3.4.5 Building Entrances
• Encouraged covered main entrance features in the Entrepreneurial District include front porches, porticos, verandahs, and recessed entries. • Public spaces with seating are encouraged near entrances for buildings along Broadway Street. • In multi-tenant developments, the use of multiple pedestrian entrances is encouraged into the building at street level. • Windows should be coordinated with the design of building entrances and waiting areas in order to reinforce exposure between indoor and outdoor spaces. • Steps and ramps should be architecturally integrated with building entrances, and should conform to the policies of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005).
• Throughout the Central Area, including along Broadway Street, main residential building entrances should work in conjunction with any associated retail uses. Along Broadway Street, such entrances should be minimized in width so as not to detract from a building’s commercial presence at-grade. • In all cases, entrances can be expressed and detailed in a variety of ways including entry awnings, canopies or double-height glazing. Building entrances should promote visibility to interior lobbies to allow for safe and convenient arrival and departure from the building. • A variety of front door styles is encouraged, including some with glazing.
The use of multiple pedestrian entrances is encouraged into the building at street level.
Windows should be coordinated in the design of the building entrance in order to reinforce exposure between indoor and outdoor spaces.
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