# Urban Ecology 1.1 Communal Spaces
# Applies to
Multi-unit residential development and non-residential development.
# Objective
To encourage and recognise initiatives that facilitate interaction between building occupants.
# Summary
Points are awarded where there is at least the following amount of common space (m2):
- 1m2 for each of the first 50 occupants
- Additional 0.5m2 for each occupant between 51 and 250
- Additional 0.25m2 for each occupant above 251
Communal spaces are places where people gather for social exchange. They can be outdoors or indoors, and can include rooftop gardens, communal courtyards with seating and bbq facilities, gyms, community rooms for use and hire within the building and other spaces where people can gather.
# Documentation & evidence required
- Site and/or floor plan showing the amount of common space. The floor plan drawings highlighting communal space area and calculations of size.