, whether it be via the front 0.1' rear entrance. I I I PRINCIPLHS . GUIDELINHS: BAST. WBST GA TBW A IS I BISTOIICAL I8TEGIITJ...l'indows should be restored to the ori8inal pattern and style. The masonry of the facade should be restored by c1eanin8 and pointin8. GATE. A YS...£ntrances enhance the definition of places at a variety of scates. and the experience of transition from public to seJlÚ-public to private spaces can be given dearer meanin8s. Provide 8ateways to plazas. squares. courtyards. and paths. I APPIOPIIATE lIE. USES...The new uses selected for existing buildings or exterior spaces should reflect the character and image of the building's history, A rich and lively diversity will result from sensitivity to the historic inte,rity of the buildings in the area, I MATUIAL LIGBT...light wells, skylights. and windows that provide natural light are ways of insuring that spaces have a character that is desirable for a variety of human activities. I SOMMY DTUIOR SPACES...Buildin8s should mate use of adjacent elterior spaces. Outdoor activities should be well related to interior activities. The space should be "ell defined by building edges. walls. planting. and gateways. AREA YITALITY...Activities should be concentrated in specific areas in order to provide an adequate density of people to make an area seem socially aJive, A network of active places witt elist if paths between areas of activity are encouraged to develop. I I.~'II IIOQIZON~ 50 I HORIZONS, a grants program of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, makes special cultural projects happen in Salina. HORIZONS 50 is a significant funding arm of this program. Its members are people actively committed to developing the cultural potential and scope of our community. Jim and Janice Allen William R, and Jane Alsop Richard J. and Wanda Anderson Bank IV Salina, NA Mike and Mary Nell Beatty Beech Aircraft Foundation Mark and Joy Bell Larry and Marge Bengtson Mike and Eileen Berkley Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Consulting Engineers, Planners & Architects Nathan and Dorothy Butcher Ted Daughety and Laura Kelly Tom and LDu Ann Dunn Sam and Terry Evans Bob and Mary Exline First National Bank and Trust CQ Tex and Betty Fury Bill and Helen Graves Helen L. Graves James T. and Karen M, Graves Green Lantern Services Hampton, Royce, Engleman and Nelson Gory and Liz Harbin Randall and Saralyn Hardy Bob and Linda Henson Merle and Nancy Hodges Stewart and Fran Horejsi Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn Foundation I I I I Alan and Marti Kruckemyer Aubrey and Nancy Linville Bryan Lynch Family Foundation Ted and Nancy Macy Libe and Helen Martin Mr. and Mrs. L.L. McAninch McDonald's National Bank of America Denny and Betsy Peer Bill and Marynell Reece Glen and Martha Rhea Craig and Cathy Roberts Jim and Nancy Roderick Rex and Carol Romeiser Ramon and Glenda Schmidt Steve and Jeanne Sebree Ginny Sioo Mike Sioo Dr. and Mrs. David E. Smith Smoot Charitable Foundation Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Brad Stuewe and Paula Fried Don and Bette Timmel Mrs, J. J. Vanier Roger and Janet Wilbur Shelby and Ruth Willis Tom and Jan Wilson Mrs. Kenneth L. Wright The Wright-LDrenz Grain Co" Inc. Anonymous Donor