1.3 ARCHITECTURE elevation in respect of materiality, placement of 1.3.2 DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY continued. windows and other architectural elements. Buildings at T-Road Upper Level Setback intersections Buildings at important intersections should provide some In some cases it may be appropriate to set back upper Buildings fronting open spaces and pedestrian special architecture features to take advantage of the levels, on a building over 4 stories, from the building facade. walkways terminating vistas at these alignment points. A recommended upper level setback is 3m. Secondary Buildings fronting an open space or walkway should be architectural elements such as balconies, cornices or other regarded as an occupied frontage and should be treated in detail protrusions within the set back may be deemed Rear and side elevation treatments the same way as buildings which directly address the street. appropriate in the context of the buildings overall design and There should be no 1.8m privacy fencing to park frontages, shall be subject to consideration by the Design Review Panel. Special architectural attention should be to the side and rear elevations of buildings that are visible from streets, and the building frontage should be kept as open as possible parks, institutional sites, open spaces, public walkways and to provide good informal surveillance. Refer to Coastal Edge The intention of the upper level setback is to maintain a commercial blocks. The architectural treatments of these and Public Open Space Fencing in the Landscape section for human scale building frontage without restricting the overall fence heights. height and consequent intensity and land value. elevations should maintain the same quality as the front Buildings at T-Road intersections Rear and side elevation treatments 1 DESIGN GUIDELINES ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE pg. 10
1.3 ARCHITECTURE 1.3.2 DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY continued. Buildings at T-Road intersections Buildings at important intersections should provide some special architecture features to take advantage of the terminating vistas at these alignment points. Rear and side elevation treatments Special architectural attention should be to the side and rear elevations of buildings that are visible from streets, parks, institutional sites, open spaces, public walkways and commercial blocks. The architectural treatments of these elevations should maintain the same quality as the front elevation in respect of materiality, placement of windows and other architectural elements. Buildings fronting open spaces and pedestrian walkways Buildings fronting an open space or walkway should be regarded as an occupied frontage and should be treated in the same way as buildings which directly address the street. There should be no 1.8m privacy fencing to park frontages, and the building frontage should be kept as open as possible to provide good informal surveillance. Refer to Coastal Edge and Public Open Space Fencing in the Landscape section for fence heights. Upper Level Setback In some cases it may be appropriate to set back upper levels, on a building over 4 stories, from the building facade. A recommended upper level setback is 3m. Secondary architectural elements such as balconies, cornices or other detail protrusions within the set back may be deemed appropriate in the context of the buildings overall design and shall be subject to consideration by the Design Review Panel. The intention of the upper level setback is to maintain a human scale building frontage without restricting the overall height and consequent intensity and land value. Buildings at T-Road intersections Rear and side elevation treatments 1 DESIGN GUIDELINES ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE pg. 10
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