SEPP 65 - Apartment Design Guide

03 I SitingPerformance criteria3J-5Visual and environmental impacts of undergroundcar parking are minimisedAcceptable solutions1. Excavation is minimised through efficient car parklayouts and ramp design2. Car parking layout is well organised, using alogical, efficient structural grid and double loadedaislesCommercialRetail3. Protrusion of car parks does not exceed 1mabove ground level, design solutions may includestepping car park levels or using split levels onsloping sites4. Natural ventilation is provided to basement andsub basement car parking areas5. Ventilation grills or screening devices for carparking openings are integrated into the facadeand landscape designPerformance criteria3J-6Visual and environmental impacts of above groundenclosed car parking are minimisedAcceptable solutions1. Exposed parking is not located along primarystreet frontages2. Screening, landscaping and other design elementsincluding public art are used to integrate theabove ground car parking with the facade. Designsolutions may include:• car parking that is concealed behind thefacade, with windows integrated into the overallfacade design (approach should be limited todevelopments where a larger floor plate podiumis suitable at lower levels)• car parking that is ‘wrapped’ with other uses,such as retail, commercial or two storey SOHOunits along street frontage. See figure 3J.9Figure 3J.8Above ground parking should be concealed behind the buildingfacade and wrapped with other uses along the primary streetfrontage, such as retail, commercial or two storey SOHO units3. Positive street address and active frontages areprovided at ground levelDRAFT | Apartment Design Guide I September 201473