Design Checklist
- Communal outdoor spaces are overlooked by adjacent terraced houses and provide for residents’ recreation
- Outdoor spaces are designed to be accessible, useable and attractive for all residents
- Outdoor spaces are easy to maintain and have well defined boundaries with no ambiguity or leftover areas
- Outdoor spaces provide a pleasant outlook and visual amenity for all users
Communal outdoor space refers to the spaces that can be shared by more than one house within the terraced development. It can be shared by specific clusters of houses, or by residents in the whole development.
Different spaces within a development serve different purposes. When private outdoor spaces are at a minimum, additional communal spaces should be provided within the site which can be shared by residents to cater for their recreational needs.
This section details five key design considerations when designing communal open space.
The key components for well designed and long lasting communal outdoor spaces include aspect, appropriate shape, amenity, quality activity and interfaces, and accessibility.