Tūtahi me ngā matarua Standalone and duplex homes

With much of Auckland’s growth resulting from suburban development, Auckland’s current predominant housing type is standalone and duplex housing. This guidance covers the elements that should be considered when designing a detached home, including form and appearance, and functionality.

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Standalone and duplex homes design guidance is under construction, please come back soon to see what we've built.

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Design statements

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Design statements are an effective way to explain your design proposal, and how it enhances the surrounding context, and aligns with the design and planning requirements for the site and area. This section provides things to think about when preparing a design statement.

Multi-Unit Development Waste Space Calculator

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Multi-Unit Development Waste Space Calculator - Use this tool to; 

  1. Calculate the amount of organic waste, recycling and refuse your proposed Multi-Unit Development will generate. It allows for both residential and commercial space in your development.
  2. Calculate the amount of space you should allow in your Multi-Unit Development for accomodating waste bins using Auckland Council assumptions on waste volumes.     The tool does this by taking into consideration the frequency of waste collections and the size of bins you plan to use. 
  3. Create a sample waste plan that can be printed and attached to your consent application.