Planning report BDH

4.0 Planning assessment
4.1      Architectural Statement
The building comprises a palette of natural materials featuring weathered timber, natural stone and
concrete - consistent with the “Noosa Vernacular”. Screening elements, void space and light weight
roofs contribute to the “contemporary Queenslander” aesthetic and break down the bulk and scale
of the building as well as a full width planting zone to further soften the proposal. These elements
are in keeping with the architectural elements of the Noosa Bus station and the endemic / native
landscape design along the frontages.

The café on the ground floor and the meeting room on the first floor are positioned on the corner to
take full advantage of the corner outlook. The concrete awning is a sweeping, strong horizontal
expression that unifies the building and celebrates the corner, acting like a plinth for the office space
above providing a generous high ceiling to the footpath. A perforation in this awning marks the entry
to the first-floor office as well as a cut-out for an existing tree, unifying the landscaping and building
elements.

A north facing balcony on the first floor also provides an informal break out space and an internal
courtyard garden bed which brings the landscape deep into the office space. The rear face of the
building looks to the existing council carpark, and in response is domestic in scale and character to
match the surrounding context and reads like a single storey building.

The design includes timber floor to ceiling shop front glazing, which adds to the quality of the ground
floor retail spaces. Generous roof overhangs and blade columns provide sun control, while high level
glazing features allow for natural light into the buildings.

The design has undertaken numerous iterations in collaboration with Council’s consultant architect
(Noel Robinson) and provides for a building which enhances the Noosa Junction precinct and meets
the subjective built form requirements of the Noosa Heads Local Plan, Major Centre Zone and
Business Activity Use codes.




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