6.6.1 Window and doors design principles

Windows and doors in a variety of styles and materials can be found throughout the borough. This code provides a range of door and window options that are readily available on the market.

MUST

The size, type and spacing of window and door openings is crucial. A house must not have a random, haphazard series of openings.

Fig 6.40 The top or bottom of windows should align. Façades of houses should create symmetry as a whole or within individual elements of the façade.

SHOULD

Individual windows should not be wider than they are tall. Low, squat windows should be avoided.

Exceptions will be made for infill and extensions projects where it is desirable to replicate an existing window type.

Fig 6.41 Windows should usually have panes which are taller than they are wide.

SHOULD

Individual window units should be symmetrical and window frames should be consistent in their width.

Window diagrams 2D_Formal informal image

Fig 6.42 The style of windows should match the style of the home. For example, formal or informal window arrangements.

SHOULD

uPVC windows should be 'slimline' units, with profiles similar to timber windows, and the profile of door frames should match the window frames.

SHOULD

Windows should have consistent frame thicknesses, such that it is not obvious which part is openable and which is not.

SHOULD

Windows should have regular panes, not an incoherent mix of taller and shorter or wider and narrower panes

Window diagrams 2D_Consistent frames image

Fig 6.43 Windows should have consistent frame thicknesses.

SHOULD

Windows should have regular panes, not an incoherent mix of taller and shorter or wider and narrower panes.

SHOULD

Windows should be recessed into the wall of the building by at least 50 mm.

SHOULD

Side-hung casement windows should have an inward-opening tilt-turn function to improve ventilation.