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title: "Podium-and-tower typology — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Building typology with a wide low-rise podium and a slim residential/office tower above."
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> Building typology with a wide low-rise podium and a slim residential/office tower above.

## TL;DR

- Building typology with a wide low-rise podium and a slim residential/office tower above.
- Common in dense Asian markets (Hong Kong, Singapore).

# Podium-and-tower typology

*Architecture · APAC*

## Short definition

Building typology with a wide low-rise podium and a slim residential/office tower above.

## Full definition

Common in dense Asian markets (Hong Kong, Singapore). Podium hosts retail and amenities; tower contains office floors. Drives shared-tenant elevator design and amenity layouts.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Podium-and-tower typology is part of the architecture vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across APAC markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the APAC definition alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/podium-tower), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.