Why two-storey buildings?

Two-storey buildings are critical to the survival and transformation of our commercial corridors. Many of our existing towns and cities in the US and furthafield, are facing tough challenges. Working from home has affected the worker populations of downtowns and this has had a negative impact on the retail and commercial businesses that service them.

As the post-pandemic economy takes shape and we wonder about the future form of our cities, architects and urban designers accustomed to tackling large-scaled, bank-financed, building projects will be faced with repairing the urban environment with smaller structures and adaptive reuse projects.

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