SEPP 65 - Apartment Design Guide

04 I BuildingPerformance criteria4K-1Awnings are well located and complement andintegrate with the building designAcceptable solutions1. Awnings are located along streets with highpedestrian activity and active frontages2. A number of the following design solutions areused:• continuous awnings are maintained andprovided in areas with an existing pattern• height, depth, material and form complementsthe existing street character• protection from the sun and rain is providedFigure 4K.3 Clear way-finding signage is important to both residents andvisitors, in particular in larger residential developments• awnings are wrapped around the secondaryfrontages of corner sites• awnings are retractable in areas without anestablished pattern3. Awnings are located over building entries forbuilding address and public domain amenity4. Awnings relate to residential windows, balconies,street tree planting, power poles and streetinfrastructure5. Gutters and down pipes are integrated andconcealed6. Lighting under awnings is provided for pedestriansafetyFigure 4K.4 Building address signage can be integrated as a feature of thefacade designPerformance criteria4K-2Signage responds to the context and desiredstreetscape characterAcceptable solutions1. Signage is integrated into the building design andresponds to the scale, proportion and detailing ofthe development2. Legible and discrete way finding is provided forlarger developments3. Signage is limited to on and below awnings and asingle facade sign on the primary street frontageFigure 4K.5 Signage should respond to the scale, proportion and detailingof the development and its surroundsDRAFT | Apartment Design Guide I September 201495