Why 80% Open Space Matters More Than the Amenity Count

Amenity counts are easy to inflate and hard to compare. Ground coverage is neither. The proportion of a site left unbuilt is a single figure that describes what a resident actually sees on walking out of a lobby, and at Codename Club Class roughly 80% of the approximately 3-acre parcel stays open.

Achieving that ratio on a small parcel requires a specific decision: build upward rather than outward. Two towers of 28 storeys occupy a fraction of the footprint that low-rise blocks carrying the same 220 homes would need, and the land saved becomes landscape rather than driveway. Height, in other words, is what funds the open ground.

Placement matters as much as percentage, and this is where many projects quoting similar figures differ in practice. Both towers sit toward the centre and south of the parcel, which frees the entire western and northern fringe. The result is one continuous green run from the eastern arrival plaza to the lake edge, rather than four-fifths of a site divided into leftover pockets between buildings.

What fills that ground is programmed by noise rather than scattered at random. Quiet uses occupy the middle green — a meditation zone, a wellness pavilion, a garden gym, a tree deck and a green screen wall. Active sport sits at the outer boundary, where a multiplay court, half basketball court and cricket practice pitch carry least into the homes.

Social and family uses take the remaining ground. An amphitheatre with a stage, a multi-activity lawn and a play lawn handle gatherings. A kids' play area and a pet park serve households with children and animals. Toward the water sit a lake view deck, a view deck and a viewing pavilion. The pool court, with a swimming pool, kids' pool, infinity weir, pool deck and alfresco dining, occupies the sheltered ground between Tower 1 and the Social Club.

For a buyer comparing projects, the useful test is to ask two questions rather than one. What is the open-space percentage, and is it contiguous? A high figure scattered across setbacks and driveways delivers far less than a lower figure concentrated into a single usable belt. Walking the ground from the lobby door to the lake edge answers the second question in a way no site plan can.

Related reading: Low-Density Living Explained and Reading the Codename Club Class Master Plan.

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FAQs

1. How much of the site is open?
   Roughly 80% of the approximately 3-acre parcel stays unbuilt.

2. How is that possible on a small parcel?
   By building upward. Two 28-storey towers occupy a fraction of the footprint low-rise blocks carrying 220 homes would require.

3. Is the open space contiguous?
   Yes. Both towers sit toward the centre and south, leaving one continuous green run from the eastern arrival plaza to the lake edge.

4. How is the landscape zoned?
   By noise. Quiet uses fill the middle green, active sport sits at the outer boundary, and the pool court occupies sheltered ground between Tower 1 and the Social Club.