You will need different designs for apartments facing the roof of the garage versus those facing "out." In a previous post, I talked about wanting clerestory windows for units with no view. In the Two Towers design, this would apply to apartments facing the roof of the garage but may not apply to external units which may face a streetscape and would be fine with having picture windows.
You probably want ONE real window somewhere for emergency egress and being able to SEE the roof of the garage. It will be a secured area only accessible to residents and staff and it will have a play space. The window should look out onto the play space and these interior apartments would likely appeal to single parents who could let a child of appropriate age go to the play area alone or to meet with friends and keep an eye on them from the window.
I envision the play space being towards the middle or back with picnic tables towards the front and maybe live plants of some sort either at the back or between the picnic tables and play space. The play space might include typical urban amenities like a hopscotch area, swings, monkey bars with a soft floor and/or a basketball hoop.
Survey LOCAL norms to determine what is appropriate. I have seen far too many apartments that include a completely unused tennis court. Basketball hoops are generally more popular, but there may be other options depending on what activities are typical for your region.
Apartments with clerestory windows for daylighting and privacy plus ONE "normal" window may be smaller units. Limiting windows may allow for more flexible floorplans that help make a smaller space sufficient.
Units with baths need to consider door placement to limit traffic zones in order to allow more living space. In the unit I currently live in, if the bathroom door were placed differently, I would have nearly twice as much usable space in the area used as "my office."
You probably want ONE real window somewhere for emergency egress and being able to SEE the roof of the garage. It will be a secured area only accessible to residents and staff and it will have a play space. The window should look out onto the play space and these interior apartments would likely appeal to single parents who could let a child of appropriate age go to the play area alone or to meet with friends and keep an eye on them from the window.
I envision the play space being towards the middle or back with picnic tables towards the front and maybe live plants of some sort either at the back or between the picnic tables and play space. The play space might include typical urban amenities like a hopscotch area, swings, monkey bars with a soft floor and/or a basketball hoop.
Survey LOCAL norms to determine what is appropriate. I have seen far too many apartments that include a completely unused tennis court. Basketball hoops are generally more popular, but there may be other options depending on what activities are typical for your region.
Apartments with clerestory windows for daylighting and privacy plus ONE "normal" window may be smaller units. Limiting windows may allow for more flexible floorplans that help make a smaller space sufficient.
Units with baths need to consider door placement to limit traffic zones in order to allow more living space. In the unit I currently live in, if the bathroom door were placed differently, I would have nearly twice as much usable space in the area used as "my office."