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Helene  Fried  Associates  in  cooperation  with  Community  Design  +  Architecture   <br />Final  Artistic  Enhancement  Strategy  [July  2013  Update]  ±  Integrating  Artistic  Enhancements  with  BRT  Station  Design   <br />July  11,  2013   <br />Page  7  of  19 <br /> <br />available overall funds for enhancements, the strict timeline, and the interest in such treatments expressed <br />by the community. <br />)ROORZLQJFRQVXOWDWLRQZLWK$&7UDQVLW¶VWKLUGSDUW\SDUWQHUVIRUWKH%57SURMHFWWKHfollowing design <br />elements have been selected as opportunities for ³6WDQGDUG´DQG³(QKDQFHG´artistic enhancement <br />treatments. (See Figures 1 and 2) The opportunities are not listed in order of preference and the final <br />decision on which to advance in the artistic process will be determined through consultations between the <br />lead artist(s), the design team and AC Transit. See Figures 3-6 for examples of selected artistic <br />enhancement treatments. <br />Design elements selected as A r t i st i c E nha nc ement O ppor tun i t i es include: <br /> <br /> ƒ Standard (applied to all stations/platforms corridor-wide): Railing panels attached to railings along <br />sloped paths to median and curbside platforms. <br /> ƒ Enhanced (applied to selected stations as noted further in this Strategy): Standard treatment PLUS <br />artistic enhancement of upper windscreen (attached to the station canopy). Additional ± optional ± <br />artistic enhancements of the lower windscreen and/or space under the canopy roof are also acceptable. <br /> <br />The use of color may also be an effective artistic treatment for either the Standard or Enhanced <br />opportunity, however this would have to be closely coordinated with the BRT branding or identity effort <br />for the East Bay BRT. AC Transit may wish to reserve the use of color applied to canopies and other <br />station amenities to reinforce the branding of the system. <br /> <br />Recommendations <br /> ƒ In order to meet the strict project timeline and budget limitations, a single opportunity for a standard <br />artistic enhancement is recommended for all stations along the corridor, and up to three artistic <br />enhancement elements at selected enhanced stations, as defined elsewhere in this document. <br /> ƒ Consider maximizing the budget impact by combining the cost of a specific architectural design <br />feature with the cost of the same element for artistic enhancement. This will result in necessitating <br />greater collaboration between the selected artist(s) and the design team and will need to be reflected <br />in the engineering and construction schedules. <br /> ƒ To the extent feasible, coordinate the integration of station art enhancement and $&7UDQVLW¶V <br />branding initiatives to ensure a compatible result. <br />