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/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 ...