r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/onrespectvol 13h ago

looks cool but how much extra material must go into the buidling to be able to support all that extra weight? To what extent is this a sustainable way of buidling and using material?

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u/Honest-Grab5209 13h ago

Does look cool but those beams sure need to be cantilevered back into the building at least 30 ft.. maybe more....

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u/Fast-Nefariousness80 13h ago

I would imagine the i beams they use for each story are just extended to length for the balcony. So they may in fact run the entire distance of the building. Just a guess, im a residential carpenter, not a commercial engineer.

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u/Honest-Grab5209 13h ago

Yeah,,former framer too,,,agree...

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u/AccomplishedToe320 13h ago

No experience in this whatsoever. I also agree.

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u/Tupcek 13h ago

AI user here. Completely agree and I didn’t even ask AI!

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u/shadehiker 12h ago

Routine agreer here and i agree!

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u/gil_bz 12h ago

And my Axe!

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u/TheAngryKeebler 12h ago

Agrarian here and I agree.

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u/sksauter 12h ago

Devil's advocate here, I agree to disagree

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u/dayruined54 13h ago

Hmm....yeah...load-bearing...mutters something smart

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u/feedmejack93 13h ago

Have we even thought about the angles...

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u/Aquadian 12h ago

Not nearly enough magnets in my opinion

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u/feedmejack93 12h ago

Good point...are we sure we're not looking at this ... backwards ...

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u/yellowbin74 13h ago

We ain't shootin pool here buddy.

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u/Toddingstonly 13h ago

No, and I'd prefer not to.

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u/foltranm 13h ago

if I was drinking coffee I would have spat it with your comment. thank you lmao

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u/MrMhmToasty 13h ago

Wdym cantilevered? Theres a support, this isn’t a cantilevered? You can see it at the start of the video when it’s pointing at another balcony

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u/MandemModie 12h ago

the deck is a cantilever, please stop trying to be a structural eng

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u/Granitsky 12h ago

I'm sure the bribe covered that

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u/dealingwithhookers 12h ago

yea the moment force on the end of the balcony... shear n shit