Better Quality Developments
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Townhouse Exemplar Designs
The Townhouse Exemplar Designs demonstrate practical, well considered design responses to typical townhouse development scenarios in Merri-bek.
They showcase best practice approaches to site planning, dwelling configuration and architectural expression - illustrating how efficient and contextually responsive outcomes can be achieved with Townhouse and Low-Rise Code compliance.
Download Townhouse Exemplar Designs for a Growing Community.pdf (PDF 19Mb)
Good Design Advice Sheets
The Good Design Advice Sheets provide guidance on ways to improve the quality of medium density development in Merri-bek.
- Clarify the desired outcomes in complying with clause 55
- Provide options for how dwellings can provide optimal amenity for residents and neighbours
- Improve communication between designers, clients and council officers.
Medium density housing is housing that contains 2 or more dwellings on a lot where each dwelling has its own entrance at ground level.
Common types are units, townhouses and terraces. Such developments consist of detached, semi-detached and attached housing.
They may be single storey, 2 storeys or 3 storeys.