CLASSICAL

Continuing the grand tradition of Classical American houses, Celebration's Classical Style uses the principles found in eighteenth and nineteenth century pattern books. Inspired by the gracious houses of the Old South, many of the elements are derived from nineteenth century Greek Revival architecture. All the elements of the facade are harmonious and balanced. Often the house fronts are symmetrical. Collected porches, pedimented facades, and vertically proportioned windows are composed in regular bays. The result is both gracious and formal.

VICTORIAN

During the second half of the nineteenth century, pattern books were published that enabled builders to create elaborate and eccentric houses with fanciful compositions and ornament. Celebration's Victorian Style is based on the principles in these pattern books. The form of the house is asymmetrical and picturesque. Porches and verandahs wrap around corners. The steeply sloped roofs often have dormers. Elaborate ornament and details give character to the porches and eaves. Their character is whimsical and cheerful, with inviting porches.

COLONIAL REVIVAL

Much of the character of the traditional neighborhoods of Orlando, Tampa, and other Florida cities and towns, is created by houses built between 1900 and 1940 in the 'Colonial Revival' style. Celebration's Colonial Revival Style continues this tradition. As with other revivals, it draws its inspiration from a 'younger America'- the Colonial Period. Although it follows classical principles of balanced and symmetrical compositions, it has rather broad proportions and simplified details for columns and eaves. Its character is cheerful, optimistic, and somewhat less formal than the Classical Style.

Celebration houses will be designed in one of the six styles described in the Celebration Pattern Book. These are based on traditional styles found in Central Florida and throughout the Southeast.

COASTAL

The environmental conditions of the low country and coastal regions of the South produced a unique house form. Large verandahs, wrapping around the houses provided a breezy place to escape the heat. The basic form absorbed many different architectural traditions, all of which were adapted to the house type. Celebration's Coastal Style is based on both the French Colonial and Low Country traditions. Simple, large houses will have one and two-story porches. Windows, sometimes reaching to the floor, may have a different spacing than porch columns and roof dormers. The character of the houses is at once stately and relaxed.

MEDITERRANEAN

Much of Florida's architectural legacy is either Spanish, Spanish Colonial, or Italian Eclectic. Although St. Augustine has original Spanish Colonial architecture, most of Florida's Mediterranean Style is an invention of twentieth century architects who were able to create well-composed and eclectic houses by combining a number of styles. Celebration's Mediterranean Style is based on this approach and includes relatively simple stucco forms with asymmetrically placed windows, doors, and arcades. Porticos or loggias face the street. Tile roofs provide color and character.

FRENCH

Many veterans who had served in France during the First World War were intrigued with the character of French architecture and, upon their return to the United States, built their homes based on French country houses. Celebration's French Style is based on the 'French Country' Style in which there are stucco walls with deep reveals for windows and relatively steeply pitched roofs. Tall, well-proportioned windows on simple rectangular forms create an elegant house. The character of the house is simple and elegant.

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES

A-5

Plan of Setbacks and Zones

For typical Cottage Lots on the north, south and west sides of Veranda Place, the Front Facade Setback is 15 feet. For the inside corner lots, the Front Facade Setback is determined by the width of the Main Body of the house and the Side Yard Setback. The front porches of the houses shall be built to Front Facade Setback.

For corner lots on the north and south sides of Veranda Place, the minimum Side Street Facade Setback is 5 feet.

The houses built on the north, south and west sides of Veranda Place shall have a two-story Main Body. At minimum, these houses shall have a one-story full facade porch, but it is recommended that these houses have two-story full facade porches.

For mid-block lots on the east side of Veranda Place, the minimum Front Facade Setback is 20 feet. For corner lots on the east side of Verandah Place the minimum Front Facade Setback is 10 feet. No part of the house, including porches, may be built closer than 5 feet to the front property line.

Veranda Place is a neighborhood green with informal groupings of native trees. It will be a relatively open area with a continuous lawn. Three sides of the square will be lined with similarly scaled two-story houses with full facade porches. The fourth side will be more informal.

Section C

COTTAGE LOT DISTRICTS

B - 14

VERANDA PLACE

Savannah Square

Plan of Setbacks and Zones

For Townhouse Lots along the east and west side of Savannah Square, the Front Facade Setback is 10 feet and the Front Facade Zone is 10 feet deep. The front facades of the houses shall be built to the Front Facade Setback.

For mid-block lots along the south side of Savannah Square, the Front Facade Setback is 12 feet 6 inches and the Front Facade Zone is 10 feet deep. For the pair of lots at each end of the south side of Savannah Square, the Front Facade Setback is 2 feet 6 inches in front of the adjacent mid-block lots and the Front Facade Zone is 10 feet deep. The front facades of the houses shall be built to the Front Facade Setback.

For corner lots around Savannah Square, the minimum Side Street Facade Setback is 5 feet and the Side Street Facade Zone is 10 feet deep.

The Main Body of the houses shall be two-and-one-half or three-stories and shall not exceed 28 feet in width. The principal facade material should be either brick or stucco. Cornice lines should be continuous for adjacent structures. The maximum height of a bay window is two-stories.

Savannah Square is a formal square surrounded with elegant townhouses.

Section A

TOWNHOUSE LOT DISTRICTS

B - 16

SAVANNAH SQUARE