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Design studies

• Kent — Floor 2 HUD
  Heads-up display with floor plan and drainage overlay.
• Kent2 — 8-unit variant
  Alternative layout exploring an 8-unit subdivision with hybrid Airbnb + monthly model.
• Kent3 — Interiors
  Unit interior layouts and detail sheets for the 4 unit types.
• Kent4 — L1 commercial + L3 office
  Ground-floor mixed retail (grocery, mixed, restaurant) and 3rd-floor office layout.
• Kent5 — Full building baseline
  Complete 5-story design: L1 commercial, L2 hybrid residential, L3 office, L4 long-stay, L5 boutique. ¥990k NOI, 11.6% cap.
• Kent6 — L1 full-floor parking
  Entire L1 as covered parking: 12 spaces via rear roll-ups, SE + W pedestrian corridors, fire safety. ¥155k fit-out.
• Kent7 — L1 hybrid: 2 shops + parking
  2 front shops (55 + 39 m²) face south street; 8-space parking via rear north roll-ups; SE + W pedestrian access. ¥283k fit-out, ¥180k NOI.
• Kent8 — L2 front offices + residential highest NOI
  South-facing L2 corners (S2 + S4) as massage/spa, beauty, tutoring offices. 2 commercial + 6 residential. ¥435k NOI vs ¥190k all-residential.
• Kent9 — L3 front shops + rear office
  South half of L3 split into 2 commercial units (86 m² each) — office/retail over restaurant. North half retains 16-desk office. ¥542k NOI vs ¥132k full office.
• Kent11 — Recommended building (full summary) ★
  Best configuration: kent7 (L1) + kent8 (L2) + kent9 (L3) + kent5 (L4/L5). 沙溪镇, Zhongshan. ¥7.2M fit-out, ¥1.6M NOI, 22.1% cap, 4.5-yr payback. 10 commercial tenants, 14 residential, 8 parking.

Financial summary

Comparing L1, L2, and L3 strategies across kent5 (baseline) and kent6–9. L4+L5 remain unchanged at ¥439k combined NOI in all scenarios.

L1 options

Kent7 recovers 80% of kent5's shop income at 72% less capital while adding 8 rear parking spaces. Vehicles enter from north roll-ups; shops face south street. SE + W pedestrian corridors on all options. Kent6 maximizes parking (12 spaces) but sacrifices all L1 revenue.

L2 options

Converting just S2 + S4 to commercial (massage, beauty, tutoring) more than doubles L2 NOI. Small-format L2 retail commands ¥8–18/m²/day vs ¥1,600–2,200/mo residential.

L3 options

Same pattern as L2: converting the south-facing front to commercial quadruples L3 NOI while cutting fit-out 40%. Restaurant option analyzed but office/retail recommended — avoids kitchen exhaust, grease trap, and tenant-failure risk.

Full building — stacking options