FACULTY/ STAFF APARTMENT Apartments for faculty and staff are two to four stories in height. Building heights are varied to reduce massing and create visual interest, with two-story buildings typically located along street frontages and three- or four-story buildings in interior areas. TYPICAL UNIT SIZE 450 to 1,200 square foot average unit (studio to three bedroom) DENSITY 20-25 dwelling units/acre Building Placement Apartment buildings are organized on the site to create pedestrian-only zones within interior areas, such as courtyard spaces and walking passageways. Buildings are set back from one another to provide sufficient solar access as well as air and noise buffers between units. Typical setbacks range from 0 to 12 for building facades, 5 to 20 for sides, and 5 to 10 for backs. Building Frontage Entries, porches and public activity areas are located at the front of the site, facing onto the street and the public realm. Some enclosed private outdoor patios and decks also face public streets, but these areas are screened from public views with landscaping, decorative fences or walls. Arcades, awnings, stoops, and lighted entry areas also help activate the pedestrian realm and create an attractive frontage. Parking Placement Parking is located on the periphery of apartment complexes or partially structured to minimize conflicts with pedestrians. Parking is apportioned into small parking courts with sufficient landscaping to reduce solar heat gain during the day and minimize the visual impact of cars. In general, two covered or uncovered on-site parking spaces are provided for each main residential unit. Visitor parking is located along the street. 56 UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN
TYPICAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS BUILDINGS Open Space In general, each ground-floor unit is designed with its own private outdoor patio or garden space. Upper units are designed with a private outdoor deck, which is a minimum of 6 wide to allow for outdoor seating. Apartment complexes provide semi-private outdoor spaces with recreational amenities for residents, such as a pool, children s play area, picnic area, and private tennis courts. Each open space takes advantage of available sunlight, wind and weather patterns. SEMI-PUBLIC OPEN SPACE Buildings feature multiple entries along the street to create interest, convenience and activity to support a pedestrian-friendly environment. Interior courtyards also provide semi-public open space. PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Well-defined connections to human-scaled outdoor spaces are provided through the use of outdoor ground-floor patios and upper floor decks (typically sizes at a minimum of 50 square feet and 6 wide. SEMI-PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Each apartment unit has an attractive private entry area. Stoops and porches are utilized for all street-facing household entries and stairways. UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN 57
MIXED-USE HOUSING Mixed-Use Housing consists of apartment-style housing on upper floors with retail shops, commercial services, offices and civic uses on ground floors. Typical ground-floor uses include a cafe, restaurant, daycare center, laundromat, library extension, and community center. The buildings, usually two to four stories in height, create a village experience along the street and help define and enclose the street space and Village Square. TYPICAL HOUSING UNIT SIZE 450 to 1,200 square foot average unit (studio to three bedroom) DENSITY 20-25 dwelling units/acre TYPICAL GROUND-FLOOR USE SIZE 1,000 to 5,000 square foot average 75 deep, varying width Building Placement Mixed-use buildings are designed to create an urban experience along the street and fill the building site from property line to property line. Commercial and public activity uses are mostly in ground-floor spaces, with upper floors used for housing. In some cases office or retail uses may be viable on second floors. such as a specialty restaurant or cafe. Typical setbacks range from 0 to 10 for building facades, 0 to 15 for sides, and 0 to 15 for backs. Building Frontage Street frontages along mixed-use buildings are designed to activate the pedestrian environment. Outdoor seating and dining, entryways, and storefront windows open onto public sidewalks. The sidewalks are typically at least 20 wide to allow for pedestrian movement and access. Frontages are designed with street furniture, trees, attractive lighting and signage, awnings and overhangs. Upper-floor housing includes balconies, which provide more eyes on the street. Parking Placement Parking is located on the street front to the side or front, or in larger lots to the back of the commercial frontages and is designed to minimize views of parking lots and to encourage pedestrian activities along the street fronts. Parking for the Mixed-Use Center is also located in a decked parking structure east of the Community Education Center. In general, one parking space is provided in these areas for every 300 square feet of retail space and every 200 square feet of office space. In addition, parking for housing residents may also be located in ground-level or subterranean structures below mixeduse development. 58 UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN
Open Space Public-oriented open spaces in the Mixed- Use Housing area are provided along the public street and sidewalk, and also at the Village Square. Private open spaces are created in upper-floor decks, upper level courtyards, and rooftop gardens. Each open space takes advantage of available sunlight, wind and weather patterns. SEMI-PUBLIC OPEN SPACE Building entries and stairways should be designed to provide seating for outdoor, informal and neighborhood gathering and socializing. Outdoor dining areas also provide space for residents to interact and socialize with visitors to the Mixed-Use Center. PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Mixed-Use Center apartments provide connections to human-scaled outdoor spaces through the use of upper floor decks or balconies. UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN 59
STUDENT APARTMENT Student apartments typically range from three to five stories in height. Building heights are varied to reduce massing and create visual interest, and they are designed to orient toward and integrate with surrounding areas, such as the Recreation Fields, Transit Green and the student housing spine. TYPICAL UNIT SIZE 400 to 1,200 square foot average unit (studio to four bedroom) DENSITY 25-35 dwelling units/acre Building Placement Some apartment complexes are organized on the lot to create an auto-free pedestrian zone within the site, such as courtyard spaces and walking passageways. Other apartment buildings may include interior parking courts. Buildings are set back from one another to provide sufficient solar access as well as air and noise buffers between units. Typical setbacks range from 0 to 20 for building facades, 5 to 20 for sides, and 5 to 10 for backs. Building Frontage Building entries, porches, recreation rooms, offices and other public activity areas are located to the front and face onto the student housing street, Recreation Fields, Transit Green or other public areas. Front yard decks, stoops, patios, lighted entry areas and public gathering places create an attractive frontage and activate the pedestrian realm. Parking Placement Parking is located on the periphery of apartment complexes or in interior parking courts to minimize conflicts with pedestrians. Some parking for Student Housing Area I is also located in a decked parking structure east of the Community Education Center. In addition, parking is located along an east-west corridor in Student Housing Area II, just north of the Recreation Fields. Each of these areas is designed with shade and landscaping to reduce solar heat gain during the day and minimize the visual impact of cars. Using crosswalks and bulb-outs, parking is apportioned into smaller areas to avoid the presence of large, unattractive parking lots. 60 UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN
Open Space In some cases, semi-private open spaces for each building complex are created as interior courts and landscaped with outdoor seating and amenities such as barbeque pits, outdoor sun shades, and quiet plaza spaces. In other cases these amenities may be provided in areas adjacent to the apartment complex in the Recreation Fields or Transit Green. Semi-public patios are located in front yard spaces for social gatherings or events. Outdoor student activity spaces are provided in the Recreation Fields, Transit Green and Mixed-Use Center. SEMI-PUBLIC OPEN SPACE Buildings feature multiple entries along the street to create interest, convenience and activity to support a pedestrian-friendly environment. Interior courtyards also serve semi-public open space needs. SEMI-PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Each apartment has an attractive private entry. Stoops and porches are utilized for all street-facing household entries and stairways, including those at the Transit Green. PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Well-defined connections to human-scaled outdoor spaces are provided through the use of outdoor ground-floor patios and/or upper floor decks. UC DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN 61