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The safe design home provides visitors with an insight into safe design considerations and products that the residential building industry is incorporating within new homes.
The safe design home demonstrates a range of design ideas and products to increase safety that can be easily incorporated into your existing home or undertaken as part of a renovation.
The oversize mailbox allows for the delivery of a range of letter and parcel sizes without overflowing. The keyed lock secures mail providing simple protection from identity theft and fraud.
Alternative mail collection measures while away (such as redirection or having neighbours collect) reduce indications that you are away and the likelihood of property offences to your home.
The plants in this garden have been designed to maintain sightlines (particularly between 600–1800mm) and provide visual, climatic and environmental qualities without providing opportunities for concealment. Further to this, visual design clues within the landscaping and outdoor lighting provide a clear guide for visitors to the front door.
Visibility of the home’s key entry point is the best defence against unauthorised entry. The extensive glazing of this door allows easy observation and identification of visitors.
This alarm provides a back to base monitored response service and incorporates additional features such as a panic alarm and zonal operation, providing a higher level of home security than regular alarms. It is important to use accredited installers and licensed security providers in the selection and installation of your new alarm.
The interior floor plan maximises the northern aspect to the family, dining and alfresco living areas and is designed to maximise visibility, connections and sightlines between these rooms and the rear yard. The layout allows for seamless indoor-outdoor living whilst providing visibility and occupancy as a key defence against household crime.
The locking mechanism in this door allows for a ‘privacy-lock’ feature, which secures your home but allows for simple and quick exit. The ‘deadlock’ option requires keyed opening from inside or outside of the property.
31 Aug 2023