ARCHITECTURAL PATTERNS EXTERIOR WALL DETAILING BASE CONDITIONS To reinforce the symbolic importance of specific campus buildings that contribute to the public life of the University, an elevated base, or plinth, has been utilized to raise the ground floor of the building up above the quad. Typically, a 2’-0” plinth is used to achieve the desired effect while avoiding triggering guardrail requirements associated with steps above 30”. Plinth materials are recommended to be from the same family as the surrounding campus path material and/or the material of the building lobby which it serves (typically bluestone). Building plinth guidelines:
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24” to 30” elevated bluestone pad with 5% ramps where required
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Mount Farm Extension, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts
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Lesley University Lunder Art Center
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University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts
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