Middle section design considerations

Comprising the largest section of the building, the middle section should address several issues including the scale, design and orientation of the final composition. These will be determined by a number of factors such as the height of the building in proportion to the street width and the proportion and depth of openings in considering solid-to-void relationships. Such factors can have varying impacts on amenity, privacy, wind speeds, views as well as the amount of sunlight and daylight that reaches neighbouring buildings, streets and public space, all of which should be resolved as part of the design process. Junctions between buildings should be sympathetically considered so as to ensure a degree of continuity in the streetscape, avoid disparities between floor levels and the potential for jarring architectural fenestration tie-ins. Careful consideration will also need to be given to the choice of primary and secondary materials.