Washington Administrative Code › Title 200 - Enterprise Services, Department of › CAPITOL CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS › Chapter 200-230 - Requirements for commemorative and art works on state capitol grounds › Section 200-230-070 - Guidelines for selecting designs for major works

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Proposing entities must address the following guidelines in
				  proposing a design for a major work. Formal proposals prepared by proposing
				  entities must include a description of how the design considers and responds to
				  each of these guidelines. DES, CCDAC and SCC will use the following guidelines
				  to evaluate and recommend or approve a final design selection.
(1) Legibility and meaning. The intended
				message of the work shall be clear and understandable, regardless of its type
				or style. The work shall convey meaning of enduring value that will continue
				its significance for future generations.
(2) Approachability and accessibility. Works
				shall be designed to permit people to engage with them: To have visual clues as
				to their location and to get close enough to be able to read them and examine
				details. Because major works often are gathering points, they shall be designed
				to meet Americans with Disability Act standards and, when necessary, provide
				such amenities as seating, paving, handrails, and ramps.
(3) Materials. Materials shall be chosen for
				their durability, sculptural qualities, visibility, and maintainability.
				Consideration shall also be given to rhythm and harmony with the existing
				setting.
(4) Vulnerability. The
				design of major and minor works shall be conscious of the potential for
				vandalism and minimize the opportunity for intentional defacement or
				destruction.
(5) Climatic context.
				The design shall consider issues of sunlight and shade, wind, rain and the
				variety of Washington seasons.
(6)
				Evening illumination. Major and minor works may be enhanced with night
				illumination integral to the work's design. Such illumination shall not
				conflict with other works, open space, buildings and their inhabitants, and the
				overall landscape.
(7) Completion.
				Works that by their nature are not complete at the time of installation, such
				as those to which names or dates are to be added over time, are strongly
				discouraged.
(8) Text and
				inscriptions. Lists of any kind are discouraged. Text and inscriptions shall be
				meaningful to the broadest possible audience. Inscriptions and text on
				monuments, works of art and related plaques shall be limited to interpretive
				information about the work itself or the subject it commemorates. Dedication
				plaques shall be limited to name of the artist or designer, name of the
				proponent group, and the date completed or dedicated. The proposed use of donor
				tiles not defined as plaques shall be approved as part of the overall design of
				a work.
Statutory Authority:   2011 c  43. 11-23-093, recodified as
					 WAC 200-230-070, filed 11/17/11,
					 effective 11/17/11. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 43.34 RCW. 00-06-052,
					 § 236-18-070, filed 2/28/00, effective 3/30/00. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 43.34,
					 43.19 RCW and 1997 c 149 §
					 140(3). 98-01-112, § 236-18-070, filed 12/18/97, effective
					 1/18/98.