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Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280
This is a great example of the building not being aesthetically pleasing or functional. Who the hell builds a blank wall facing down two streets and towards the lake? That is not functional for an apartment building or an office building. I doubt the inside is laid out well either if the architect was too stupid to make windows facing the lake...
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It's a common enough layout for long, narrow towers. You put a fire stair at each end, along with elevators, plumbing stacks, etc. That way, the views on the long sides are maximized.
If you were to combine all the service spaces into a single core, it would be quite large on the site, and there would be no easy way to lay out functional space around it.
The ends can also function as shear walls, helping to keep the building stable and preventing wind loads from racking the structure.