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Pymble Business Park - Ku-ring-gai Council

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8.4 MATERIALS, FINISHES AND COLOURS<br />

(continued)<br />

8<br />

Objectives<br />

1 To ensure that building<br />

materials, finishes<br />

and colours reflect<br />

and reinforce the local<br />

character of <strong>Ku</strong>-<strong>ring</strong>-<strong>gai</strong> to<br />

complement streetscape<br />

or natural environment.<br />

2 To promote the use of high<br />

quality materials, finishes<br />

and colours for building<br />

facade articulation design<br />

and visual interest.<br />

3 To ensure the use of<br />

materials, finishes and<br />

colours creates well<br />

proportioned facades and<br />

minimises the visual bulk.<br />

4 To encourage the use of a<br />

subdued palette of colours<br />

and limited range of hues<br />

for building consistency<br />

across the LGA.<br />

Controls<br />

Materials and Finishes<br />

1 External walls must be constructed of high quality and durable<br />

materials and finishes.<br />

2 Reuse or recycling of existing materials from the locality such as<br />

sandstone and brick is encouraged.<br />

3 Large, unbroken expanses of any single material and finish<br />

(rendered or not) to building facades must be avoided (except for<br />

ground floor in mixed use development).<br />

4 New development is to avoid extensive use of highly reflective or<br />

gloss materials on the exterior of buildings.<br />

5 For buildings of 3 storeys and above, a large expanse of sandstone<br />

or face brick is not to be used on the upper levels of the buildings.<br />

6 The exterior finish material (eg. sandstone or brick) must be integral<br />

to the overall building façade design and must not appear to be<br />

cosmetic.<br />

7 Highly contrasting coloured bricks are to be restricted to use on<br />

building elements such as sills, window heads, st<strong>ring</strong> courses and to<br />

assist in the division of the building into bays.<br />

8 For buildings of 3 storeys and above, lightweight materials and<br />

finishes (eg. timber and copper/steel) are encouraged for the upper<br />

levels of buildings to assist in minimising the bulk and scale of the<br />

building.<br />

9 Louvres are encouraged as an integral element to the building<br />

façade design.<br />

10 Where building cladding is used, consider dual purpose solutions.<br />

For example, use of photovoltaic cells mounted on panels used for<br />

cladding.<br />

11 Where additions and alterations are proposed, external materials<br />

and finishes must complement the existing building.<br />

BUILDING DESIGN & SUSTAINABILITY<br />

Draft <strong>Ku</strong>-<strong>ring</strong>-<strong>gai</strong> <strong>Pymble</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Development Control Plan 2012<br />

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