Green Apartment Building

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Department of Architecture and Design, Islamabad

Project idea

Promoting green and sustainable architecture and construction, not only to reduce the impact of a high density development on the environment. Balance producing a good quality apartment complex with making a reasonable and viable return of investment profit.

Project description

HIGH RISE GREEN APARTMENT BUILDING
AT GULBERG GREENS, ISLAMABAD.

Technical information

-Building setbacks: Not applicable due to PAD (building can be built up to the 450’x150’
site lines.
-Basement setbacks: None.
-Max. site coverage = 100% due to PAD.
-Max. no. of floors = 18 Floors, excluding basement and lower ground floors (partial basement).
-Max building height = 226’-0” (plus 4’ for parapets or/and railing).
-Max. mumty area = 4,000 sft (Maximum 10’ above Max Building Height).
-Max. plinth height = 6’-0”
-Only parking and/or services to be located in basements.
-Lower ground and ground floors to accommodate commercial activities and services only.
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
-Landscaped areas are assigned outside the PAD
-Landscaping areas could be used for rainwater retention.
- No parking allowed in landscaping areas.
-Keeping in mind that Islamabad experiences droughts and water shortages, watering of
landscaping to be accomplished with reclaimed/harvested rainfall water employing
drip irrigation.
DRIVEWAY AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS
-9’x18’ right-angled parking space with 24’ perpendicular back up space.
-5’x 18’ Landscaping Island after every 6 parking spaces max (on surface parking only).
-6’x 2’6” Motorcycle parking space.
-Parking and Driveway:
Minimum 24’ ingress and egress driveways.
Residents: 2 stalls per apartment.
Visitors: 10% of Residents parking stalls
Retail Shops: 1 space per 150 sft gross shop area.
Gymnasium: 1 space per 200 sft.
Motorcycle: I space per 3,000 sft Building Gross Floor Area (GFA).
Community Hall: 1 space per 4 occupants (15 sft per person occupant load)
- All parking to be located in basements and/or surface paved areas. Note that the
parking is also provided in the PAD as well as off site to the northeast of the project site of which only 50% of the spaces could be accounted in your total parking requirements.
Accessible Parking Requirements: (Refer to American Disabilities Act
Guidelines, ADAG on internet)
Accessible ramp slopes not to exceed 1:12 (8.33% slope)
Each accessible parking shall be minimum of 12’ x 18’ with an adjacent space of 5’ X18’ for wheelchairs loading/unloading (2 accessible spaces could share one wheelchair loading/unloading space).