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It will spin for the first week. Then motor, cost and safety issues will stop its rotation. Probably when the richest owner has the nicest view.
I’ll believe it when it’s built.
#2 – My thoughts exactly.
No one here with a clue about construction, eh? The only new bit is the number of rotating levels, etc..
Even an architectural backwater like the U.S.A. has several penthouse-level rotating stories. Often serving mediocre food to boot.
As I understand architecture, the outer structure of the building is a basic and fundamental component of the building’s structural strength.
This design takes all that away and replaces it with a central core, which is inherently and unavoidably weaker.
I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near this thing during a hurricane or earthquake.
Many architects seem to have no idea how engineering works. His comments about the building being completely wind-powered are ridiculous.
He’ll design a very pretty building. Then a real contractor will be given the job to build it.
#8 – which is why, even at the residential level, a civil engineer or comparable is brought in to consult on everything from structural strengths to cost of production.
#7 – often the case; but, not necessary. There are a number of contemporary high buildings where that “central core” encloses 60-70% of the cross-section.
It’ll be more fun to knock down with a plane =3
The important thing to see here is the USA no longer has the cutting edge infrastructure. We no longer have these kinds of big projects for the public to get behind. Our tallest building were built decades ago and our bridges and roads need maintenance.
The US lags behind in just about every category in which things are measured. It’s notable because that was not always the case.
Wait! There’s more!
It just goes to show: The U.S.A. is frittering away it’s money, power, and prestige.
God, are you talking about rotating floors, or rotating levels? Rotating floors are a dime a dozen, but I’ve never heard of a whole level rotating. Also, why aren’t you answering my prayers?
The narrator says the apartments sell for $3,000 a square foot allowing owners to park their cars in the apartment!?! I didn’t get this non sequitur.
The only thing cooler would be if individual units could change vertical as well as horizontal position. Then everyone would have a chance to live at ground level, top floor, every story in between, and face every direction. Call me a visionary.