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Cala Domus

Plan showing location of the case study within the wider development.

Aerial view showing main frontage to right and chauffeur units behind.

Red Light! - Chauffeur units are an inappropriate frontage as viewed from homes opposite.

Proceed with Caution! - Compromises rear garden space; access is less convenient than with an integral garage.

Green Light! - Deeper garden plots offer potential flexibility to park up to three cars nose-to-tail, but through loss of garden. Slatted doors here direct storage towards room in atelier unit, keeping garage for car. Dead space above garage becomes private amenity of a terrace. Highly flexible space.

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Blank street is a problem for buildings facing them.

Red Light! - Chauffeur units are an inappropriate frontage as viewed from homes opposite.

Proceed with Caution! - Compromises rear garden space; access is less convenient than with an integral garage.

Green Light! - Deeper garden plots offer potential flexibility to park up to three cars nose-to-tail, but through loss of garden. Slatted doors here direct storage towards room in atelier unit, keeping garage for car. Dead space above garage becomes private amenity of a terrace. Highly flexible space.

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Plan showing typical arrangement of on-plot, chauffeur unit parking within the wider scheme.

Red Light! - Chauffeur units are an inappropriate frontage as viewed from homes opposite.

Proceed with Caution! - Compromises rear garden space; access is less convenient than with an integral garage.

Green Light! - Deeper garden plots offer potential flexibility to park up to three cars nose-to-tail, but through loss of garden. Slatted doors here direct storage towards room in atelier unit, keeping garage for car. Dead space above garage becomes private amenity of a terrace. Highly flexible space.

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Frontage is wide enough to soak up integral garage.

Proceed with Caution! - Space between front of garage and highway allows additional parking which discourages use of garage and could lead to car dominated street.

Green Light! - Detailing of garage consistent with language of houses, and the integrated model is economical to build. Conventional on-plot garage parking works effectively with house-types, and has convenient access. The visual interest of wide frontage units ensures that garage doors do not dominate, whilst slatted garage door stops it being used as a store and improves its surveillance and security.

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Houses are set too far back which encourages parking in front of garages.

Proceed with Caution! - Space between front of garage and highway allows additional parking which discourages use of garage and could lead to car dominated street.

Green Light! - Detailing of garage consistent with language of houses, and the integrated model is economical to build. Conventional on-plot garage parking works effectively with house-types, and has convenient access. The visual interest of wide frontage units ensures that garage doors do not dominate, whilst slatted garage door stops it being used as a store and improves its surveillance and security.

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Parking on street in front of houses on wide shared surface.

Proceed with Caution! - Space between front of garage and highway allows additional parking which discourages use of garage and could lead to car dominated street.

Green Light! - Detailing of garage consistent with language of houses, and the integrated model is economical to build. Conventional on-plot garage parking works effectively with house-types, and has convenient access. The visual interest of wide frontage units ensures that garage doors do not dominate, whilst slatted garage door stops it being used as a store and improves its surveillance and security.

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Narrow lane to rear court behind good for defence.

Proceed with Caution! - Space between front of garage and highway allows additional parking which discourages use of garage and could lead to car dominated street.

Green Light! - Detailing of garage consistent with language of houses, and the integrated model is economical to build. Conventional on-plot garage parking works effectively with house-types, and has convenient access. The visual interest of wide frontage units ensures that garage doors do not dominate, whilst slatted garage door stops it being used as a store and improves its surveillance and security.

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Plan showing typical arrangement of on-plot, integral garage parking within the scheme.

Proceed with Caution! - Space between front of garage and highway allows additional parking which discourages use of garage and could lead to car dominated street.

Green Light! - Detailing of garage consistent with language of houses, and the integrated model is economical to build. Conventional on-plot garage parking works effectively with house-types, and has convenient access. The visual interest of wide frontage units ensures that garage doors do not dominate, whilst slatted garage door stops it being used as a store and improves its surveillance and security.

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Units have outdoor space over slatted garage, more accommodation attached.

Red Light! - Chauffeur units are an inappropriate frontage as viewed from homes opposite.

Proceed with Caution! - Compromises rear garden space; access is less convenient than with an integral garage.

Green Light! - Deeper garden plots offer potential flexibility to park up to three cars nose-to-tail, but through loss of garden. Slatted doors here direct storage towards room in atelier unit, keeping garage for car. Dead space above garage becomes private amenity of a terrace. Highly flexible space.

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Surveillance onto street is limited.

Red Light! - Chauffeur units are an inappropriate frontage as viewed from homes opposite.

Proceed with Caution! - Compromises rear garden space; access is less convenient than with an integral garage.

Green Light! - Deeper garden plots offer potential flexibility to park up to three cars nose-to-tail, but through loss of garden. Slatted doors here direct storage towards room in atelier unit, keeping garage for car. Dead space above garage becomes private amenity of a terrace. Highly flexible space.

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Space submitted by Sam Brown

17 October 2013