The Summit at
Drexel University
Ground Floor
Building Space Allocations
Mezzanine
3rd - 5th Floors
7th - 8th Floors
9th Floor
10th - 24th Floors
Mechanical Penthouse
6th Floor
2nd Floor
The second floor is entirely dedicated to 23 residential units. Most are complete with two, two person bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a common living space. On this level only, students living in the north wing of the building will have access to a personal balcony for each room.
The third, fourth, and fifth levels of the building are devoted to student housing as well. Similiar to the second floor, each contains 23 residential units complete with two, two-person bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a common living area.
The mechanical penthouse sits on the top level of the building. This is common in large scale buildings as the natural properties of heating and cooling make it very efficient to place the majority of the HVAC equipment at the top of the building.
The ninth through twenty-fourth floors comprise the signature tower portion of the building. The layout is consistent with that of the rest of the building, except it is missing the north wing entirely. These floors contain 12 units with the usual two, two-person bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a common living area.
Similiar to what took place on the sixth floor, the ninth floor does away with the remainder of the north wing. Though the roof is shown in the ninth floor plan, this is the first floor that only contains only the angular, glass tower portion of the structure.
The sixth, seventh and eighth floors follow the same plan as the floors below it, except the building stops where that northwest section used to be. These floors include 16 units with the standard amenities: two, two-person bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a common living space.
The sixth floor is identical to floors three through five with the exception of the northwest section of the north wing. Instead of continuing upward with the footprint of the building, this section ends after the fifth floor with the roof plan shown on the sixth floor.
The ground floor is approximately 50% retail space for small shops or businesses to rent out. The rest is comprised of lounge, office, lobby and study areas. Additionally, there is an amenities deck in the southwest corner of the ground level for sunbathing and other activites.
The mezzanine level is home to the fitness room as well as a small space allocated for a mechanical room. In the original building design, the fitness room was located on the top floor just beneath the mechanical penthouse. After some deliberation with the owner, it was decided that the top floor is a very marketable space with its view of the city which should be utilized for residential units. Consequently, the mezzanine level was added to accomodate the fitness room without having to create an entire floor for it.
Lower Level
About 60% of the lower level is devoted to parking accomodations; most likely for Summit employees. The remaining 40% is home to the cafeteria portion of the building with a fully equipped kitchen and amble seating room for students and customers.