The Solution: A People-First, Car-Second Approach
We used the mews typology to challenge this convention by creating enjoyable shared spaces while providing the necessary amount of parking. Here, mews act as both vehicular access to each unit’s garage and a safe open space for children to play, which is facilitated by traffic calming design and compact garage layouts.
The building design emphasizes the treatment of the ground-level to achieve a friendly pedestrian environment and deemphasizes the garage doors while still providing a total of 57 parking spaces, 39 in garages and 18 as surface parking.
The mews accommodate vehicles and pedestrian activity, avoiding the common situation of a development being dominated by vehicular use, to enhance the potential for social activities between residents.