Pymble Business Park - Ku-ring-gai Council

8.4 MATERIALS, FINISHES AND COLOURS
(continued)
Controls
Colours
Figure 8.4-2:
A mix of materials, finishes
and colours for building
facade.
12 The selection of a colour scheme for new development and in
the restoration of existing facades must comply with the following
guidelines:
i) Base colours for major areas of building façade are to be light in
tone (eg. earth tone) with minimal colour intensity (or hue) eg. off
white or grey colours. Larger expanses of bold colour, black and
white must be avoided, as these detract from the prominence of
other façade details. Contrasting tints, tones and shades are to
be restricted to small areas. See Figure 8.4-2.
ii) Highlight colours to window and door mouldings, string courses,
parapet details and the like, are to be in sufficient contrast to the
base colour. Strong colours to large sections of the building must
be avoided. Details should be finished in a matt to semi gloss
range. See Figure 8.4-2.
iii) Trim colours for window frames and awning fascias are to be
darker contrast to base and highlight colours. Window frames
should be finished in either a semi gloss or full gloss.
13 Natural earth tones are to be used on building facades in close
proximity to bushland.
14 For buildings of 3 storeys or above, recessive colours are
encouraged for the upper levels of buildings to assist in minimising
the bulk and scale of the building. Refer to Figure 8.4-3.
15 When repainting existing buildings, colours should generally be
evocative of the era of the building.
16 For commercial/office development, the use of corporate colours to
identify a business name is to be limited to signage, and must not be
used as the main building façade colour.
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Draft Ku-ring-gai Pymble Business Park Development Control Plan 2012
Figure 8.4-3:
Preferred selection of colour schemes.