Apartment Design Guide
Tools for improving the design of
residential apartment development
,To view an electronic version in PDF format, visit www.planning.nsw.gov.au
ISBN 978-0-7313-3676-0
© Crown Copyright 2015
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
July 2015
Disclaimer
While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is
correct at the time of printing, the State of New South Wales, its agents and
employees, disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect of anything
or the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance or
upon the whole or any part of this document.
Copyright Notice
In keeping with Planning and Environment’s commitment to encourage the
availability of information, you are welcome to reproduce the material that
appears in this document for personal, in-house or non-commercial use
without formal permission or charge. All other rights are reserved. If you wish
to reproduce, alter, store or transmit material appearing in this document for
any other purpose, a request for formal permission should be directed to:
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001
You are required to acknowledge that the material is provided by the
Department or the owner of the copyright as indicated in this document
and to include this copyright notice and disclaimer in any copy. You are
also required to acknowledge the author (Planning and Environment) of the
material as indicated in this document.
,Apartment
Design Guide
Tools for improving the design of
residential apartment development
,Contents
Contents
Introduction
Minister's foreword 7
About this guide 8
How to use this guide 10
Part 1 Identifying the context
1A Apartment building types 16
1B Local character and context 20
1C Precincts and individual sites 24
Part 2 Developing the controls
2A Primary controls 28
2B Building envelopes 29
2C Building height 30
2D Floor space ratio 32
2E Building depth 34
2F Building separation 36
2G Street setbacks 38
2H Side and rear setbacks 40
Part 3 Siting the development
3A Site analysis 44
3B Orientation 48
3C Public domain interface 50
3D Communal and public open space 54
3E Deep soil zones 60
3F Visual privacy 62
3G Pedestrian access and entries 66
3H Vehicle access 68
3J Bicycle and car parking 70
4 Apartment Design Guide
Tools for improving the design of
residential apartment development
,To view an electronic version in PDF format, visit www.planning.nsw.gov.au
ISBN 978-0-7313-3676-0
© Crown Copyright 2015
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
July 2015
Disclaimer
While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is
correct at the time of printing, the State of New South Wales, its agents and
employees, disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect of anything
or the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance or
upon the whole or any part of this document.
Copyright Notice
In keeping with Planning and Environment’s commitment to encourage the
availability of information, you are welcome to reproduce the material that
appears in this document for personal, in-house or non-commercial use
without formal permission or charge. All other rights are reserved. If you wish
to reproduce, alter, store or transmit material appearing in this document for
any other purpose, a request for formal permission should be directed to:
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
GPO Box 39
Sydney NSW 2001
You are required to acknowledge that the material is provided by the
Department or the owner of the copyright as indicated in this document
and to include this copyright notice and disclaimer in any copy. You are
also required to acknowledge the author (Planning and Environment) of the
material as indicated in this document.
,Apartment
Design Guide
Tools for improving the design of
residential apartment development
,Contents
Contents
Introduction
Minister's foreword 7
About this guide 8
How to use this guide 10
Part 1 Identifying the context
1A Apartment building types 16
1B Local character and context 20
1C Precincts and individual sites 24
Part 2 Developing the controls
2A Primary controls 28
2B Building envelopes 29
2C Building height 30
2D Floor space ratio 32
2E Building depth 34
2F Building separation 36
2G Street setbacks 38
2H Side and rear setbacks 40
Part 3 Siting the development
3A Site analysis 44
3B Orientation 48
3C Public domain interface 50
3D Communal and public open space 54
3E Deep soil zones 60
3F Visual privacy 62
3G Pedestrian access and entries 66
3H Vehicle access 68
3J Bicycle and car parking 70
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