How To Design The Perfect Multi-Unit Development
The perfect multi-unit development project optimises your land. This is done with brilliant building design. Optimising your land does not necessarily involve building the maximum amount of dwellings. You need dwellings that are both visually appealing and perfectly functional to maximize your sale prices or rental yield. With a multi-unit development, achieving this can be harder than expected as stringent council requirements can restrict your design options.
With a custom home build, or other single dwelling build, the world is your oyster. Your choice of design in terms of façade, layout and build materials is limited only by your imagination. The same unfortunately is not true with a multi-unit development. Council maintain strict town planning assessment protocol that heavily dictates building design. An experienced multi-unit development builder will be familiar with the requirements of your local council and be able to guide you through the process.
Each council is different, but many require developers to respond to and take into account the following:
- how your buildings will affect adjacent properties
- private open space
- car parking
- window size and placement
- the surrounding neighbourhood character.
Adjacent properties must not be adversely affected by your multi-unit development project. Issues such as overlooking, and overshadowing must be considered. In some zones, you must also restrict the overall building area by 25-35% to maintain a significant portion of open outdoor ‘garden’ space. On larger sites where units share a common driveway, car parking and turn areas can also consume valuable space.
In addition to considering your land and the land of your direct neighbours, the surrounding area also has to be taken into account. Working in with the surrounding neighbourhood includes responding to the development pattern of the area. Proposed dwellings must align with the current form, scale and character of existing dwellings in the area. This can significantly limit building design options, but an experienced multi-unit building designer knows how to make the most of each factor.
A brilliant design and construct team will craft a set of dwellings that are perfectly oriented on the land, are unobtrusive to neighbouring homes, and are cohesive with the street scape and wider area. Not only that, you can trust a builder with a turn-key service to manage the entire process for you, and exceed your expectations. This means taking your initial ideas, submitting town planning applications and delivering a concept that maximizes your return on investment.
The town planning application process is complex. It involves responding to and submitting documentation around numerous criteria (council specific), and can take a significant amount of time. For new developers, understanding what is required and then collating the relevant information can be overwhelming. At delcon, we take the stress out of the whole process. Over ten years of both personal and professional property development has provided us with the knowledge and experience to efficiently and effectively tackle any town planning project.
Have you got a block of land needing an expert multi-unit building design team? Give delcon a call today for a no obligation discussion. Get started on your multi-unit development project today!