Low rise office buildings tend to serve the propose of simply being office space. While they can be architecturally significant, they more often are simple buildings with few innovative architectural systems. The elimination of these types is described below. The need of an office building to contain relatively short spanning ceilings eliminates domes as a possible system. Low rise office buildings are rarely monumental enough.
Acoustics becomes an issue in a building where sound absorption and quiet are important.
Again, low rise office buildings are rarely monumental enough. Tent structures eliminated because office buildings need to be sturdy and permanent because they will be used for many years by many people. Once again, low rise office buildings rarely serve a deeper purpose than being utilitarian space devoid of significant architectural expression. It can be said, then , that designing of low rise office buildings will involve consideration of more basic structural systems. These are the types of systems that will be considered in this design.