Movable walls make it easy to move or remove private offices. The L-shaped floor plan offers maximum flexibility in space planning. Elevators and other core elements are located in the crook of the L, providing a large uninterrupted space where personnel are free to form and re-form in work groups as needed. Nine of the 13 floors offer approximately 50,000 square feet of uninterrupted floor space. Back-up generators compensate for power outages while other equipment eliminates peaks and dips in the power flow caused by brownouts and surges.
Sensors control lighting levels in workspaces, providing even lighting and reducing power costs.
Computerized, modular heating and cooling systems provide heat or air conditioning to individual floors. In the lobby, a rider punches in a floor number on a keypad and the Miconic 10 system indicates which car will get the rider there faster. As a result, the elevator makes one third as many stops as a conventional model. The features at The 401 Building are more than high-tech trappings. Architectural Alliance of Minneapolis designed the building.