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Originally Posted by aaron38
I don't understand the floor plan stacking for this tower, residential above office.
Office wants big open floor plans, typically steel construction.
Residential wants heavy concrete construction to reduce noise and sway.
Residential will probably have their own elevators, reducing core efficiency for the office portion.
Just seems like a bad match.
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I think with any mixed used towers that involve office and residential, the residential being on top is par for the course. You want the larger floors on the bottom, and the office part of the core is going to be smaller because it will not be servicing the entire building, allowing some space for the residential part.
Look at many examples of this, such as the John Hancock building in Chicago. They are refurbishing the Leveque Tower here in Columbus, with Office and Hotel on the bottom, and residential on the top. I cannot even think offhand of any that have office above residential.