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Woodbridge Design Guidelines Chapter 5-Woodbridge Design Guidelines and/or canopies and awnings to show a clear visual division between street levels and upper floors. Window Treatments: Fenestration refers to the design and placement of windows on the facade. Typical treatments on existing historic street-level storefronts include recessed display windows divided by multiple planes of glass (See Figure 10). A separate transom window, with multiple lights, is typically located above the display window and can be arched or rectangular in shape. These windows are also supported at the base with a kick-plate. The second-floor fenestration typically includes narrow windows accented at the top with elaborate cornice moldings supported by decorative brackets. The following guidelines for design of window treatments apply: • For new development, the style of window treatments shall be consistent throughout the building. Upper floor windows should have a vertical orientation. • For additions to historic structures, the window treatments should be compatible with the primary structure. • For storefront fenestration, a transom window should be placed above the display window and both windows should be architecturally consistent to each other. Windows with true divided lights and raised exterior mullions are consistent with the style of window seen on historic resources and are preferred. • Windows accented with architectural elements consistent with the Italianate style such as wood-paneled kick-plates and decorate cornice moldings are encouraged. • Recessed window openings decoratively accented with materials consistent with the building such as brick are encouraged. Building Entrances: Primary entrances should be clearly identified and oriented toward the street for issues of safety and visual recognition (See Figure 11). Entries should convey a sense of human scale and be welcoming as specified in the following guidelines: