Extension Application Letter

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features an operable fagade to the upper level with balconies to
facilitate surveillance and gives users flexibility to connect with the
public realm. Consequently, the Development Approval offers greater
Capacity to reinforce a village-like atmosphere which enables the
interaction between private and public spaces;

adopts subtropical design principles;

provides operable and climatically responsive facades;

provides inside and outside spatial continuity;

has natural ventilation with windows that can be opened;

provides cross ventilation;

implements an articulated subtropical roof form with eaves to collect
rainwater, provide shade protection to windows and to break up the

building form and bulk;

utilises durable coastal materials that blend in with the dune and
coastal landscape;

implements the use of solar panels with good passive solar design;
appropriately interacts with the street and its surroundings;

provides building edges which are light and tactile; and

with its more open ground level, second level balconies, lightweight
detailing and more generously proportioned ground level height, the

Development Approval achieves the desired atmosphere and
character.

All in all, the scale and form of the Development Approval fits well within
Peregian Square context and is designed to be responsive to the informal
beachside character of the locality, which engenders a ‘sense of place’
and a public focus for local community and activity'®.

Further, because of its design, the Development Approval responds to the
Land's strategic street corner location, which is prominent in terms of its

‘8 Joint Report of Experts in Architecture prepared by Scott Peabody and Noel Robinson,
paragraph 56, page 24.

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