Diamond Creek MAC Design Guidelines - Nillumbik Shire Council

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BD02: BUILDING STYLE & FAÇADE COMPOSITIONOBJECTIVES: Create a local Diamond Creek architectural styleand a more consistent character in new development.DESIGN GUIDELINES & DIRECTIONS:a. New buildings within Diamond Creek should draw upon therural bushland character of the area. Currently, there is asense of ‘openness’ as the streets are wide and thesurrounding landscape coverage is sparse (as compared toEltham).b. Design building elements such as canopies, balconies,porticos, pergolas, and columns to have slender andelongated profiles.c. Emphasise a ‘lightweight’ appearance through material useand extensive glazing.d. Façade designs should incorporate horizontal and verticalfeatures such as fenestration, columns, framing etc tocorrespond with neighbouring buildings within thestreetscape.e. Architectural elements should be proportionate orcorrespond to the lot size (i.e. finegrain, conventional, largelots). Break up expansive elevations with architecturalfeatures.f. Buildings located on corner sites should address bothstreets and provide ‘multi-sided’ façade treatments. Apply afeature architectural element that ‘wraps’ around the cornerof the building.g. Buildings should be contemporary in style and use simplebuilding details.h. Excessive decoration and historical reproduction styles arestrongly discouraged.i. Position front entrance to face the primary street.j. Facades should incorporate features such as porticosand/or verandahs to visually break up long walls.k. Use simple and robust design elements such as modestverandahs with timber colonnades.l. Seek to incorporate art to be integrated with the facadedesign.m. Front facades should incorporate treatments that lighten thebuilding form such as glazed balconies, transparentbalustrading and fenestration.n. Exposed side elevations from the street should incorporatevarying material treatments and building articulation.o. Service related areas and equipment should be locatedaway from public view or adequately screened.nillumbik shire council | diamond creek major activity centre | general design guidelines 9
BD03: ROOF FORMOBJECTIVE: Promote roof styles that are respectful to theexisting buildings within the area and establish a consistent‘roofscape’ imageDESIGN GUIDELINES & DIRECTIONS:a. New commercial and industrial buildings should incorporatea flat or shallow pitched roof to allow for a canopy silhouettebehind.b. Residential and mix use buildings should incorporate lowsingle pitch roof, low hip or skillion roof styles.c. Avoid excessive use curved or high pitch roof forms.d. Apply extended roof eaves/ capping (of at least 450mm indepth) to the roof design. This will enhance the presentationof the building and assist in controlling sun light penetration.e. Roof material should be matte in finish and avoid surfacesthat are highly reflective material such metal panelsf. Service related areas and equipment should be locatedaway from public view or screened appropriately throughintegrated architectural or landscape treatments.BD04: MATERIALS, COLOURS, HUES & TEXTUREOBJECTIVE: Encourage a diverse range of material usage thatcomplement the urban and landscape setting of Diamond creek.DESIGN GUIDELINES & DIRECTIONS:a. Primary base colours should be muted and subdued intone.b. Accent colours are encouraged but should be usedstrategically for key building façade features.c. Within commercial/ retail areas, new shop fronts or officeshave the opportunity to incorporate a façade design thatutilises vibrant and expressive colours. Such featuresshould be limited to the ground level to provide aninteresting pedestrian experience.d. Use a mixture of contemporary and traditional naturalmaterials, textures and finishes including lightweightcladding, timber, render, non masonry sheeting, glazing,stone, brick and iron roofing.e. Avoid large expanses of uninterrupted walls of a singularsurface treatment.f. Walls detailed with natural stone and masonry such asbrickwork (including rendered), rammed earth or stackedstone walls will create an appearance of mass and weight.Such wall treatments should be offset with features thatoffer a light weight appearance such as verandahs,pergolas, and balanced areas of glazing.nillumbik shire council | diamond creek major activity centre | general design guidelines 10
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