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Welcome to the Safe Design Home an initiative of The NSW Department of Attorney General
and Justice. The NSW Department of Attorney General and
Justice has collaborated with partner agencies Urban Growth NSW and Eden Brae Homes to develop
the Safe Design Home. The home showcases contemporary safe design
best practice as well as security products of the residential building industry that
can be incorporated into new dwellings or existing homes as part of renovations.
Safety and security are important considerations when considering building or renovating as
preventative measures can be cost effectively included at the planning and design stage.
Considerations such as visibility and sight lines, relationship to the street and promoting
home occupancy can be easily incorporated while designing your new home.
The Safe Design Home is really about highlighting the overall design approach and products that
can improve security of your residential property. The extensive use of glazing within the Home
provides owners with views, sightlines and visibility throughout the home as well as
glimpses to the street. The landscaping materials and plant selection
provides visual, climatic and environmental qualities while maintaining visibility, sightlines
and openness of the property and visual connection to the street.
The house design has a strong relationship to both street frontages promoting engagement
and awareness of what's happening outside the property.
The layout provides good connections between the everyday high use rooms and the street.
The interior floor plan is designed to maximise visibility, connections and sightlines between
the main living rooms and the rear yard. This balcony provides functional space and
amenity to the main bedroom and is an additional presence to both street frontages.
Property offences commonly occurs while the occupants are away from the home. The home
provides a study and guest room including a separate entrance on the ground floor that
allows occupants to work from home or convert the space to a self contained dwelling for
extended family living arrangements. In addition to design features, the home provides
the public with the opportunity to investigate and view a range of building products that
enhance home security. These products include:
Deadlocks on all external doors which incorporate 'quick release' levers for simple and fast
exit in case of emergency. Keyed window locks allow windows to be secured
or opened for ventilation without compromising home security.
All windows in the house feature performance glazing incorporating a vinyl interlayer between
glazing sheets and provides additional resistance to impact.
Quality security screen doors such as the one installed on the Laundry Door, are an
important preventative measure particularly for rear doors that are out of street view.
The oversize keyed mailbox allows for the delivery of a range of letter and parcel sizes
without overflowing as well as providing simple protection from identity theft and fraud.
Sensor lighting installed at entry points provides visibility and amenity to the exterior
as well as providing a greater sense of security to the home.
The innovative use of landscape materials such as gravel can make people reconsider
unauthorised access. Fencing has been integrated with plantings
in the front yard to provide an effective boundary while maintaining visibility to/from
the home. The fencing to the rear yard utilises horizontal
panels that provide privacy but maintain filtered visibility to/from the property.
The alarm provides a back to base monitored response service. It is important to use accredited
installers and licensed security providers in the selection and installation of your
new alarm. Knowing your neighbours and being connected
and involved in your local community assists in providing a safe and secure neighbourhood.
Involvement in neighbourhood activities through community groups, sporting clubs or informally
through use of local facilities -- parks, community centres assists in providing a connected
and cohesive community. Communities where people know one another,
take ownership and responsibility of local facilities and community infrastructure provide
an effective deterrent against residential property offences.
The Safe Design Home is open to the public on the corner of Riverbank Drive and Tomah
Crescent within the Urban Growth Display Village at The Ponds - 10am -- 5pm Daily or alternatively
please visit the Safe Design Home or the Crime Prevention Programs Unit website of the NSW
Department of Attorney General and Justice to obtain further information. http://www.crimeprevention.nsw.gov.au