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AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SPECIFIC PLAN

Design Guid

Entry

The entries to residential buildings should be designedso that they are recognized from close adjacent

exterior spaces as opposed to being identified from agreat distance away. The way finding element of

the entry should not draw the masses to the entry, butprimarily the residents. The entry should be clear glassstorefront with building identification on an adjacent

sidelight.

Building Color

The exterior colors are to be any combination of greys,off-whites, and beiges. Accent colors can be utilizedbut should be limited to 10 percent of any one

elevation.

Fenestration

The windows should be residential in a ppeamaking the most of view opportunities, natural lig

and ventilation.

California State Polytechnic University: Exterior design

Azusa Pacific University: Building forms and colors

Pomona College: Building entry

Residential buildings should be designed with one entry

point. Exits required for each facility should functionfor emergency entry and exit only, maintaining themain entry as the only entr y.

Materials

The residential buildings should continue to use concreteblock, plaster, concrete tile roofing, and glass as its

primary materials. The buildings are to make use of acombination of these materials, and never one material

solely. The materials will be used as a branding tool,to bring consistency to the residential facilities.

Azusa Pacific University: Building materials

California Institute of Technology: Fenestration

California Institute of Technology: Fenestration

Room Size

The University shall provide a minimum of 100 sfeet per bed for each resident of a student ho

facility.


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Building Entries

The landscape and site design should help define the

major building entrance(s) and enhance its functionality.

Weather protection from rain, sun, andwind should be provided by the buildingand landscaping elements.

The building entrance(s) should be clearlyidentifiable to assist wayfinding.

Seating and gathering opportunitieslocated next to entrances should beprovided, and should be sized to

accommodate groups expected at classchanges or special events.

Bicycle parking and disabled access shouldbe provided.

Service Areas

Service areas (including service entrances,loading docks, trash enclosures, etc.) willnot be readily visible to the public.

Service areas will be screened by a fenceor wall, designed to be visually compatiblewith other site improvements.

Service areas will be located to minimizenegative impacts (noise, visual, vibration,

dust, etc.) upon adjacent uses.

Trash enclosures should be located in theservice areas.

They should have articulated forms, utilizinstraight and rectangular shapes as well curved dynamic forms.

Building forms should be articulated bvarying roof heights and wall planes. Lounarticulated walls (400 feet and greateand roof planes shall not be permitted.

The functions of the spaces within tbuilding should be clearly articulated to texterior design.

The use of exterior space within buildinsuch as decks and atriums should bconsidered important.

California State Polytechnic University: Building entry

Azusa Pacific University: Building form

6.2.2.3 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

Form

Academic/administrative buildings shouldstand out from other buildings on campus.

They should be designed as public buildingsand sited in such a way as to drawattention, utilizing a higher level ofarchitectural design than other buildings oncampus.

California Institute of Technology: Building form

Azusa Pacific University: Building form


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Design Guidelines

Entry

The entry should be designed so that it canbe recognized from a considerable

distance.

The entry should be designed using buildingmassing and form.

The way finding element of the entry

should draw the public to the entry.

The entry should be clear glass storefrontwith pedestrian building identification onan adjacent sidelight.

Fenestration

The windows should make the most of viewopportunit ies, natural lighting andventilation.

Glass should be low-E coated clear glass.

Frames are to be clear anodized aluminum

storefront.

Azusa Pacific University: Building materials

Azusa Pacific University: Building materialsAzusa Pacific University: Building entry

Azusa Pacific University: Building entry entry

Materials

The academic and administrative buildingsshould continue to use cast-in-place

concrete, concrete block, plaster, Cal-Wall, and glass as its primary materials.

The buildings will make use of acombination of these materials.

The materials will be used as a brandingtool, to bring consistency to the academicand administrative buildings at bothcampuses.

Azusa Pacific University: Building fenestration




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6.2.3 Physical Education/Athletic Design

Guidelines

6.2.3.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT

Physical education, as an instrument of the community

cornerstone, is a bridge between the University andthe community of Azusa. This bridge should be a basisfor urban design as well as building design, keeping

under consideration that physical education/athleticsis an important venue for interaction between the

community of Azusa and the University.

These Design Guidelines have been prepared to

a comprehensive implementation of the develoof physical education/athletic facilities througho

APU campuses. The purposes of the Guidelines follows:

To establish a network of desigparameters that will be applied development and design of facilities withthe physical education zones

To enhance landscape and architecturfeatures of the physical education areand their buildings that promote safety asecurity in a college environment

Azusa Pacific University: Building color

California Institute of Technology: Building color

University of Redlands: Football stadium

Azusa Pacific University: Building color

Exterior Colors

The exterior colors are to be natural/sealed gray concrete, factory finishedconcrete block, and painted plaster.

The colors should be selected to bestcomplement the functions within thebuildings.


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To unify the physical education/athleticareas through consistency in landscapingand architectural character, scale, openspace, and pedestrian access

6.2.3.2 SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES

Overall Concept

The overall planning concept within the PhysicalEducation Zones is based upon the use of athletics as a

bridge between APU and the community of Azusa, aswell as facilitating relationships with other institutions.

To achieve this balance harmoniously, a variety of site

planning factors are considered.

General Site Design

The locations and use of the athleticstadiums and fields should be locatedadjacent to community entry pointswhenever possible and should be obviousand easily found by the public.

Paseos and plazas should complement andhelp define the public entry and gatheringspaces for these uses. They should belocated for easy access to the communityof Azusa and should be enclosed to adegree that allows APU Campus Safetyeasy control and policing of the spaceduring events, as well as during normal use.

Landscaping should complement the athletic

stadiums massing.

Hardscaping should accommodate thenatural gathering at the entrances of thefacilities and playing fields.

Lighting and light fixtures should be usedas an integral component of designing asense of place, directing athleticparticipants and spectators to the stadiums

and playing fields, and providing safetyand security.

Setback and Orientation

The stadiums and other facilities should beoriented per National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) recommendations forplaying fields.

The setbacks will be set as discussed section5.3.1 of this Specific Plan.

Landscaping should be provided aroundthe stadiums and playing fields as a wayof directing sport participants andspectators to the designated entries of thefacilities.

University of Redlands: Fencing and landscaping

around playing fields

University of San Diego: Public entry and gathering


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Football

The football stadium should be designed for 4,500seats. It will have lighting for night games as required

by NCAA standards. The football stadium can have,as part of its design, a large-screen viewing monitornot to exceed 40 feet in length and 20 feet in width,

located a maximum of 10 feet off the grade directlyover the exterior fencing past the end zone side of the

track. The football stadium could include an NCAAapproved track as well as all required apparatus fortrack and field events.

6.2.3.6 PLAY FIELDS

Soccer

The soccer field will have freestanding aluminum

bleachers, designed for a minimum of 850 seats. The

bleachers could accommodate athletic equipmentstorage below them. It will have lighting for night

games as required by NCAA standards.

Softball

The softball field currently exists and has lighting andbleachers. Any future improvements will be made asrequired by NCAA standards.

6.2.3.7 COURT AND POOL DESIGN

Tennis

The tennis courts are to be designed per NCAA

standards. Each court will have 20-foot-tall chain-linkfencing with wind netting. The courts will each have

lighting for night games as required by NCAAstandards. A maximum of two courts will have low-bleacher seating, accommodating a number of people

not to exceed 500. Seating should be freestandingaluminum bleachers.

University of Redlands: Stadium signage

Citrus College: Tennis court

University of Redlands: Playing fields

Pool

The pool will be designed per NCAA standards for

swimming and water polo. The filtration system will belocated away from public spaces. The pool is to be

located to allow public use during the off season.

Showers and bathrooms will be provided in closeproximity to the pool area.


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6.2.3.8 ANCILLARY BUILDING

Components of the Building

The ancillary buildings will complement the stadium andathletic venues and will be located adjacent to these

functions. They will be permitted to house classrooms,storage, offices, team rooms, concessions, toilets/ locker

rooms, and training rooms.

Citrus College: Campus swimming pool

University of Redlands: Entry to physical education facilities

Materials

Physical Education ancillary buildings are to beconstructed of cast- in-place concrete, concrete masonry,

or a combination of the two.

Height

These buildings will be two stories maximum, not to

exceed 75 feet to accommodate seating.

Entry

The concessions and toilet functions of the building areto be well defined for use by the public with direct

access off the plaza/paseo. All other components areto be designed for more private access by the studentsand athletes.


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Public Edge Open Space

Public edge open spaces are linear open strips at theUniversitys interface with major public thoroughfares

including: Alosta Avenue, Citrus Avenue, and Foothill

Boulevard. These spaces are intended to create anattractive public edge to the campus and to relate thecampus to the surrounding community.

The landscaping and site design for publicedge open space should incorporatepositive features which buffer the campusfrom its neighbors where needed, whilemitigating possible nuisance impacts suchas noise and spillover lighting.

The public edge open space should beheavily landscaped screen treatment withtrees and shrubs, to be used as a screentreatment with a permanent wall or screenfencing as needed.

University of California, Los Angeles: General open space

California State Polytechnic University:

General open space and walkways

University of California, Los Angeles:

Public edge landscaping

Pomona College: Campus entrance and landscaping

Property Line Buffers

These buffering areas are located at the bou

lines between the campus and adjacent priv

owned parcels.

Landscape and site design of property libuffers will provide separations betweuses or activities where required.

Common buffer treatments will includlandscape strips, walls and fencing, plantboxes, fencing, and berms.

The landscaping of the property li

buffers will be wide enough to providevisual separation and should include treand shrubs, and permanent wall or screfencing.

The design and landscaping of tproperty line buffers will control aspillover lighting.


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Athletics

These areas correspond to the land use areas identifiedas Physical Education/Athletics in the Land Use Plan

and contain outdoor athletic fields and facilities.


Footprints of new buildings and additionsto existing buildings should be designed torefine, enhance and perpetuate thequadrangle tradition wherever possible.

6.2.5 Circulation/Parking and Services Areas

Design Guidelines

6.2.5.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT

APU has adopted a policy that the design of all

circulation routes and parking areas should reflect goodtraffic engineering design practice to enhance the

safety of users during circulation and parking. Fullbuild-out to the maximum allowable developmentunder the Specific Plan would generate a significant

increase in people and vehicles destined to the SpecificPlan area. To facilitate efficient circulation to, from,

and within the Specific Plan area, the following goals

are established:

Provide a multimodal transportation systemin the Specific Plan area, so people willnot need to rely on automobiles to meettheir travel needs.

Create a pedestrian friendly environment,so that trips within the Specific Plan areacan be made on foot.

University of California, Los Angeles: Design elements of circulation

In order to keep the campus a safe andsecure place, special attention should bepaid to the avoidance of blind spots, hidingplaces or hidden niches along pedestrian

paths and in public spaces.

Adequate lighting and signage should beprovided throughout campus along allpedestrian paths and open space areas.

Create a bicycle friendly environment, sothat trips within the Specific Plan area canmade by bicycle.

Significantly improve transit service to andwithin the Specific Plan area to decreaseautomobile trips.


Overall Concept

Successful university circulation will unify the campuses

through consistency in pedestrian and vehicular links.

Thus, the overall concept fundamentally defines thestreetscape character of the major interfaces betweenAPU and the community.

Exhibit 6A through 6E show the landscaping design

for various circulation routes.

EXHIBIT 6A ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE SECTIONCAMPUS PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY

MEDIUM-LARGE

ACCENT TREE

GATE/FENCE PER SECTION

LARGE SPECIALIZED

OR ACCENT TREE


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EXHIBIT 6B ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE SECTIONCAMPUS VEHICULAR ENTRYGATE/FENCE PER SECTION

CAMPUS

IDENTIFICATION

MONUMENT

MEDIUM-LARGE ACCENT TREE

EXHIBIT 6C ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE SECTIONPEDESTRIAN PATHWAY EXHIBIT 6D ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE SECTION

LANDSCAPE BUFFER AT CAMPUS PERIMETER/SERVICE ROAD

PATH WITH

CONCRETE

CURB

MEDIUM-LARGE TREES

LOW SHRUBS/

SPECIALTY GRASSESLAWN

LARGE SHRUBS

AND SMALL TREES ASPHALT PAVING

WITH CONCRETE CURB

SPECIALIZED

ENVIRONMENTAL

ENHANCED TREES

FENCE/SCREEN AT

PROPERTY LINE PER

SECTION

MEDIUM-LARGE

SHRUBS


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Soften and/or screen undesirable featuresin the environment

Conserve human and natural resources

Create a diverse and attractiveassemblage of trees on both the East andWest campuses

The following exhibits illustrate general landscape

approaches for the design of important features ofthe APU East and West Campuses.

Service Structure Guidelines

Service and maintenance facilities shall beintegrated with the architectural design ofthe campus in terms scale, materials, andappearance.

Specific design elements should integrateservice facilities with the campus and toneighboring land uses. These elements mayinclude the following:

Intensive planting of screening trees

and planting around the exterior ofthe structure

Use of exterior buildings materialsand colors similar to those in adjacentbuildings

EAST CAMPUS

WEST CAMPUS

6.3 LANDSCAPE DESIGN

GUIDELINES

The physical appearance of the campus will beenhanced by the open spaces and related landscape

and hardscape features. The purpose of the LandscapeDesign Guidelines is to create well-conceivedlandscape and hardscape designs that:

Unify, accentuate, and focus attention onbuildings and/or various features of thecampus

Bring human scale to the environment asexperienced by pedestrians

Introduce elements of natural beauty asexpressed in plants, trees, rocks, water,and other natural materials into the campusenvironment

Reduce the visual impact of automobilesand parking facilities

6.3.1 General Guidelines for Landscape D

Large open areas, quadrangles and courtyardswhere possible and appropriate, be depress

provide storm water detention basins and storm infiltration areas. This depression should not be aor create a significant change in elevation and

comply with ADA (Americans with Disabilitiestandards for accessibility (refer to Section

appropriate locations for storm water detention and storm water inf iltration areas).

6.3.2 Landscape Concepts for Major Subar

Exhibits 6F through 6L illustrate general landapproaches for the design of important featuthe APU East and West Campuses. Exhibit 6A isplan indicating the locations and places whe

design approaches should be considered.

EXHIBIT 6F LANDSCAPE DETAILS KEY PLANWEST AND EAST CAMPUS


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CAMPUS-WIDE TREES

ACCENT

TREESHARTWIG CHAPEL

SPECIALTY

PAVING

PAVING WITH CURB

WATER FEATURE

PAVING WITH NO CURB

LAWN

LOW ACCENT TREE

EXISTING/PROPOSED STREET TREES

ACCENT OR CAMPUS-WIDE TREES

RELOCATED CHAPEL

STRUCTURE

PAVING WITHCONCRETE CURB

LAWNEXISTING TREES

WILDEN HALL

RONALD CENTER

EXHIBIT 6H ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANEAST CAMPUS REFERENCE 2EXHIBIT 6G ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANEAST CAMPUS REFERENCE 1


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LITTLE DALTON

FOUNDATION PLANTINGSHRUBS/

SMALL TREES

PATHWAY

WASH

CITRUSAVENUE

CHAPEL YARD PLAZA/SPECIALTY PAVING

CONCRETE/LAWN STEPS

ENHANCED PAVING WITH CONCRETE CURB

BOLLARDS

ENHANCE PAVINGPAVING WITH

CONCRETE CURBPEDESTRIAN

GATE

CAMPUS ENTRY

LAWN

WATER FEATURE

BUILDING 1

MARY HILL CENTER

LAWN

BUILDING 1

MEDIUM-LARGE EVERGREEN-ACCENTTREES WITH GATES

BOLLARDS

ENHANCED

WITH CON

CENTRAL WATER FEATUREWITH APU MONUMENT

LOW SHRUB

ME

SHR

EXIS

COL

ENHANCED PAVING

ASPHALT PAVING WITH

CONCRETE CURB

BERM

SPECIALTY PAVING

WITH CONE CURB

FELIX EVENT CENTER

EXHIBIT 6I ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANEAST CAMPUS REFERENCE 3 EXHIBIT 6J ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANWEST CAMPUS REFERENCE 4

PAVING

CONCR


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6.4 GRADING

Open areas where flat grades are

required, such as at sports fields, shouldbe depressed where possible to provideon-site stormwater holding/infiltrationbasins.

Two graded benches should be providedin the West Campus area immediately westof the Event Center. The upper of thebenches should be a flat pad containingthe large baseball diamond. The lower ofthe benches should be a gently sloping padto contain the new buildings between

6.3.4.6 HARDSCAPE MATERIALS

Hardscape materials for the APU campus will bepredominantly used as paving for pedestrian walks,plazas and entries as well as for vehicular circulation

and service areas. Various hardscape materials willbe used for planters, built-in bench seating, water

features, and monuments. The predominant materialfor pedestrian-oriented facilities will be concrete withspecial paving used at campus entries, for important

pedestrian open spaces, and as an accent addition toconcrete at selected pedestrian areas needing visual

focus or enhancement.

Specialized pavers to be used in the campus

environment will be chosen from the following list:

Special-finished concrete

Integral-colored patterned concrete

Interlocking concrete pavers

Tile

Masonry

Stone

In addition, the following guidelines apply to theselection and use of hardscpae materials on the APUcampus.

Enhanced paving materials will be used at

all major site entries into the campus.

A standard paving material and pavingdesign shall be established for eachpaving condition including all majorpedestrian and vehicular entries into thecampuses.

Materials and design for each pavingcondition will be used consistently

throughout the East and West campuses toestablish APU identity and unity betweenthe campuses.

Enhanced paving materials shall meetAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)surface friction safety standards.

University of California, Los Angeles: Hardscape and pedetrian malls

Pomona College: Hardscape and pedestrian malls

Foothill Avenue and the large baseballdiamond. The currently sloping ground,which is the proposed location of the largebaseball diamond must be essentially flat.This flat area can be created through usingretaining walls, or by creating sloped areasat a maximum of 2:1 rise to run, north andsouth of the new baseball diamond.

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EAST CAMPUS

WEST CAMPUS

6.5 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Lighting, like signage and site furniture, is a componentof the Universitys physical development that contributes

to campus identity, safety, and enhances the campusambiance.

Lighting systems within each campus will provide

illumination for campus entries, parking areas, andpedestrian areas. Exhibit 6L identifies three types ofcampus lighting: Entry and Vehicular Lighting,

Pedestrian Lighting, and Perimeter Lighting.

EXHIBIT 6L SPECIALTY LIGHTING ZONESWEST AND EAST CAMPUS

6.5.1 General Lighting Standards

The University standards for lighting needs within all

public areas of the East and West campuses shouldrecognize the following guidelines:

The types of lighting fixtures chosen willinclude but not be limited to the followinglighting types:

Pedestrian path lighting

Accent lighting

Building lighting

Lighting at perimeter streets

Surface parking lighting

University entry lighting

Internal road lighting


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Special gateways into interior courtyardsor special inspirational spaces withinResidential Zones can be separated frompublic spaces with walls and gatesconstructed of masonry or concrete.

Openings in such gateways should remainunlocked.

Pomona College: Campus gateways

Pomona College: Interior fencing

Azusa Pacific University: Typical pathway directory sign

6.7 SERVICE AREAS

Service areas (including service entrances,

loading docks, trash enclosures) should notbe readily visible to the public.

Service areas should be screened by afence or wall, designed to be visuallycompatible with other site improvements.

Service areas should be located to minimizenegative impacts (noise, odor, visual,vibration, dust, etc.) upon adjacentresidential uses.

All buildings and facilities are to providetrash enclosures, constructed of masonry orconcrete, and located adjacent to eachresidential building.

6.8 IRRIGATION

Irrigation for all planting shall be designedfor water conservation yet adequate forthe maintenance and establishment of allplant material.

The irrigation system shall be capable ofoperating automatically by incorporatingan electric controller and low voltageelectric remote control values.

Irrigation shall use recycled water ifavailable.

The irrigation system shall be in compliancewith the Water Conservation Act.

6.9 SIGNAGE

6.9.1 Signage Types

The signage design guidelines regulate those signs that

are visible to public.

The APU signage plan primarily consists of four sign

types that form a hierarchy of way finding markers atimportant points within the campus: institutional identity/entry signs, campus directories, pathway directional

signs, and building identification signs. All new signageshall utilize to the standard university font (Helvetica),

color, and logo.

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Azusa Pacific University: Building entrance

Azusa Pacific University: Campus entry signage

Helvetica Black: Exterior signage seen fromoff campus (e.g., Munson Chapel).

Helvetica Bold: Exterior signage seen fromon campus (e.g., Marshburn Library).

Helvetica Regular: Directional signage oncampus.

Helvetica Oblique: Oblique (italic); usuallyreserved for athletics.

The existing Foothill Drive-in Theater marquee will bereconstructed and maintained in its current location.

6.9.2 Signage Locations

Institutional identity/entry signs: These signsshould be located adjacent to the publicstreets. Existing signs will be retained andaugmented by new signs to be constructedin support of the new campus facilities andoccupancy. In most existing cases these signsare white concrete monument signs thatdisplay the red APU logo with black raisedmetal lettering stating Azusa Pacific

University. In several cases these signs areset within a small bed of river rock; in othercases they are augmented by landscape.

Campus Directories: Campus directoriesshall be located at key pedestrian entriesand/or decision points on campuspathways. Separate student housingdirectories within the distinct student housingareas of both the East and West campuseswill help orient students and visitors whenentering those areas. Other importantlocations for campus directories would beat the key pathways leading from majorsurface parking and/or parking structures.Electronic kiosks may also be used ascampus directories and electronicinformation centers.

Pathway Directional Signs: Pathwaydirectional signs indicate general directions

to major buildings and campus facilities.

Building Identification Signs: Buildingidentification signs will be located onbuilding walls. These signs are to besecondary communication devices in theoverall campus environment in visualbalance with building and landscapecolors and materials. The lettering will beback-lit Helvetica Black with letters 12

inches to 36 inches high.

Specialty Signs: The University will installtwo electronic bulletin board type signs,one located on each campus. The signs willbe for university identity, to invite thecommunity to campus events and toannounce events of importance in the Cityof Azusa. The existing Foothill Drive-inmarquee sign will also be retained andbe used for University and Cityannouncements.

Azusa Pacific University: Campus entry signage

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