In the same way that if there isn't regulation about handicap toilets and minimum toilet sizes and corridor widths, Singapore wouldn't be what it is.
" Covered communal ground garden"
- Covered area is more than 50% of first storey area.
-Of this covered area, 60% has to be lushly planted preferable flat and permanent, and 40% to be activity areas such as pools an facilities
"Sky Terrace" starts with 45 degrees
- Basic areas:
1.Perimeter opening >40%, areas within the 45 degrees to be planted lushly.
2.If area is < 40%, minimum 2 strata units.
-Residual areas:
1.Area within 45 degrees to be >60%
2.Perimeter opening to be >60%
3.Exempted area max 20% of floor plate
2 examples came to mind that maximises what this means really well. Hotel Park Royal at pickering street by WOHA and The Oliv by W architects. Interesting comment from MokWeiWei.
Cant seem to find the plan for Oliv.
The Sky Terraces in this 2 projects features a repeated sky terrace. one mentions that it is to capture the scale of the shophouse, every 4 storeys, the other setback drawn at the 45 degree point to maximise the non-gfa. having it is just basic, but what determines the extent of it is the necessity for it to be >60% ( this would require looking at the floor plan). The visuals as a result of that is quite amazing really, creates an image of anything but the ground plan. as mok said, this addresses the aspirations of living in a landed property even those who stay in a high rise apartment. Hence the developer just like before for that of the bay window phenomenon is able to sell for the area but not be counted as GFA for it.
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