BUILDING DESIGN VARIABLES AFFECTING THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF A HIGHRISE BUILDING
What are building design variables? Design variables are those variables from which a client can choose in the course . of design ; they include plan shape, total building height, storey height, circulation area, material specifications, etc. Therefore, for any building production to commence and be accomplished, it is important to know the uses. The architectural design variables of interest include plan shape, storey height, building size, number of storeys, circulation space, perimeter/floor area ratio and level of specification All of those are design variables that will affected a construction / building cost. Hence, for a highrise building, the cost of constructions will be greatly huge but to differs the cost of a highrise to another, building design variables surely play a great roles. In comparison, here are a case study for the building design variables affected the construction cost of the highrise building. CASE STUDY 1 - Petronas Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur 452m Pet