{"id":1004735113,"date":"2024-10-30T11:27:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004735113"},"modified":"2024-10-31T03:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:42:03","slug":"flexible-design-for-cre-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/flexible-design-for-cre-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Design for CRE Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" data-attachment-id=\"1004526512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-suburban-dream\/jessica-fiur-headshot_small-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jessica Fiur, Editor-in-Chief&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jessica Fiur, Editor-in-Chief&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Fiur, Managing Editor\" class=\"wp-image-1004526512\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/05\/Jessica-Fiur-Headshot_small-1-1.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jessica Fiur, Editor-in-Chief<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Behold the marvel of commercial real estate ingenuity! You won\u2019t be able to believe your eyes as we transform this performing arts center into classrooms without a permit worry in sight! Explore the modern wonders of flexibility, resilience and future-proofing in the new adaptive reuse mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More and more, commercial architects are designing their buildings with future changes in mind. This is going beyond thinking of modifying office space to residential at some point. They\u2019re incorporating flexibility at the beginning of their plans in anticipation of future change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-fl-body-text-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=835100\" style=\"background-color:#1bb1ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>READ THE DIGEST<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the concept of being able to build something within something else is really powerful,\u201d Eric Hudson of Method Architecture told reporter Diana Mosher in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/designing-buildings-with-conversion-in-mind\/\">Designing Buildings With Conversion in Mind<\/a>.\u201d \u201cIt can save money if the original infrastructure is set up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some ways architects are managing this is to group utilities in a location that won\u2019t need to be moved, making the site accessible at different points and designing higher ceilings. Even if the current project doesn\u2019t need those aspects, it will make it easier to convert the property down the line if that\u2019s what\u2019s required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only can this save some headaches in the future but it can also be a more sustainable option. According to Mosher, if you can convert your building down the line, you might be able to extend the property\u2019s lifespan by 20 or more years, which would create a major amount of carbon savings. And, though it might cost more upfront, you can end up saving big in the long run with flexible design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how we see this idea of the perpetual asset,\u201d Darrel Fullbright of Gensler told Mosher. \u201cOnce the market gets wise to this, they\u2019ll say, \u2018If you design a building that is more of a perpetual asset, it should have a longer-term value.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=835100\">Read the November 2024 issue of CPE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=835100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architects are planning for change in advance, to the benefit of their bottom line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":1004401892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1521,21788],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004735113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-editors-notes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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