62 Building Cost Planning for the Design Team
Table 3.1 Proportion of Total Cos
spent on Building Services
% Services
of Total
Building Types Outline Description Building Cost
1. Administration, ] Offices, single storey 32.3
Civic Offices 2-3 storeys 318
Offices 3-10 storeys 377
City Hall, 2000 capacity 344
Town Hall 32.5
Library, suburban, single storey 318
Library, suburban, 2-3 storey 327
Art Gallery, city 344
Law Courts 32.9
Police station, suburban 34.3
2. Banks Suburban, single storey 28.4
City centre, 4-10 storeys 33.7
3, Educational Primary school, single storey 175
Secondary school, maximum 3 storeys 18.2
University Lecture Theatre, 1-2 storeys 39.4.
University Science Laboratory 415
University Animal Research Laboratory 44.9
University Library 44
4. Hospitals Hospital, general, multi-storey 52.1
Multi-purpose health centre 40.3
5. Hotels City hotel, 3-star, medium-high rise 35.0
City hotel, international standard 36.7
Serviced apartments, 3-star 35.1
6. Industrial Warehouse, Low Bay, letting 15.9
Warehouse, Low Bay, owner occupation 209
Warehouse, multi-storey, maximum 6 storeys 36.5
Factory, large span, owner occupation 20.6
Factory, large span, offices, 2 storey 314
7. Offices No air-conditioners, single storey, basic 19.1
Air-conditioners, single storey, fully serviced 34.2
4-7 storeys, fully serviced 374
7-20 storeys, fully serviced 38.4
21-35 storeys, fully serviced 33.7
8. Residential Individual house, medium standard 15.2
Individual house, prestige standard 225
Flats, medium standard, maximum 3 storeys 216
Flats, high standard, multi-storey 35.6
Aged persons, 2-3 storeys 37.2
9. Retail Suburban supermarket 35.0
Regional Shopping Centre, medium standard 36.0
City department store 42.7
Source: Analysis of Rawlinsons (2005: 63-107)