Alternative to pnorman's building style

buildings.mss

@@ -1,52 +1,37 @@
-#buildings-lz {
-  [zoom >= 10] {
-    [railway = 'station']::railway,
-    [building = 'station'] {
-      polygon-fill: #d4aaaa;
-      polygon-clip: false;
-    }
+@building-fill: #bbae92;
+@building-line: darken(@building-fill, 22%);
 
-    [building = 'supermarket'] {
-      polygon-fill: pink;
-      polygon-opacity: 0.5;
-      polygon-clip: false;
-    }
+@building-aeroway-fill: #cc99ff;
+@building-aeroway-line: darken(@building-aeroway-fill,15%);
 
-    [amenity = 'place_of_worship']::amenity {
-      polygon-opacity: 0.5;
-      polygon-fill: #777;
-      polygon-clip: false;
-      [zoom >= 15] {
-        polygon-opacity: 0.9;
-        polygon-fill: #aaa;
-        line-width: 0.3;
-        line-color: #111;
-      }
-    }
+
+#buildings-major {
+  opacity: 0.4; 
+  [zoom >= 10][zoom < 12] {
+    polygon-fill: @building-fill;
+    polygon-clip: false;
   }
 }
 
 #buildings {
-  [building = 'INT-light'][zoom >= 12] {
-    polygon-fill: #bca9a9;
-    polygon-opacity: 0.7;
+  opacity: 0.4; 
+  [zoom >= 12] {
+    /* Set the base styling for buildings. We'll need to reset the fill and
+       line colours for more specialized building rendering lower down, but
+       not the clipping or line-width.
+    */
+    polygon-fill: @building-fill;
     polygon-clip: false;
-  }
-  [building != 'INT-light'][building != ''][zoom >= 12] {
-    polygon-fill: #bca9a9;
-    polygon-opacity: 0.9;
-    polygon-clip: false;
-    [zoom >= 16] {
-      line-color: #330066;
-      line-width: 0.2;
+    [zoom >= 15] {
+      line-color: @building-line;
+      line-width: .75;
+      line-clip: false;
     }
-  }
-  [aeroway = 'terminal'][zoom >= 12]::aeroway {
-    polygon-fill: #cc99ff;
-    polygon-clip: false;
-    [zoom >= 14] {
-      line-color: #330066;
-      line-width: 0.2;
+    [aeroway = 'terminal'] {
+      polygon-fill: @building-aeroway-fill;
+      [zoom >= 15] {
+        line-color: @building-aeroway-line;
+      }
     }
   }
 }

landcover.mss

@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@
 @farmyard: #ddbf92;
 @farm: #ead8bd; // also farmland
 @parking: #f7efb7;
+@place_of_worship: #cdccc9;
+@place_of_worship_outline: #111;
 @playground: #ccfff1;
 @power: #bbb;
 @rest_area: #efc8c8; // also services
 @retail: #f1dada;
 @residential: #ddd;
 @sand: #ffdf88;
 @school: #f0f0d8; // also university, college, hospital, kindergarten
+@station: #d4aaaa;
 
 #landcover {
  [feature = 'leisure_swimming_pool'][zoom >= 14] {
@@ -102,6 +105,16 @@
     }
   }
 
+  [feature = 'amenity_place_of_worship'] {
+    polygon-fill: @place_of_worship;
+    polygon-clip: false;
+    [zoom >= 15] {
+      line-color: @place_of_worship_outline;
+      line-width: 0.3;
+      line-clip: false;
+    }
+  }
+
   [feature = 'landuse_residential'][zoom >= 10] {
     polygon-fill: @residential;
   }
@@ -332,6 +345,12 @@
       polygon-fill: @rest_area;
     }
   }
+
+  [feature = 'railway_station'] {
+    [zoom >= 10] {
+      polygon-fill: @station;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /* man_made=cutline */

project.mml

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       ],
       "Datasource": {
         "type": "postgis",
-        "table": "(select way, religion,\ncoalesce (aeroway, amenity, landuse, leisure, military, \"natural\", power, tourism, highway) as feature from (\nselect way,\n('aeroway_' || (case when aeroway in ('apron', 'aerodrome') then aeroway else null end)) as aeroway,\n('amenity_' || (case when amenity in ('parking', 'university', 'college', 'school', 'hospital', 'kindergarten', 'grave_yard') then amenity else null end)) as amenity,\n('landuse_' || (case when landuse in ('quarry', 'vineyard', 'orchard', 'cemetery', 'grave_yard', 'residential', 'garages', 'field', 'meadow', 'grass', 'allotments', 'forest', 'farmyard', 'farm', 'farmland', 'recreation_ground', 'conservation', 'village_green', 'retail', 'industrial', 'railway', 'commercial', 'brownfield', 'landfill', 'greenfield', 'construction') then landuse else null end)) as landuse,\n('leisure_' || (case when leisure in ('swimming_pool', 'playground', 'park', 'recreation_ground', 'common', 'garden', 'golf_course', 'picnic_table') then leisure else null end)) as leisure,\n('military_' || (case when military in ('barracks', 'danger_area') then military else null end)) as military,\n('natural_' || (case when \"natural\" in ('field','beach','desert','heath','mud','grassland','wood','sand','scrub') then \"natural\" else null end)) as \"natural\",\n('power_' || (case when power in ('station','sub_station','substation','generator') then power else null end)) as power,\n('tourism_' || (case when  tourism in ('attraction', 'camp_site', 'caravan_site', 'picnic_site', 'zoo') then tourism else null end)) as tourism,\n('highway_' || (case when highway in ('services', 'rest_area') then highway else null end)) as highway,\ncase when religion in ('christian','jewish') then religion else 'INT-generic'::text end as religion\n       from planet_osm_polygon\n       where landuse is not null\n          or leisure is not null\n          or aeroway in ('apron','aerodrome')\n          or amenity in ('parking','university','college','school','hospital','kindergarten','grave_yard')\n          or military in ('barracks','danger_area')\n          or \"natural\" in ('field','beach','desert','heath','mud','grassland','wood','sand','scrub')\n          or power in ('station','sub_station','generator')\n          or tourism in ('attraction','camp_site','caravan_site','picnic_site','zoo')\n          or highway in ('services','rest_area')\n       order by z_order,way_area desc\n      ) as landcover\n) as features",
+        "table": "(select way, religion,\ncoalesce (aeroway, amenity, landuse, leisure, military, \"natural\", power, tourism, highway, railway) as feature from (\nselect way,\n('aeroway_' || (case when aeroway in ('apron', 'aerodrome') then aeroway else null end)) as aeroway,\n('amenity_' || (case when amenity in ('parking', 'university', 'college', 'school', 'hospital', 'kindergarten', 'grave_yard') then amenity else null end)) as amenity,\n('landuse_' || (case when landuse in ('quarry', 'vineyard', 'orchard', 'cemetery', 'grave_yard', 'residential', 'garages', 'field', 'meadow', 'grass', 'allotments', 'forest', 'farmyard', 'farm', 'farmland', 'recreation_ground', 'conservation', 'village_green', 'retail', 'industrial', 'railway', 'commercial', 'brownfield', 'landfill', 'greenfield', 'construction') then landuse else null end)) as landuse,\n('leisure_' || (case when leisure in ('swimming_pool', 'playground', 'park', 'recreation_ground', 'common', 'garden', 'golf_course', 'picnic_table') then leisure else null end)) as leisure,\n('military_' || (case when military in ('barracks', 'danger_area') then military else null end)) as military,\n('natural_' || (case when \"natural\" in ('field','beach','desert','heath','mud','grassland','wood','sand','scrub') then \"natural\" else null end)) as \"natural\",\n('power_' || (case when power in ('station','sub_station','substation','generator') then power else null end)) as power,\n('tourism_' || (case when  tourism in ('attraction', 'camp_site', 'caravan_site', 'picnic_site', 'zoo') then tourism else null end)) as tourism,\n('highway_' || (case when highway in ('services', 'rest_area') then highway else null end)) as highway,\n('railway_' || (case when railway = 'station' then railway else null end)) as railway,\ncase when religion in ('christian','jewish') then religion else 'INT-generic'::text end as religion\n       from planet_osm_polygon\n       where landuse is not null\n          or leisure is not null\n          or aeroway in ('apron','aerodrome')\n          or amenity in ('parking','university','college','school','hospital','kindergarten','grave_yard')\n          or military in ('barracks','danger_area')\n          or \"natural\" in ('field','beach','desert','heath','mud','grassland','wood','sand','scrub')\n          or power in ('station','sub_station','generator')\n          or tourism in ('attraction','camp_site','caravan_site','picnic_site','zoo')\n          or highway in ('services','rest_area')\n          or railway = 'station'\n       order by z_order,way_area desc\n      ) as landcover\n) as features",
         "extent": "-20037508,-19929239,20037508,19929239",
         "key_field": "",
         "geometry_field": "",
@@ -721,18 +721,18 @@
       ],
       "Datasource": {
         "type": "postgis",
-        "table": "      (select way,building,railway,amenity from planet_osm_polygon\n       where railway='station'\n          or building in ('station','supermarket')\n          or amenity='place_of_worship'\n       order by z_order,way_area desc) as buildings_lz",
+        "table": "(SELECT way,building,amenity\n  FROM planet_osm_polygon\n    WHERE building IN ('station','supermarket')\n      OR (building IS NOT NULL AND building != 'no' \n        AND (\n          amenity IN ('place_of_worship','supermarket')\n          OR shop = 'mall'\n          OR tourism = 'attraction'\n        )\n      )\n  ORDER BY z_order,way_area DESC)\nAS buildings_major",
         "extent": "-20037508,-19929239,20037508,19929239",
         "key_field": "",
         "geometry_field": "way",
         "dbname": "gis"
       },
-      "id": "buildings-lz",
+      "id": "buildings-major",
       "class": "",
       "srs-name": "900913",
       "srs": "+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0.0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over",
       "advanced": {},
-      "name": "buildings-lz"
+      "name": "buildings-major"
     },
     {
       "geometry": "polygon",
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
       ],
       "Datasource": {
         "type": "postgis",
-        "table": "      (select way,aeroway,\n        case\n         when building in ('garage','roof','garages','service','shed','shelter','cabin','storage_tank','tank','support','glasshouse','greenhouse','mobile_home','kiosk','silo','canopy','tent') then 'INT-light'::text\n         else building\n        end as building\n       from planet_osm_polygon\n       where (building is not null\n         and building not in ('no','station','supermarket','planned')\n         and (railway is null or railway != 'station')\n         and (amenity is null or amenity != 'place_of_worship'))\n          or aeroway = 'terminal'\n       order by z_order,way_area desc) as buildings",
+        "table": "(SELECT way,name,building,amenity,aeroway,way_area\n  FROM planet_osm_polygon\n  WHERE (building IS NOT NULL OR aeroway = 'terminal')\n    AND building != 'no'\n  ORDER BY z_order,way_area DESC) AS buildings",
         "extent": "-20037508,-19929239,20037508,19929239",
         "key_field": "",
         "geometry_field": "way",