If
the Kotapuri Shop-apartment concept works for low-cost housing, then it is
quite easy to develop it further by adopting the Honeycomb concept.
This
proposal for a piece of land near Putrajaya shows how the value of the floors
above shops can be maximized.
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Ground Floor |
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First Floor Podium |
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2nd, 3rd & 5th Floor Plans |
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4th Foor Courtyard Floor Plan |
Instead of the Kotapuri perimeter block layout that
creates an internal courtyard, here large recesses in the external elevation
form sky-courts on the First Floor and the Third Floor of the building. These
elevated courtyards provide light and ventilation to the apartments that are
arranged around them.
The
provision of private and communal gardens for the apartments make them suitable
for family living even though they are just above shops and commercial
activities. In this example, there are 5 stories of apartments above the shops
at Ground Floor and parking for these apartments at the Lower Ground Level.
If possible, provide all the parking outdoors off the road the
circles the block. This would be a cheaper solution than basement car parks.
The
layout of the apartments is typical: much like the duplex apartments that have
been designed for the earlier examples of high and medium-rise housing.
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