Premium-grade commercial tower

Context

Modern workplace design pushes toward open interconnection, generous lobbies, and transparency — all of which sit in tension with prescriptive compartmentation and egress rules. On a premium CBD tower, the fire strategy has to enable the architecture rather than fight it.

My role

I was the fire safety engineer preparing the fire engineering assessment and supporting the design team through design development.

Approach

• Alternative solutions for interconnected floors and egress arrangements.
• Smoke hazard management assessment for large-volume spaces.
• Evacuation modelling to verify occupant egress performance.
• Consultation with the certifier and fire brigade through the approval pathway.

Outcome

Fire engineering deliverables that carry the architectural intent through the compliance process.