09/1058 - MCU - Detached House [As Published] · 132009.1058

 

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29 July 2009

Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Tewantin Office

PO Box 141

Tewantin QLD 4567

Dear Sir / Madam:
RE: Owner's Statement in support of Development Application for 8 Piper Street, Peregian Beach

| write as owner of the above property in support of the development application to demolish the
existing property on the site of 8 Piper Street, Peregian Beach and to replace it with a new architect
designed house.

The existing house is very much a beach house and serves that purpose well. However, it is not
designed for comfortable or convenient long-term accommodation by a multi-generational family. This
is my goal, as my wife and | want to live on the site with room to accommodate visiting children and
their families.

To this end we have engaged Dan Sparks as architect to design the house we desire. We engaged Dan

because we felt he was environmentally aware and wholly sympathetic to our needs of creating a living eee
environment that blends with the natural beauty of the area. What specifically appeals to us is his
concept of “inverting” a traditional Queenslander design. That is, the pavilion concept he has arrived at
places the usual exterior, surrounding verandahs and outdoor areas interior to the house, thus giving us
an outside room in the middle of the house with generous enclosed decking.

The building’s exterior form blends with the environment in both material and colour. The pavilion
design actually enhances our appreciation of the external natural environment by directing one’s
attention, from anywhere in the house, to the natural bush landscape between the house and the
beach,

We have gone to great lengths to ensure the house in environmentally efficient with water tanks, solar
energy, the use of natural materials, and the use of natural ventilation for both heating and cooling.

The footprint of the new house is significantly smaller than the existing house, allowing for greater
penetration than before of natural vegetation onto the small block. Where parts of the new building
marginally extend into the setback area at the rear of the house, these intrusions are cantilevered, or
above ground, allowing for greater plantation than currently exists.

Consequently, the setback area for the Open Space Corridor is maintained and accessible for 365 days of
the year. This is not the case for adjoining and other houses in our area, which uniformly encroach the
setback area with in-ground pools, fences and other structures.