The problem with office conversions is, essentially, not enough windows. Every bedroom needs a window, as does the main living space. Even if you make the bedrooms very narrow, there’s just way too much space in the middle.
Convert the inside to retail, offices, community spaces, and storage, and add more staircases for easier movement between floors and you could get fully-enclosed communities. Live, work, and play all in the same building.
He’ll, you could even build a school on one floor pretty easily; classrooms are a lot bigger than bedrooms, so you can keep windows in most rooms and make bright classrooms. I worked in a private school in an office tower and it worked great.
I think you’ve nailed the solution.
The problem with office conversions is, essentially, not enough windows. Every bedroom needs a window, as does the main living space. Even if you make the bedrooms very narrow, there’s just way too much space in the middle.
Convert the inside to retail, offices, community spaces, and storage, and add more staircases for easier movement between floors and you could get fully-enclosed communities. Live, work, and play all in the same building.
He’ll, you could even build a school on one floor pretty easily; classrooms are a lot bigger than bedrooms, so you can keep windows in most rooms and make bright classrooms. I worked in a private school in an office tower and it worked great.