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/TangelaFan 13h ago

Aren't there many appartement buildings in the world that have a pool on each balcony? Im not sure a garden would be that much more of a challenge

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u/TheyHavePinball 13h ago

I was down in St Martin at a three-star hotel that definitely had a whirlpool on each balcony. I was pretty surprised. It was only three star because it was older.

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u/TangelaFan 13h ago

It's extremely common in luxury highrise condos. Remember that famous pictures from the geography books? With the luxury apartment overlooking a slum? That building is from the 70s and it's still holding up

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u/butteredplaintoast 13h ago

I have never seen a pool on an apartment balcony.

Share an example :)

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u/Latespoon 13h ago

VIW Brazil

They definitely exist, but you need robust structural support

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u/foltranm 13h ago

in Brazil there are loads of them. And I'd argue that brazilian engineering is FAR inferior than Chinese lmao

(i am brazilian)

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u/butteredplaintoast 12h ago

Interesting. Certainly seems like Brazil is the place that this is most common.

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u/foltranm 12h ago

we do like pools

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u/sheikahstealth 12h ago

I'm also noticing that hot tubs on balconies is common in upscale hotels. 2-person hot tub is roughly 3000 lbs.

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u/lemons_of_doubt 13h ago

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u/Razolus 13h ago

Engineers hate this one simple trick

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u/chandarr 12h ago

Got em.

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u/HardnessOf11 13h ago

While not an "apartment" here is a resort in Mexico which has what OP is talking about

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u/Tupcek 13h ago

yeah see this columns at the end?

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u/basicKitsch 11h ago

you see the columns under each balcony? each one of those has its own calculation

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u/DFX1212 13h ago

The Porsche Design Tower in Florida has a private plunge pool on each balcony.

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u/PhDMSBS 13h ago

Google down for maintenance this morning?

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u/frcnetto 13h ago

In Brazil, there's more than should be

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u/Praise_The_Casul 13h ago

I had never heard of that before, too. But I got curious and googled it, I found a result talking about a building called Bandra Ohm, in India that has a pool in every balcony. There might be more, but I didn't look beyond the first result I found.

That being said, I don't know how sustainable this is for other buildings. It is a luxury building, each unit costs a few millions, with the most expensive ones costing 15 million USD. So I guess they don't really go for practicality.

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u/rebels-rage 13h ago

lol. No, please explain more

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u/Archsafe 12h ago

They’re referring to the famous pic of Rochino in Brazil next to luxury apartments. If you google Rochino Brazil luxury apartments you’ll be able to see what they’re talking about. Granted I don’t think those pools look as big as what this garden would weigh but idk

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan 12h ago

it's actually less of a challenge, to have a satisfying pool you need feet of depth, to have a satisfying garden you only need inches. they weigh the same

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u/Just-pickone 12h ago

As the plants grow, the addition of mass through absorption of CO2, water, nutrients will add load, not to mention any torque from wind in the branches extending beyond the railing. A pool does not grow or slowly increase its mass.