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Ordinary Meeting <strong>of</strong> Council - 26 April 2005 21 / 16
26 <strong>to</strong> 30 Marian Street, Killara
Item 21
DA1243/04
18 April 2005
Council’s Urban Design Consultant, Russell Olssen, has commented on the proposal as follows:
Context
‘The existing context is comprised <strong>of</strong> the natural setting and the existing built form. The
natural setting includes large eucalypt trees in the street frontage <strong>of</strong> the subject property,
which are <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> retained in the development.
The heritage items in close proximity <strong>to</strong> the site are:
• 39 Marion Street
• 33 Marion Street
• 11 Buckingham Road
• 10 Buckingham Road
• Item in Caithness Street
Other buildings in the area include detached houses and 4 s<strong>to</strong>rey apartment buildings on the
southern side <strong>of</strong> Marian Street. The general built form characteristics <strong>of</strong> these buildings
include:
• Detached houses with large setbacks from front, side and rear boundaries
• Apartment buildings set well back from the street, with tall trees in the front setback
• Predominantly brick or rendered brick construction
• Predominantly brick or s<strong>to</strong>ne front fences or front hedges
The future context for this site will <strong>be</strong> 4 and 5 s<strong>to</strong>rey apartment buildings in the 2 (d3) zone.
While this is a substantial change <strong>of</strong> scale from the existing houses, it is not unlike the scale <strong>of</strong>
the 4 s<strong>to</strong>rey apartment buildings on the southern side <strong>of</strong> Marian Street.
The proposed development relates well <strong>to</strong> the existing and future contexts as it
• Provides sufficiently large setbacks from the streets. This minimises the visual impact <strong>of</strong>
these larger scale buildings within the streetscape.
• Provides sufficient area with deep soil within the front setbacks for tree planting.
• Retains existing mature trees.
• Breaks down the scale <strong>of</strong> the proposed development in<strong>to</strong> 2 pavilions. These will read, as
far as possible within a development <strong>of</strong> this scale, as 2 pavilions within a landscaped
setting, rather than a perimeter block development
• The neo classical proportions <strong>of</strong> the development will relate as well as possible (given
the substantial scale change), <strong>to</strong> the heritage items in the area, which include
• Federation, Colonial Revival, Mediterranean and Art Deco buildings
Principle 2: Scale
The building complies with the site coverage and height controls, and reduces the perceived
scale <strong>of</strong> the building mass by creating 2 "pavilions" rather than 1 continuous building. As
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