Design Features Every Apartment Building Needs

Building an apartment structure can be challenging, even if you have a good idea of what is needed. Of course, you should have a solid plan before starting construction, which means you need an architect with experience in designing apartment buildings. It’s up to you, however, to let them know which design features you want to be incorporated.

What should you request? Here are a few ideas:

Natural Light

A building with plenty of natural light will draw more attention and garner better reviews. This may be incorporated in a variety of ways, from large windows to skylights and light tubes. Your architect will help you come up with some unique options for bringing more light into each space throughout the building.

Under Counter Lighting

Make life simpler for everyone who lives in the flats you build by incorporating lighting under the cupboards. This makes it much easier to see what you’re doing while cooking and also adds a touch of sophistication to the entire kitchen area. Whether large or small, the kitchen will look far better with extra lighting.

Accessible Spaces

It’s simple during the planning stage to make your flats accessible and it can immediately open the building to many more people. This can be as simple as making the doors wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair and eliminating the lip in the bathroom shower. When your flats are accessible, anyone can live in the flat. This means you have more potential buyers and tenants.

Secure Entrance

If your tenants will enter the building through the main entrance, you will need to consider security. There are many ways to make the entrance more secure but talk to your architect about the possibility of adding a double lobby and security measures to ensure everyone who lives there will feel safe.

Back Entrance

Of course, you’ll need to adhere to all the necessary fire precautions and offer exits and escapes in case of an emergency. However, it’s also important to provide an alternative entrance, particularly if the building is on a corner or bridges the space between two streets. This allows people to enter from either direction and while it’s not necessarily a major feature, it does make it simpler for your tenants to get in and out of the building, which they’ll appreciate.

Green Space

Whether it’s a rooftop garden or a little garden area between the entrance and the street, adding some greenery will make your building feel lighter and more peaceful. The city can get busy, and many people feel stifled. You can make this easier on them by providing a bit of nature that they can visit at any time.

Designing a beautiful apartment building that people will want to live in is very difficult, but it’s also quite rewarding. The trick is to hire a professional architect who can help you out.

Need a good architect with experience designing apartment buildings? Spatial Design Architects can help you create the perfect building.

Project image: Moreton Bay Apartments - Romford