B8 Laundry
B8.01
Laundry Section Summary
• Any and all stop cocks, tundishes or wastewater points from are to be fully coordinated and concealed within joinery of European Laundry. • Laundry facilities within wet areas is acceptable for apartments. • Communal laundries are generally not desirable. However, if included, with Housing Choices consent, space must include CCTV and security access control as well as two points of egress. • In relation to communal laundries a service fee or bulk provision of services needs to be implemented otherwise this cannot work financially, Embedded networks should be considered to achieve this. • European laundries must be waterproofed to mitigate impact of potential risk of water leaks. Low Density Laundry Considerations Checklist: • Laundry facilities must be provided in a separate room for larger family housing with two or more bedrooms. • European style laundries within kitchens and entry corridors are acceptable for town house developments with 3 or more dwellings per site. • Space for freestanding / top loading washing machines should be provided.
In general, communal laundries are not desirable and would only be considered in larger multi-residential developments (approximately 10 or more units). If provided, secure access is to be provided to communal laundries. If individual apartments contain washing machine taps, there is no requirement for a communal laundry. The appropriateness of implementing a communal laundry should be confirmed with Housing Choices at the briefing stage. Laundry Considerations Checklist: • Full height sliding door is not acceptable as natural ventilation for laundries – mechanical ventilation must be provided. • Allow a clear space in front of laundry appliances on no less than 1200mm.Locate taps and GPO for washing machine in an easily accessible position. Generally, residents have top loading washing machines, but consideration should also be given to the potential for residents to have front loaders. Confirm the most appropriate solution with Housing Choices prior to documenting. • Laundries integrated within bathrooms must be housed in a high moisture resistant carcass finished with polyurethane panels. • Provision for clothes drying rack or clothesline to be fixed in place. • Ensure there is a full height space for storing taller items such as mops and brooms. This can be an alcove; it does not need to be within a joinery unit. • Laundries are to be provided with a stainless-steel tub with suds bypass and associated tapware. • All laundries, including European Laundries, must be fit with mechanical ventilation to facilitate exhausting of dryer (to be supplied by future resident). High Density Laundry Considerations Checklist: • European style laundries within kitchens and entry corridors are acceptable for apartments. • Laundries within dwellings must include sufficient space for a standard washer and dryer and include a laundry sink, wastewater point and mechanical exhaust.
SDA Laundry Considerations Checklist: • Refer to NDIS SDA Design Standard.
• All SDA dwellings have a designated space and services for laundry facilities within the dwelling – communal laundries are not acceptable for SDA residents. • A 300-350mm high plinth is provided for installation of laundry appliances • Washing machine, dryer, and laundry trough to be provided to all SDA apartments. • European style laundries within entry corridors are acceptable for SDA apartments.
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Housing Choices Australia | Design Guidelines
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