Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
adjacencies for compatibility with
neighboring buildings. Factors for
zoning include:
Height
Lot Occupancy
Number of Stories
Parking
Green Space
Historic District
F.A.R.
Setbacks
Use Groups
Figure 2.3
2.2.5 Historic Features
Nursing Home Care Unit at Loch Raven
Baltimore, MD
Early in the design phase, there
should be an analysis, which
determines whether there are any
historic issues. As with the zoning
analysis, the historic related issues
and features are site specific. The
impact of historic related issues
includes: finish of the exterior;
window types, colors and shapes;
roof types and slopes; color of
faade; height of facility and location
of facility. Federal, state and local
jurisdictions and related agencies
should be contacted to assure that
Figure 2.4
the guidelines in place are followed.
In Figure 2.5, the Forwood building
Aerial Photo
Washington State Veterans Home
directly affected the window shape
Retsil, WA (During Construction)
and size; the axis and shape of the
King Health Center, US Soldiers and
Airmen's Home in Washington, DC.
2.2.4 Zoning
The site plan in Figure 2.8 illustrates
the axis and geometric impact of the
Unlike many general aspects of site
Forwood building on the US Soldiers
design such as roadways and parking
and Airmen's Home.
aisles, zoning is site specific.
Preliminary plans should not advance
without performing a zoning analysis. In
the case of government-owned property,
it is important to consider the zoning and
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