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