More rentable area on every floor, before the tower was built.
Optimized a 70+ story mixed-use skyscraper during design phase. Reduced load factors, increased rentable area, and resolved complex area apportionment across office, hotel, and retail.
Case Study
01The Challenge
Three uses, one shared core.
A prominent architectural firm was designing a 70+ story mixed-use skyscraper with complex spatial demands across office, hotel, and retail components. The development team needed to resolve area apportionment calculations for shared service agreements between use components while maximizing leasable space on every floor.
02The Solution
Designing for rentable efficiency.
Stevenson Systems provided core, shell, and corridor modification recommendations that increased overall rentable area. The team delivered elevator configuration enhancements that improved lease space on each floor and design solutions that reduced the load factor while maintaining rentable square footage.
Using proprietary Space Analysis methodology, SSI provided load factors and rentable/occupiable space calculations supporting marketing and lease negotiations, along with critical apportionment calculations for managing the mixed-use components over time.
03The Results
A design tuned for the market it will lease in.
The development team received proprietary market intelligence on competing buildings, including floor dimensions, load factors, bay depths, and core efficiencies. The optimized design increased rentable area per floor while maintaining architectural intent and reducing load factor inefficiencies.
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