Interesting viewpoint. Makes the pair look like an incidental homage to the Mitterrand Library.
It certainly inverts the status quo! It may be that it gets too windy on higher floors for resi balconies to be of much use. But some new office buildings have outdoor space as a headlining amenity - see The Spiral in NYC.Am I still the only one who finds it odd that the only balconies here are for offices and none are for the residential? Is there another mixed use tower in town like that?
The upper-floor balconies in the taller 1 Dalton would seem to argue against this reasoning.It may be that it gets too windy on higher floors for resi balconies to be of much use.