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Duplex Designs

  • Writer: Swarup Dutta
    Swarup Dutta
  • Aug 12, 2021
  • 1 min read

AuArchitecture has designed duplex style dual occupancy projects in various suburbs.


The site width, zoning policy, planning overlay, orientation, width of frontage and whether the street was a quiet suburban street or a busy road ( Road Zone) were some of the factors we considered in the design.


Some Councils discourage duplex unless the frontage is wide ( in excess of 17m).



This Vastu influenced plan had the ideal north facing backyard. The owners will live in the larger unit and rent the other.





This duplex is on a 12 metre frontage facing a busy road. The basement parking allowed cars to leave the townhouse without reversing all the way which is not safe.











 
 
 

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​Everage Street, Moonee Ponds 3039.

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* Swarup, our Founder, while consulting to a Property Subdivision firm, developers and architects managed 250+ property subdivision permits.

Swarup Dutta is the owner of this domain name and rebranded the website to give it a personal touch.

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