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TRANSOM <br />THREE HORIZONTAL ELEMENTS <br />EVIDENT <br />RHYTHM OF THE BUILDING <br />I I lei 0 1 A <br />The regularity of building width <br />creates a rhythm at the ground floor. <br />Each bay, or structural width, is, <br />compiled of glass panels. The panels <br />create rhythm within the structural <br />bay by repeating a similar width in a <br />solid to void pattern. <br />Within the ground floor of the block, <br />the walll surface is, comprised <br />vertically of three horizontal elements: <br />the base or kick plate, the, display <br />windows and glass portions of the <br />doors, and the transom. These are <br />consistent elements in the ground <br />floor of almost alll buildings,. These <br />proportional elements must be <br />retained and restored when <br />renovation occurs. <br />The repetition of dispilay window and <br />door components creates a rhythm in <br />the block of buildings. <br />A characteristic common to most <br />commercial buildings is the recessed <br />entrance. This recessed space adds <br />to the rhythm of the building face and <br />to the block of building. 'This rhythm, <br />is also experienced by the pedestrian <br />walking down the block. <br />The recessed entrance needs to be <br />maintained, not elongated or <br />expanded beyond the original <br />footprint. The entrance should be <br />restored to its original alignment as <br />renovation takes place. <br />GROUND FLOOR RHYTHM - PIER-STOREFRONT-P'IER <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 48 <br />