DDQ - Delivering Design Quality

House Typology

3 bedroom, 5 person semi-detached unit with a footprint of 77m²
Gross internal area 110m² compared to 96m² minimum
Target groups: family formers, graduates from the city's universities, IT and computer professionals
Fabric performance: 33kWh/m²/yr (40% improvement on proposed 2016 level for semi-detached house)
Meets CSH Level 4 and 5 for published unit costs

Create flexibility and adaptability. Capable of different physical arrangements - one room, open plan, subdivision into separate kitchen and dining area etc. Room layout to be able to accommodate/adapt to a range of social settings (from individual use, homework to day bed or for larger gatherings)
Avoid minimum space standard becoming maximum. Use space standards to check proposals but consider multiple use of space – circulation for play or storage, which may require more than minimum dimensions
Allow ability to extend by enabling connection to existing circulation space and services, and preventing an unacceptable loss of light