Attachment_01_Executive_Summary.pdf

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Attachment 1 Executive Summary

26 Feb 13

Executive Summary

Shaw Air Force Base currently consists of seven clearly distinguishable districts:

· Mixed Use Central Core

· Flight Line

· Flight Line Support

· Facilities Engineering

· Residential Neighborhoods

· Wetlands/Recreational

· Electronic Warfare Range

The clear distinction of each of the districts and their precise functional adjacency presents a highly ordered and well organized environment for pursuing the base mission. Each of the districts is functionally distinct and, consequently, each district has unique physical characteristics. It is the goal of these Design Compatibility Standards to enrich the unique character of each district while promoting policies reinforcing a harmonious base-wide visual appearance.

Hence, these Design Compatibility Standards have been formulated to:

· Promote conformance with the Air Combat Command (ACC) Architectural and Interior Design Standards.

· Further the development of a base-wide “corporate image” through the creation of a base-wide “campus atmosphere.”

· Further the architectural style of the base, by establishing clear guidelines for achieving a coherent architectural style.

While a military base certainly possesses unique functional requirements (high security, munitions and fuels storage, mission training, etc.) and spatial areas (e.g. runways and hangars, weapons storage, rifle ranges), the majority of the base physical plant corresponds roughly with current developments of corporate office parks and college campuses.

The development of a “corporate image” involves visual unification of the physical elements of the base. Implementing standard wall and roof materials, standardizing the ratio of windows and walls, specifying common colors, and selecting common accessories will lend visual coherence throughout a base. Similarly, the development of a “campus atmosphere” involves overall spatial unification, i.e.

development of a clear, orderly arrangement of buildings with common relationships to the streets, to the base open space and to each other.

The development of an architectural style unique to Shaw Air Force Base, consists of broad, strong, horizontal masonry wall elements into which are inserted light, vertically oriented, elements which serve as visual landmarks as well as points of entry.

In pursuit of these overall objectives, this manual has been established to provide coordinated design criteria throughout the base. These criteria include:

· Site Design Standards

· Architectural Standards

· Interior Design Standards

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· Landscape Architecture Standards

· ACC Signage Standards

· Site Lighting Standards

· Engineering Standards.

All projects at Shaw Air Force Base must be constructed in accordance with the Shaw Design Compatibility Standards, the ACC Architectural and Interior Design Standards, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, the International Building Code, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and the Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Guidelines.