P2623.001L Tewantin Noosa RSL Stage 4, 5 & 6 RFI Response

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                  Memorial Avenue is the entrance road to Tewantin from the south. The existing RSL
                  building incorporates forms of the Noosa style of architecture in the way of large eaves,
                  battened screening and pitched room forms. The proposed new alfresco lounge extension
                  at the corner of Memorial Avenue and Doonella Street retreats from these stylings in favour
                  of large pane glass, box gutters, and a soaring inverted roof form – more reminiscent of
                  office building forms.

                  Information Required
                  1      Amended plans addressing the following:
                         (a)    The proposal’s Pelican Street and Doonella Street frontages be given
                                greater human scale, and visual, scalar and material references be made to
                                the shops across Pelican Street and the housing on Doonella Street.

                                       The carpark podium cannot be merely ‘planted out’ as a means to achieve
                                       scale and context. The articulation of built form and materiality needs to be
                                       used to create scale, visual interest and reference to the character of the
                                       locality.

                            (b)        It is suggested a statement be made at the Doonella St / Pelican Street
                                       corner by pulling back the carpark for a large feature tree or a sleeved active
                                       frontage opportunity.

                            (c)        Amended plans for the extension at the Memorial Avenue/Pelican Street
                                       corner where the architectural forms make greater reference to the Noosa
                                       vernacular style of architecture, and the styles inherent in the existing RSL
                                       building and the detached dwelling context on Doonella Street.

                            (d)        The industrial character of the proposed extension be changed to reflect the
                                       Noosa style vernacular.

                            (e)        Further 3D architectural images of the proposal in its context.

                  Issue – Street Activation
                  Section O77 of Tewantin & Doonan Locality Code seek Pelican Street and Doonella Street
                  frontages be occupied by services and what can be described as shopfront uses. It is also
                  noted the site is in Tewantin’s business centre.

                  The proposal involves the demolition of a street front tenancy on Pelican Street and
                  replaces it with an unarticulated carpark podium that has been screened and planted out.
                  The Doonella Street frontage is dominated by service cupboards, carpark entries, fire doors
                  and fire stairs. The proposal represents a deactivation of the street front and, because the
                  carpark is setback only 2m from the street boundary, the proposal precludes any future
                  improvement in street activation.

                  The bulk of the active spaces within the extension have been pushed to the middle of the
                  site, whilst the carpark, loading, and services yard have been pushed to the street frontage.
                  In the interests of street activation, it is suggested that the applicant consider bringing more
                  active uses to the Doonella and Pelican street frontages and that servicing retreat to the
                  middle of the site.

                  The plans indicate that shade structures will be setup over the carparking bays. It is
                  requested that these be shown on the drawings for assessment. The town planning report




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Version: 1, Version Date: 08/09/2016                                                                 Print Date: 8 September 2016, 2:10 PM