Hi so I have been researching ways of designing a sustainable skyscraper that would solve urban issues. I wanted to see if there could be a way to minimize costs as much as possible down to the bare minimums while making the skyscraper look good as well and not a big ugly rectangle. I have considered implementing CLT and timber as it is quite strong and easy to work with, and would speed up construction time and would cutdown on carbon footprints. So let me know what you think.
Non Sequitur
Apr 13, 20 5:03 pm
turn it on it's side.
Witty Banter
Apr 13, 20 5:28 pm
The cheapest way to build a skyscraper is with a regular and efficient structural system.
Koww
Apr 13, 20 7:00 pm
you're the one who has been researching... so you should let us know what you think
Akira
Apr 13, 20 11:11 pm
i mentioned some methods
citizen
Apr 13, 20 7:18 pm
I wouldn't necessarily include "cheapest" in the marketing package.
Yes, now you can enjoy life on the top floors of the world's cheapest-built skyscraper. (Windows, rope ladder, and fire extinguisher not included.)
Akira
Apr 14, 20 3:17 am
well i meant "cheapest to construct", I wanted to design a tower with a triple bottom architectural outcome exactly like the nightingale housing projects in Australia, where it doesn't focus on profit but more on sustainability, affordability and livability
joseffischer
Apr 14, 20 2:06 pm
You do understand that triple bottom lines and etc is just marketing speak for "we're not gonna build cheap here" There isn't a magic technique, system, trick, or material that gets you quality and the cheapest possible... otherwise everyone would be building like that already. For an example, see the last 20 years how everyone's been convinced that sealed concrete is a good final floor finish.
midlander
Apr 13, 20 9:10 pm
build it in a low labor cost coastal city like calcutta and float it across the ocean like an oil rig platform.
you're not going to find a uniquely good solution as a student, just be clever and interesting.
Akira
Apr 13, 20 11:11 pm
honestly that is true, i just want my idea to be more grounded in reality
archinine
Apr 13, 20 11:43 pm
The reason there are so many ‘big ugly rectangles’ is because they are the cheapest.
If this is to be believed. Identical modules, minimize transport, local materials, cheap labor, rural land, in-house fabrication. Land prices, construction scheduling and labor costs are big cost drivers - time is everything. Interest on loans pile up.
Almosthip
Apr 14, 20 10:34 am
Wood is cheap, until you have to have it within a 2 hour fire rate assembly.
Wood also usually requires more labour, and labour is not cheap.
monosierra
Apr 14, 20 11:43 am
If you want to go full sci-fi, growing buildings out of programmed organic matter - a descendant of the Hy-Fi - could be interesting. Imagine designing the DNA of a building-organism, plant the seeds on site and have the thing grow at an accelerated pace.
OddArchitect
Apr 14, 20 2:26 pm
Pffft - just use organic crystals. Way stronger and have better wind resistance. Also you don't need to water your skyscraper.
monosierra
Apr 14, 20 2:39 pm
I like it
tduds
Apr 14, 20 2:40 pm
Hell yeah mycelial skyscrapers.
CodesareFUN
Apr 14, 20 6:33 pm
Toilet paper tubes from a Christian dominionist hoarder housewife with 19 kids.
Hi so I have been researching ways of designing a sustainable skyscraper that would solve urban issues. I wanted to see if there could be a way to minimize costs as much as possible down to the bare minimums while making the skyscraper look good as well and not a big ugly rectangle. I have considered implementing CLT and timber as it is quite strong and easy to work with, and would speed up construction time and would cutdown on carbon footprints. So let me know what you think.
turn it on it's side.
The cheapest way to build a skyscraper is with a regular and efficient structural system.
you're the one who has been researching... so you should let us know what you think
i mentioned some methods
I wouldn't necessarily include "cheapest" in the marketing package.
Yes, now you can enjoy life on the top floors of the world's cheapest-built skyscraper. (Windows, rope ladder, and fire extinguisher not included.)
well i meant "cheapest to construct", I wanted to design a tower with a triple bottom architectural outcome exactly like the nightingale housing projects in Australia, where it doesn't focus on profit but more on sustainability, affordability and livability
You do understand that triple bottom lines and etc is just marketing speak for "we're not gonna build cheap here" There isn't a magic technique, system, trick, or material that gets you quality and the cheapest possible... otherwise everyone would be building like that already. For an example, see the last 20 years how everyone's been convinced that sealed concrete is a good final floor finish.
build it in a low labor cost coastal city like calcutta and float it across the ocean like an oil rig platform.
you're not going to find a uniquely good solution as a student, just be clever and interesting.
honestly that is true, i just want my idea to be more grounded in reality
The reason there are so many ‘big ugly rectangles’ is because they are the cheapest.
https://www.bdcnetwork.com/asia%E2%80%99s-modular-miracle
If this is to be believed. Identical modules, minimize transport, local materials, cheap labor, rural land, in-house fabrication. Land prices, construction scheduling and labor costs are big cost drivers - time is everything. Interest on loans pile up.
Wood is cheap, until you have to have it within a 2 hour fire rate assembly.
Wood also usually requires more labour, and labour is not cheap.
If you want to go full sci-fi, growing buildings out of programmed organic matter - a descendant of the Hy-Fi - could be interesting. Imagine designing the DNA of a building-organism, plant the seeds on site and have the thing grow at an accelerated pace.
Pffft - just use organic crystals. Way stronger and have better wind resistance. Also you don't need to water your skyscraper.
I like it
Hell yeah mycelial skyscrapers.
Toilet paper tubes from a Christian dominionist hoarder housewife with 19 kids.
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