05-07-2019, 10:15 PM
(05-07-2019, 03:32 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-07-2019, 12:39 PM)KevinL Wrote: Shorter internal corridors? Everyone gets their door near the elevator...
These were all true before...what changed in the 90s which encourages square buildings?
Even upscale condos have changed in this way...
Expected amount of windows? In a large rectangular block, each apartment really only has one exterior wall, except for a few corner apartments. With a design closer to square, more of the apartments are corner units. Also instead of a long corridor you just have a little bit right next to the elevator.
But I have no special insight into the developers’ and designers’ minds. However, I think some support for this idea may come from the fact that many older apartment buildings have no windows on the ends — so even the corner units don’t have anything special.