commercial office space , but the proportion of these would be market driven . Support facilities , retail and other public offerings would be housed in the podium section to attract the public into the building . Co-Arc International Architects felt it was important to express the different functions in the form of the building . A fully glazed façade design was rejected , with the team rather seeking to develop a timeless architectural statement which provided uncomplicated living and natural
comfort for the occupier . A solution permitting natural ventilation and access to the outside from every internal space was sought . As a result , the design of the building evolved , combining form with environmental efficiency .
Having been briefed to design a building capable of the flexibility to suit a multitude of uses within a floor count of between 33 and 55 floors , the architects set out to design a building with a modular arrangement of flexible floor
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