Block

Spatial Layout

Density

Performance

E

One main communal space; minimal green

areas; surface parking (very limited).

FAR 1.2; SC 0.23

Compact building layout of 10 m unit width and 17 m between units.

Cross-ventilation for all units; moderate energy consumption,

1 - 2 AC (air conditioning) units per apartment. Limited glazing. Solar access to all units. No units facing North, East or West

H

Large (gated) communal green spaces; surface

and underground parking (for most not all units).

FAR 2.6; SC 0.17

High-rise clustered layout, 25 m deep blocks with 25 m or more between units.

Mostly one-sided units with no cross-ventilation, and poor daylighting; higher energy consumption, 2 - 4 AC units per apartment. Many units facing only North, East or West.