Key legal question
Whether excavation trenches along the facades had to be counted in the building height.
Extracted holding
The trenches were not added to the building height because, on the facts found, they functioned like light wells and did not materially affect the visible vertical bulk.
Extracted reasoning
The cantonal court's distinction was not arbitrary: the excavations were limited in width and extent and only partially affected the facades, so taking their depth into account was not required under the concrete circumstances.