Question

A commercial property has a total floor space of 15,000 m², consisting of 2/3^rd office space and 1/3^rd retail space. The parking standards considered in this property for office and retail spaces are 6 and 4.5 Equivalent Car Space (ECS) per 100 m², respectively. The total number of ECS required for the retail space in this property is (in integer).

Hint:

Find the retail floor area (1/3 of the total), then apply the 4.5 ECS per 100 sq.m standard to that area alone.

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 225

Step 1: Find the retail floor area.
Total floor space \(= 15{,}000 \text{ m}^2\). Retail space is \(\frac{1}{3}\) of this.
\[ A_{retail} = \frac{1}{3} \times 15{,}000 = 5{,}000 \text{ m}^2 \]

Step 2: Note the parking standard that applies to retail.
The parking standard given for retail space is \(4.5\) Equivalent Car Space (ECS) per \(100 \text{ m}^2\) of floor area. This is how parking demand is usually fixed in development control regulations, as a rate per unit of built floor area, not per shop.

Step 3: Apply the standard to the retail area.
Number of \(100 \text{ m}^2\) blocks in the retail area:
\[ \frac{5{,}000}{100} = 50 \]
ECS required:
\[ 50 \times 4.5 = 225 \]

Step 4: Final Answer.
The total ECS required for the retail space is
\[ \boxed{225} \]