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[-] Zorque@kbin.social 42 points 3 years ago

It looks like how I place buildings in Tropico.

"Yeah, I'll just dump a bunch of hotels in this big open space... oh, I guess I have to turn this one to fit"

[-] Syl@jlai.lu 26 points 3 years ago

looks like Minecraft.

[-] g0g0gadget@artemis.camp 16 points 3 years ago

I’d love to see more buildings like this for apartments! Scaling vertically but still getting outdoor space that isn’t roofed by the next balcony up.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Photos like this def make me wish Lemmy had the resources to upload nice high-res images

[-] Micromot@lemmycook.de 12 points 3 years ago
[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago

BF4 flashbacks

[-] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Being in China I hope it's built to some sort of earthquake proof code...

[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 years ago

Are there cool rows of buildings like this in the US? I always see these and its beijing, hong kong, singapore etc.

[-] Wooly@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago

Regulations are probably tighter outside China, can't slap together a skyscraper in 3 months that'll fall apart in a year like China can.

[-] rarely@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago

Ahh yes, the Nonupletree hotel.

[-] CarolineJohnson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago

Final Fantasy XIV predicted this.

[-] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago

Yeah, but are they making the mortgage payments on it?

[-] kcuf@discuss.online 3 points 3 years ago

They look like ticks

[-] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

A classic example of class based architecture.

Notice how nearly every single one of the balcony's is overlooked by the one above? Think about what that actually results in.

Have you not noticed how typically a more classic balcony can't be spied on or even easily observed by the balcony's directly overhead? It's more private.

Instead however, these balconies throw that away. For the large chunk of your given space you are exposed to all of the balconies above you. Not even just your 1 neighbor up, but their neighbor, that neighbor's neighbor, you're in total observational view of everyone "above" you, but you cant see them.

So the person at the very top can sit and watch everyone below in total privacy, while the person at around the halfway mark is on total display to everyone all the way up.

Only when you hit around the halfway mark does this issue go away, its very odd design.

Hope you aren't someone who likes to suntan in piece in the comfort of your own property...

[-] Worldtrident@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago

It looks like individual balconies are on the flat sides of the building.

[-] Markimus@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago

Is there any particular reason for the tree design? I am sure they could have chosen something a little more interesting.

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