duplex survey-summary

Duplex Survey

March 1, 2016

City of Orlando

Survey Data

• Survey open from January 20 to March 1, 2016

• 384 responses

• 83% of respondents live in one of Orlando’s two-family neighborhoods

• Most responses came from people living in Colonialtown North, Eola Heights or College Park

Front-to-Back Duplexes

• One unit is behind the other

• 1 out of 3 examples is well-liked

• May look more like a single family home

• If the units lack architectural detail and variety, they may not be well-liked, even if the garages are not the dominant feature

Site 7

• Front-to-back duplex

• One driveway • Garage in the

rear • Second unit is

smaller, with a side entrance

Site 15


• Lack of architectural interest

Site 8


• Shared driveway

• Parking in the rear

Side-by-side duplexes with front facing garages

• One unit is next to the other

• Most common building type for new development.

• Only 2 out of 7 examples are well liked. Those two examples are the same building elevation in a different location.

• Garage becomes the dominant feature.

• Difficult to add architectural interest.

Site 1

• Side-by-side duplex

• Lots of landscaping

Site 19


• Same elevation as site 1, but different context

• Two driveways

Site 14

• Side-by-side duplex with adjacent garage

Site 12


Site 4


• Two driveways

Site 3


Site 18


• No garages

Side-by-side Duplexes with garages in the rear

• 2 out of 3 examples are well liked

• Provides an opportunity to highlight the building’s architecture

• Units can be a mirror image, or each look unique

• May need an extra-wide lot to fit two units plus the driveway

Site 17


• One driveway

• Garage in the rear

• Each unit is different

• Oversized lot

Site 10


• One driveway

• Garage in the rear

Site 11

• 4 units • Shared

driveway • Lack of

architectural interest

• Repeated units with little differentiation

Corner Lot Duplexes

• 1 out of 3 examples are well liked

• It is difficult to hide bulk and mass on a corner lot

Site 16

• Corner duplex

• Both units under a single unified roofline

Site 5

• Corner lot duplex

• Two driveways

• Units are connected only by a 1-story garage

Site 6

• Duplex units on a corner lot

• Connected by a garage only

Corner Lot Tandems

• 1 out of 2 examples are well-liked

• Potential for the same concern with corner duplexes: mass could be overwhelming

• Two units can blend in to the neighborhood, but this doesn’t work as well if they are too similar to each other

Site 20

• 4 units

• Tandem (yellow and green)

• Side-by-side duplex (navy blue)

Site 13

• Tandem units on a corner lot

• Lack of architectural interest

Court Homes

• Two pairs of duplexes or tandems with a shared driveway

• No longer allowed for interior lots

• Both examples are well-liked, despite being older units

• Garages are not visible from the street

• Four separate units means the scale is similar to nearby homes

Site 9

• 4 units

• Tandem court homes with shared driveway

Site 2

• 4 units

• Tandem court homes with shared driveway

Conclusions

• Level of architectural detail stands out as the most important indicator

• Front-loaded side-by-side units are difficult to design well, and most are not liked

• Duplexes on corner lots are also not well liked

• Court home tandems, side-by-side duplexes with a rear facing garage, or a unit that looks like a single family home are most well liked

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