5.8 Window and door Screenings

At Waurn Ponds overlooking to adjacent dwellings is a sensitive issue that needs to be treated with a number of varied responses.

Screening to windows is important for solar attenuation, overlooking and facade articulation.

Design Objectives

· Screening the windows is extremely important in order protect the privacy of secluded private open space from overlooking windows, decks or balconies.

· Where screening is incorporated into the design of your home, the method of screening used should complement the style of architecture of the dwelling, being a part of the overall facade rather than an afterthought or ‘tack-on’. Design Controls

1. The style of any screen visible from the public realm should be of a simple profile. 2. Frames and screens should match the colour of the door or window frames or be dark grey or black in order to reduce visual impact. 3. Security shutters are not permissible on any window visible from public realm. 4. Decorative feature or bar grills are not permitted.

Figure 19. Examples of acceptable door screenings.

Figure 20. Examples of door an window screens/shutters will not be permitted visible to the

Figure 21. Examples of contemporary upper window screenings designed as part of the facade.