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ARCHITECTURE 3.0
Figure. - Roofincorporatescupolastoincreaseventilation
• Approved roof and dormer shapes are the following:
- Gable
- Single or multiple hip
- Double pitched roofs
- Shed roof (to be used over porch element or on outbuildings).
• Roof forms should give the appearance of broad, enveloping forms that float above the walls to help increase ventilation.
• A visible hierarchy of roof forms is to be incorporated in the overall designofindividualbuildingsaswellastheoverall“collection”of forms.Adominant“primary”roofplanewith“secondary”roof planes is preferred.
Figure.- Doublepitchroof
• Roof materials are limited to wood shingles or shakes, slate, standing seam, or corrugated metal (40 lb weight or better). Roofing design shall meet Class Four Hurricane Standards. Colors of roofs may be weathered grays and browns selected and textured to blend the building into the island landscape. Colors of metal roofs should be limited to the naturally weathering patina of the base material and not impregnated color.
• Gutters and downspouts draining water from roofs are to be designed to empty away from foundations and paved surfaces and into natural drainage systems, such as crushed rock beds, naturalized swales, or cisterns.
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