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 • Front-to-back duplex • Lack of architectural interest Site 8 • Front-to-back duplex • 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 • Side-by-side duplex • Same elevation as site 1, but different context • Two driveways Site 14 • Side-by-side duplex with adjacent garage Site 12 • Side-by-side duplex with adjacent garage Site 4 • Side-by-side duplex • Two driveways Site 3 • Side-by-side duplex with adjacent garage Site 18 • Side-by-side duplex • 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 • Side-by-side duplex • One driveway • Garage in the rear • Each unit is different • Oversized lot Site 10 • Side-by-side duplex • 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 .