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 area.
The office to retail split is given as $2/3$ to $1/3$ of the $15{,}000$ m$^2$ total, so the retail area is
$$ 15{,}000 \times \frac{1}{3} = 5{,}000 \text{ m}^2 $$

Step 2: Convert the parking standard to a rate per square metre.
The retail parking standard is $4.5$ ECS for every $100$ m$^2$, so per square metre the rate is
$$ \frac{4.5}{100} = 0.045 \text{ ECS per m}^2 $$

Step 3: Multiply the rate by the retail area.
$$ 5{,}000 \times 0.045 = 225 $$

Step 4: Final answer.
The retail space needs
$$ \boxed{225} $$ ECS.