New buildings in a heritage precinct
It is policy to ensure new buildings:
- Are in keeping with ‘key attributes’ of the heritage precinct as identified in the precinct Statement of Significance and:
- Are in keeping with key attributes of the heritage precinct such as:
- Building height, massing and form; style and architectural expression; details; materials; front and side setbacks; and orientation and fencing; prevailing streetscape height and scale.
Figure 13: New buildings in a heritage precinct
The infill building keeps with the 'key attributes' of the heritage building to the right, including balcony height and fencing.
House on Bellair Street, Kensington
Baldasso Cortese
Figure 13: New buildings in a heritage precinct
The infill building keeps with the 'key attributes' of the heritage building to the right, including balcony height and fencing.
House on Bellair Street, KensingtonBaldasso Cortese
It is policy to ensure new buildings:
New buildings are in keeping with 'key attributes' of the heritage precinct as identified in the precinct Statement of Significance and:
- Do not obscure views from the street(s) and public parks of the front or principal part of adjoining significant or contributory places or buildings.
- Do not visually dominate or visually disrupt the appreciation of the heritage place.
Maintain a facade height which is consistent with that of adjoining significant or contributory buildings, whichever is the lesser. - Set back higher building components so as not to dominate or reduce the prominence of an adjoining significant or contributory place or building.
- Where abutting a lane, are respectful of the scale and form of historic fabric of heritage places abutting the lane.
- Do not impact adversely on Aboriginal cultural heritage values.
- In the Capital City Zone and Docklands Zone, should be positioned in line with the prevailing building line in the street.
Arc, Clarence Street, Sydney
Koichi Takada Architects
It is policy that new buildings:
- Adopt a façade height that is generally consistent with the prevailing heights in the street, avoiding heights that are significantly lower.
- Are neither positioned forward of the façade of adjoining significant or contributory heritage places or buildings or set back significantly behind the prevailing building line in the street.
Urban Workshop, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
John Wardle Architects
It is policy that new buildings:
- Do not build over or extend into the air space directly above the front or principal part of an adjoining significant or contributory building or heritage place.
Ensure:
- In significant streetscapes, higher rear parts of a new building should be concealed.
Concealed means cannot be seen from a street (other than a lane, unless the lane has heritage value) or public park.
Ensure:
- In other streetscapes, higher rear parts of a new building should be partly concealed. Some of the higher rear part may be visible, provided it does not dominate or reduce the prominence of the building(s) and the streetscape.
Partly concealed means that some of the addition or higher rear part may be visible provided it does not visually dominate or reduce the prominence of the existing building's facade(s) in the street.
North Melbourne house
Design team: NMBW Architecture Studio
Photo credit: Peter Bennetts
Design guidelines
Ensure additions:
- Adopt high quality and respectful contextual design.
- Adopt an interpretive design approach to other details such as verandahs, fences and shopfronts.
