The Style Guide on this site is for a Mid Century Modern vibe and is intended to help shape a downtown where that style will work well with the existing stock of buildings and other existing structural elements. It was written with Aberdeen, Washington in mind in specific.
That will not work equally well for all towns. Towns that already have an overall lighter, brighter color scheme and/or more decorative detailing may wish to look to some other architectural style to inform their write up of a local style guide. Art Deco is a potential option in such cases.
Art Deco is more decorative than Mid Century Modern. It's also a bit more upscale and uses brighter colors, so it might be more appropriate for an already established tourist hot spot that's fairly upbeat and monied.
Towns like Port Townsend and Port Angeles might find this style a better jumping off point for writing their own style guide, if they don't already have one. Bremerton and Longview both have three Art Deco buildings on record and multiple other cities in Washington have one Art Deco building.
If you are looking for resources to help you understand this style and put together an Art Deco style guide for your community, you can look to Miami, Florida for inspiration.
There is a significant Art Deco historic district in Miami, Florida. I believe I have seen the figure 960 buildings, though this source says it's "800+".
Additional Art Deco resources to help get you started:
That will not work equally well for all towns. Towns that already have an overall lighter, brighter color scheme and/or more decorative detailing may wish to look to some other architectural style to inform their write up of a local style guide. Art Deco is a potential option in such cases.
Art Deco is more decorative than Mid Century Modern. It's also a bit more upscale and uses brighter colors, so it might be more appropriate for an already established tourist hot spot that's fairly upbeat and monied.
Towns like Port Townsend and Port Angeles might find this style a better jumping off point for writing their own style guide, if they don't already have one. Bremerton and Longview both have three Art Deco buildings on record and multiple other cities in Washington have one Art Deco building.
If you are looking for resources to help you understand this style and put together an Art Deco style guide for your community, you can look to Miami, Florida for inspiration.
There is a significant Art Deco historic district in Miami, Florida. I believe I have seen the figure 960 buildings, though this source says it's "800+".
Additional Art Deco resources to help get you started: