Each cluster of floors above each mech floor is 9 floors, the crown is 3. I wonder if they did a glass reclad if they could build out the top to be flush and add 6 more floors on top. I wonder if the structure could handle adding another 6 floors to form another cluster.
Then add a decorative crown on top of these floors and maybe a decorative spire with a radome covering it with the antennas inside like what 1wtc was supposed to do. Bring the decorative spire to 990’, decorative spires even if similar looking to an antenna count towards height like with 1wtc so we have a supertall and new tallest. The roof height would also be over 800ft with these 6 floors.
It would all be necessary too not a height gimmick. The 9 floors add office space to what wasnt there before. The glass reclad brings the building up to 21st century efficiency standards. On the new cluster you could take only the top floor for the restaurant, then put an outdoor observation deck on the top of the roof, with a glassed in section for elevators or weather. Then the antenna would reach the same height it does today just counted different if its an architectural spire, and it would keep its communications and antennas.
I like the PRU as is, but if they did some high quality glass and maybe even used metal on the outside of the glass to echo the original facade while improving the performance thatd be great. Using glass with aluminum panels like wtc3 in Beijing could be great if they made it mimick the Pru’s facade. I think thatd be a win.
This is a modern high efficiency facade designed to mimick older facades of the 70’s
You could definitely use a facade like this to evoke the original Pru
You could do a similar crown, light it, add antenna, boom done
