Efficient Space & Cost Control Top Trends for Design Clients
"Commercial Real Estate Show" pinpoints the top architectural and design trends.
- Atlanta, GA (1888PressRelease) November 30, 2011 - Guests on this week's "Commercial Real Estate Show" participated in a wide-ranging discussion about commercial real estate architectural and design trends. Themes included: Tenants want and need less space, sustainability is increasingly important and the time is right for zoning and getting projects approved.
Rob Rule, a principal of Rule, Joy, Trammell & Rubio, stressed there is more planning on the front-end. "Companies put a lot more thought into the planning process … including a trend toward communal work spaces, collaborative work spaces, even hotelling spaces, where the virtual office becomes a component within the planning process," he said.
Jeff Pieper, a principal of Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects, said shared offices are typically bigger and designed to be multi-functional. Even the furniture is designed for multiple users.
David Green, a senior urban designer with Perkins and Will, said, "It's interesting that clients spend more money up front on the building systems that allow for this flexibility, so it's not just about the lowest-per-square-foot cost of the initial build out."
The show's guests also discussed the increasing influence of sustainability on building design. "Sustainability is here to stay," said Brandon Jones, director of commercial green building services for Southface. Water-efficient plumbing fixtures and energy-conserving lighting are sustainable design elements that offer building owners two of the shortest return on investments, Jones noted.
There are many other sustainability certifications and cost saving design features clients can consider other than just LEED. Jeff Pieper, a principal of Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects, noted that while many building owners continue to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for their facilities, a few are turned off by the cost of certification. "We are seeing some pushback from some of our clients as it relates to LEED, only because of some of the expense related to it," he said.
The show's guests also discussed the willingness of local governments, who are often aggressively seeking new development in their jurisdictions, to work with the private sector to simplify the permitting and rezoning processes. "I think a lot of jurisdictions are realizing they've got very byzantine and complex regulatory structures," Green said, later adding that the level of cooperation between the public and private sector to expedite the processes "is higher than I've seen in the last 25 years."
The show is available for download at www.CREshow.com.
The next "Commercial Real Estate Show" airs Dec. 3 and will explore land and development trends.
About the "Commercial Real Estate Show":
America's "Commercial Real Estate Show" is a national talk radio show about commercial real estate. New shows are available every Thursday at the show website, www.CREshow.com. Shows are also broadcast on AM stations, including Atlanta stations Biz 1190 on Saturday at 10 a.m. and Talk 920 on Sunday at 9 a.m. Show podcasts are available on-demand on iTunes and the show website.
The show host is 30-year commercial real estate veteran Michael Bull, CCIM. Michael is the founder of Bull Realty, Inc, a regional commercial brokerage firm with three offices headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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