DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR DETACHED HOUSING · PRECINCT A
4. BUILDING DESIGN, ARCHITECTURAL & LANDSCAPE CHARACTER
Memorable streetscapes incorporate attractive house facades, well defined and landscaped front gardens together with consistent fences. Houses are designed to provide a desirable outlook for residents and to create safer and more visually appealing neighbourhoods.
4.1 BUILDING FACADES, STREET FRONTAGE & CHARACTER The building facades and character of homes at The Waterfront Shell Cove should reflect the coastal location and articulate the sustainable focus of the community.
Facades should respond to the Shell Cove microclimate, explore different elevation treatments related to orientation, incorporate external shading components such as verandahs and utilise high quality, durable materials and finishes suitable for coastal conditions. The design quality of facades will also be influenced by the articulation of facade elements, innovation of environmental sustainability, proportion, transparency, the interplay of light and shade, materiality and colour. Forms of articulation include blade walls, steel and natural timber posts, entries, balconies, verandahs, pergolas, screens, awnings, feature walls and a combination of external materials.
To foster interaction with the street, it is preferable that an indoor living area should provide surveillance over the primary street and open onto a weather protected useable outdoor space. Design Objectives •
To establish a memorable and relaxed coastal character that is responsive to local microclimate.
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To establish a high quality of visual presentation of dwellings to streets and the public realm.
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To foster an interactive relationship between the dwelling, its occupants and adjacent streets and public realm.
Timber 'boathouse' detailing painted posts and railings (open) 1/2 round gutters and circular downpipes 600mm wide eaves 450mm min. At least 50% of external walls to be lightweight Light, natural, coastal colours Living area to the street Clear, safe and accessible entries Attractive and usable front outdoor space Coastal landscape quality
Contemporary coastal living
Outdoor rooms & living areas
Design Requirements •
All buildings are to positively contribute to the character of Shell Cove through quality (design) composition of facades.
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Facades are to be contemporary in character and may reflect traditional coastal holiday homes in their simplicity of form, verandahs and 'lean-tos' and vertical, rectangular windows set into walls.
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Reproduction or replica styles of buildings such as Federation, Georgian, Tuscan or Tudor are not considered to be appropriate at The Waterfront Shell Cove.
Light coloured metal roofing and insulation
Vertically proportioned window openings with expressed trim Metal roofing preferred Simple garage door colour similar to house or in timber Verandah, porch and/or balconies minimum 30% of front facade
FIGURE 30: Preferred Design Elements
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