A revolutionary architectural design by California Polytechnic State University students Thomas Shorey, Ryan Nevius and Baptiste Rout will redefine how cities in the future are constructed. They have designed a vertical city – a city that works on sky-surface area. In urban sprawls, there just isn’t enough surface area for new buildings to come. Expansion of office space is next to impossible. So how about expanding one’s office space vertically? In the so called Sky District, multiple vertical floors can be accessed by way of elevators. Not the usual elevators, but fast ones.
Apart from solving space constraints, the design aims to make people move about and promote better health. The city blocks in the Sky District are arranged in a vertical manner. Backed by a sturdy structure along which the blocks will be arranged, elevators and stairs will connect blocks with each other. A lot of interaction and physical exercise can be done as movement is made from one city block to another.
A city block encloses a heterogeneous group of institutions, organizations and commercial establishments. It can have hospitals, schools, stadiums, ice rinks and more. The parking space will be at the foot of the Sky District. This invention demands the need for more sophisticated elevator technology.
A Sky District offers a healthy environment. People move around faster and get to their destination in logically viable routes. For example if you were traveling by road, you might have to take many curves to get to your destination, which is time consuming. However, in Sky District you head straight to your destination.
The design incorporates an on-location desalinization plant to provide drinking water from oceans. The resultant water is again recycled by the recycling unit in the plant. Thermal windows and passive ventilation skins help regulate the building’s temperature and saves energy.
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