SITE AND VISION

BUILT FORM CHARACTER AND CLIMATE RESPONSIVE HOUSE DESIGN
The uniqueness of the Darwin environment and landscape will be captured in the urban design, landscaping and architecture. The Lyons built form vision will respond to the unique climatic and environmental conditions of the site and will reflect the Darwin tropical lifestyle. The project team for Lyons draws heavily on local experience with architects, housing designers, engineers, town planners, landscape architects and surveyors all being Darwin-based.

Lyons will provide for a mixture of different residential building characters with common unifying design elements. An architecture which is both contemporary in expression and harmonious with its Darwin setting, will offer a broad range of housing types to suit a wide range of needs and lifestyles including the Defence Force personnel and their families.

Individual house design will play a critical role in the overall sustainability of the development. Building form that mixes the materials and construction details of traditional Darwin construction together with high quality, low maintenance contemporary finishes, will embrace responsive solutions to local climate control and create comfortable and enjoyable living environments.

Controls will be developed for lot and housing design that will determine features such as setbacks, external materials and fencing. This will ensure that the built form outcome achieves the right result.