Principles
The designs employ the following principles:
> Efficient and modestly sized floor areas
> Flexible open plan living
> Passive solar design
> Thermally efficient materials
> Natural lighting and cross-ventilation
> A visually comfortable and balanced single storey form
(buildings can be raised for flood plain conditions)
> An active relationship to landscaped gardens
> Adaption as required for solar power, water recycling and dry
compost sanitary facilities
> A general design standard of simplicity with high quality
Materials
The sample drawings show a range of materials that include:
> Rendered or bagged brickwork
> Timber or fibre cement weatherboards and/or panels
> Colorbond steel
> Zincalume steel (silver finish)
> Aluminium or timber windows
> Timber or steel framed pergolas and shade elements
> Timber decking
> Concrete slab on ground or timber framed floor options
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