USO building is one scheduled for paint facelift under appearance plan for NSASP.
Job seekers know that first impression appearance is everything. Apparently the same thing is true of military installations.
Accordingly, the Naval District Washington is implementing an Installation Appearance Plan for its regional bases such as Naval Support Activity South Potomac.
‘‘What this plan does is basically set standards for painting, signs, entrance gates and landscaping,” said Bill Fini who heads up the program for NSASP.
The Installation Appearance Plan is intended to provide guidance in architecture and landscape for planners, programmers and design professionals as they prepare a variety of projects to improve the looks of a Navy installation.
The guidelines were developed with consideration for each base’s installation appearance guide (a set of standards designed by the Navy to encourage a common aesthetic on all of its U.S. installations). The guidelines were drawn to help boost Navy presence at each region installation throughout the nation.
At Naval Support Facilities Dahlgren and Indian Head, the landscape of each have been judged to be in fair condition with large shade trees singled out as the most attractive and successful features. But smaller ornamental groups of plant materials at NSASP are said to be relatively inconsistent. Also the Navy has deemed sidewalks to vary in condition from good to poor in some places, and dumpsters, storage sheds and utilities too apparent and in need of screening.
The signage systems at both bases have also been deemed inconsistent. So, a single signage package will be implemented to maintain installation appearance of continuity with the Naval Support Activity Washington Navy Yard.
The plan also will include consistent paint color schemes at both Dahlgren and Indian Head. The new color palette will reflect the standard Navy palette of Pantone colors set by the guide to promote a unified visual environment throughout the region.
Fini said that most of the work will begin ‘‘when the weather warms up.” And there are several buildings at Indian Head which will get the first painting face lifts. Among them are the Naval Federal Credit Union⁄Navy Exchange (Bldg. D323), the base Library⁄ITT Office⁄Crossroads (620), the Mix House (D324) and the Pass Office (1779). Other buildings are D40, D44A, D63, D62. D62A, 207, 1780, and 320 (Chapel) and the Picnic Pavilion (1566).
Also, the signs will be changed on some buildings to reflect the new postal addresses for the base.
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