Building setbacks (yards) - Auckland Design Manual

Front yard setbacks ... The front yard setback should establish or reinforce the desired streetscape character, particularly the general height-to-width ratio of ... Turnonmoreaccessiblemode Turnoffmoreaccessiblemode Sites&Buildings Stand-AloneHouses TerracedHouses Apartments MixedUse Subdivision&NeighbourhoodDesign Streets&Parks StreetDesign ParkDesign DesignSubjects MāoriDesign Sustainability UniversalDesign DesignforSafety Regulations ReadthePlanningRules UnderstandthePlanningRules ApplythePlanningRulestoaSite DesignElementsforthePlanningRules ResourceConsentingPractice&Guidance ResourceConsentConditionsManual InfrastructureTechnicalGuides InfrastructureCodesofPractice Resources CaseStudies ExampleDesigns DesignStatements DesignPanels HowtoDevelopaNewHome AdditionalResources Glossary ContactUs About BacktoTop ContactUs Share Home> ApartmentBuildingDesign WhareWhaituaNoho 1. Introduction 2. SiteDesign 3. PlacingtheBuilding 4. StreettoFrontDoor 5. OutdoorSpaces 6. 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TheBuilding 1.1 Introduction 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Siteecologyandhabitats 2.3 Designforthetopography 2.4 Builtenvironment 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Buildingplacement 3.3 Buildingseparationandoutlook 3.4 Designingforprivacy 3.5 Designingforlightandsun 3.6 Siteaccess 4.1 Introduction 4.2 RelatingtheBuildingtotheStreet 4.3 Boundarytreatments 4.4 Safety,activityandoverlooking 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Communaloutdoorspaces 5.3 Balconies&privateoutdoorspaces 5.4 Serviceareas 5.5 Landscapedesignandbiodiversity 5.6 Stormwatermanagement 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Vehicleaccess 6.3 CarParking 6.4 SurfaceParking 6.5 Alternativeparkingsolutions 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Apartmentbuildingtypes 7.2.1 Apartmentbuildingtypes:Basicforms 7.2.2 Apartmentbuildingtypes:Buildingaccessarrangement 7.2.3 Individualapartmenttypes 7.3 Principalcomponentscontrollingbuildingform 7.3.1 Buildingheightandmassing 7.3.2 Buildingdepth 7.3.3 Buildingsetbacks(yards) 7.4 Primarybuildingelements 7.4.1 Buildingentrance 7.4.2 Buildingfaçade 7.4.3 Integratedfacades 7.5 UniversaldesignandLifemarkStandards-accessibleandadaptableapartments 7.6 Apartmentlayout 7.6.1 Apartmentmixanddesigningforfamilies 7.6.2 Apartmentspace 7.6.3 Storageandutilityspace 7.7 Sustainabledesign 7.7.1 Energyefficiency-fixturesandfittings 7.7.2 Energyefficiency-homemanagement 7.7.3 Energyefficiency-Spaceheating,coolingandtheuseofsolarenergy 7.7.4 Energyefficiency-thebuilding'envelope' 7.7.5 MaterialSelection 7.7.6 Waterconservation Details>TheBuilding>Principalcomponentscontrollingbuildingform> Buildingsetbacks(yards) Print DesignOutcome PageContent​​Desi​gnChecklist​​​Thebuildingrespondspositivelytotheimmediatecontextandstreetenvironment,andthedesignisinformedbytheexistingordesiredcharacter​​ Caption: None GeneralContent CaseStudy RegulatoryNote Delete RegulatoryNote RegulatoryNote Image: Position: Video? GuidanceElement: Addhotspot DeleteImage Carousel: Uploadimage: Uploadlargeimage(optional): Clear Gotopicturelibrary Streetsetback(frontyard)Thesetbackofbuildingsfromthebackedgeofpublicpavement influencesarangeofissues.Theseincludetheperceptionofthestreetscapeandtheexperienceofbeinginthatstreet,thelevelofactivityconveyedbythebuildingontothestreet,andtherelationshipofbuilding'soccupantstothestreet(i.e.theprivacyofinternalspacesandthepotentialforoccupantstooverlookthestreet).Streetsetbackshelptomaintainandenhanceanarea'scharacter.Innewareasitwillhelptoestablishthecharacterofthestreetbyprovidingaconsistentbuildinglineforadjacentbuildingstoalignwith.Setbackmayalsooccurattheupperstoreysofabuilding,affectingtheheight-to-widthratioofastreetaswellassunlightpenetration.Inresidentialstreetsfrontyardsalsoprovideprivacyforthefrontapartmentsofadevelopment.Passersbyarekeptawayfromwindowsandthefrontyardallowsforsomelandscapescreening. Caption: None GeneralContent CaseStudy RegulatoryNote Delete RegulatoryNote RegulatoryNote Image: Position: Video? GuidanceElement: Addhotspot DeleteImage Carousel: Uploadimage: Uploadlargeimage(optional): Clear Gotopicturelibrary Onsitesthathavecommercialgroundfloorsa'zero'setbackisoftenprescribed.Thismaintainsastrongstreetedgeandprovidesadirectrelationshipbetweenthecommercialgroundflooruses,whichareoftenshops,andthestreet. Caption: None GeneralContent CaseStudy RegulatoryNote Delete RegulatoryNote RegulatoryNote Image: Position: Video? GuidanceElement: Addhotspot DeleteImage Carousel: Uploadimage: Uploadlargeimage(optional): Clear Gotopicturelibrary  Sideandrearsetbacks(sideandbackyards)Sideandrearsetbacksprovideprivacyanddaylightforoccupantsandtheresidentsofadjacentbuildings.Theymayalsohelptoreinforcestreetcharacterinareasthatarecharacterisedbysetbacks. FrontyardsetbacksThefrontyardsetbackshouldestablishorreinforcethedesiredstreetscapecharacter,particularlythegeneralheight-to-widthratioofthearea,orwhereanexistinglandscapecharacteristobemaintained.Thesetbackalsohelpstodefinethequalitiesofthestreetedge.Itcanachievevariationorpunctuationinthestreetscapebyalteringthesetbackatspecificlocations(e.g.atjunctionsoropenspaces),orsimplytobreakupamonotonousstreetedge.Itisimportantthatthesetbackformsacontinuouspositiveedgetothestreetthatrespondstothebuildingsoneachside.Thespacebetweenthebuildingandthestreetbecomesatransitionalspacebetweenthepublicstreetandtheprivatebuilding.Thedesignshouldthereforeclearlydifferentiatebetweenpublicandprivatespace.Wherenofrontyardsetbackisrequired:ensureanysetbackenhancesthestreetscapebyprovidingahighqualityopenspaceormaintaininganexistingpatternofsetbacksalongthestreetensurethesetbacksupportstheintendeddevelopmentuseandlocation(e.g.towncentresandbusinesszoneswillrequirezerosetback);anysetbackshouldmatchthatofexistingdevelopments.Wheresomevariationisdesired,offsetthebuildingfrontagebyasmallamountfromitsneighbours.Wherebuildingsarebuiltuptothestreetedge,generallyincommercial(shopping)streets,andwherenopodiumisprovided,upperlevelsetbacksshouldbeusedtomaintainahumanscale(threetofourstoreys)alongthestreet.Thispreventstallerbuildingsappearingoppressiveordominant.Sideyardsetbacks  Thesideyardservesseveralimportantfunctions.It: maintainslight,air,sunandprivacy  canprovideaspaceforlandscapingbetweendevelopments allowswindowsandarticulationonthesideofthebuilding providesatransitionspacebetweendifferentbuildings,particularlyiftheyaredifferentheights.Thishelpstopreventthedominanceoflargerbuildingsoversmallerones. Thesetbackcanalsocontinueorcreateapatternofdevelopmentthatpositivelydefinesthestreetscape.Thespacesbetweenbuildingsmustbedesignedtobeorganisedandcoherent,andnotdeterminedbywhatisleftoveraroundthebuildingform.Rearyardsetbacks  The‘backtoback’distancebetweenbuildingsshouldmaximisesunlight,privacyandtheamountofusableopenspace.Alargerearsetbackalsoallowsformoreplanting,includingmaturetrees.  BetterDesignPractice RulesofThumb ProvideFeedback NextPage   PreviousPage CaseStudies 3333Main,Vancouver AUDPTheIssac BerengerApartments,Portland CamperdownSydney(CommonGround) CapersBuilding ChapelStreet,StKilda,Melbourne ChewsLane Collection45,Vancouver CrossRoads,Vancouver DrakeStreet Enso LadiesMile NewWater,Vancouver NorthMainVillage OnQue PeirmontandMonumentApartments RedfernEast,Sydney TheIsaac,GreyLynn,Auckland TheOckham TrinityApartments TupeloAlley,Portland ZavosCorner RelatedResources DesignStatements-AnEssentialFirstSteptoGoodDesign WasteCalculator-WasteStorageRequirements UrbanDesignPanels-EverythingYouNeedtoKnow Welcome ToAuckland'sDesignManual Themanualprovidesprofessionaladvice,step-by-stepbestpracticeprocessesanddetaileddesignguidance. Themanualwillenableusalltomakeinformedchoiceandbuildhomes,andcreatenewstreetsandneighbourhoods thatnotonlylookgreatbutarebuilttolast,sustainableandgivebestreturnoninvestment. Clickbelowtoproceedtorelateddesignguidance > Disclamer: TheAucklandDesignManualprovidessupplementaryguidancetotheUnitaryPlanondesignmatters, whichwillbeupdatedbytheCouncilfromtimetotime.TheManualisnotpartoftheUnitaryPlan andtheUnitaryPlandoesn’tincorporatetheManualbyreferenceinthetermsoftheprovisionsof Part3ofSchedule1totheResourceManagementAct1991.WhiletheManualsitsoutsidetheUnitaryPlan, advicenotesareoccasionallyincludedinthetextoftheUnitaryPlan toalertthereadertotheexistenceofrelevantguidanceintheUnitaryPlan.