How to get an Additional Crossover: Think Parking Part III

4 October 2010
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Earlier this year we wrote about subdividing your land without Common Property.
Subdividing without Common Property simplifies Land Titles and removes the need for an Owner’s Corporation (not to mention annual meetings and fees!).
Now that you’re Thinking Parking, if you want to subdivide without common property, your next question is: will Council allow independent vehicle access [...]

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Turning Circles and Accessways: Think Parking Part II

28 September 2010
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Following on from last week’s article, we hope you’re now beginning to “Think Parking and not Bedrooms” as you approach your development.
Ensuring you have sufficient parking is an important first step.
But did you know that without easy access to and from that parking, your application may still fail Parking Provision requirements?

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How to approach your development: Think Parking, Not Bedrooms!

21 September 2010
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When pursuing your development, its natural to think in terms of bedrooms  – eg. “I would like to develop my site into five, 3 bedroom units”.
But did you know that when you think bedrooms, Council planners are thinking parking?
What is the link between bedrooms and parking that you should know about?

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Want to build in early 2011? Remember these important dates…

14 September 2010
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If you would like to start building your project in early 2011, your window of opportunity is closing rapidly.
Can your project make an early 2011 build start date?
Here are some important dates that you should keep in mind.

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Public Open Space: When developing two units may be better than three…

31 August 2010
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Every now and again, we assess a potential development site as being equally suitable to be subdivided into 2 large dwellings or 3 small dwellings.
All things being equal, a three unit development should be more profitable than two.
Unfortunately, not all things are equal…

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Restrictive Covenant: Is your development over before it even begins?

24 August 2010
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We love what we do – but there’s one task we don’t look forward to: informing a client that their very impressive large block cannot developed.
There are many factors that might add constraints to a development, but there’s one factor that stops a development dead in its tracks – before it even begins.
And unfortunately, this [...]

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Front landscaping: How to disguise a steep slope

17 August 2010
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Those with a keen eye might have noticed that our Surrey Hills HIA Award Winning property as featured last week in the Melbourne Weekly has since had a landscaping makeover.
Not long after the home was completed, the owners presented us with the next challenge:
How can they landscape the front garden of their home while gracefully [...]

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Designing the Future: Melbourne Weekly Cover Story (Downloadable PDF)

11 August 2010
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Above: The Koedyk kids enjoy more than their 5 minutes of fame on the deck of our HIA Award Winning renovation – featured as the Cover Story in Melbourne Weekly and on the giant billboard of The Age building on Spencer Street.
In this week’s edition of ‘Melbourne Weekly’ magazine, Linley Wilkie interviewed our Designer and [...]

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Energy efficient house design: how much is each energy star really worth? (Free downloadable PDF)

3 August 2010
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At the recent State of Design Festival, we prepared a number of home energy cost calculators that helped festival attendees answer the question:
“How much is each additional energy star really worth?”

In this post, we’ll compare the energy cost savings for the same house finished to different energy star ratings.

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Pixel Building Melbourne: 5 architectural lessons to apply to your new home

27 July 2010
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Welcome – you’ve just discovered one of our most popular posts!
If you got here because you are researching Sustainable Architecture for your property, you may also be interested in these articles:

Introduction to a 7 part series called ‘The 7 Pillars of Sustainable Architecture’
Does Sustainable Architecture pay off?

Alternatively, if you are ready to start the [...]

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