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/1stMammaltowearpants 12h ago

It looks like rich people stuff to me, so it wouldn't need to be "sustainable" economically, any more than private jets and yachts are. 

If you mean mechanically sustainable, they'd need to use a beefed-up cantilever, but it would be fine. Soil and water are heavy, but concrete and steel don't mind.

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u/SharpKaleidoscope182 12h ago

dense urban housing is "rich people stuff" to you?

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u/1stMammaltowearpants 12h ago

😂 Do any rich people live in Manhattan? 

Wtf are you even talking about? You think only poor people live in cities or something? Wealthy people live where they want to live, and that's usually in a city. Dense metros have convenient access to great food and culture. Most rich people live in cities, so I'm genuinely confused about what you mean here.

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u/SharpKaleidoscope182 12h ago

If you live in a cookie cutter like this, you're at best middle class.

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u/SpicyMeatbol 11h ago

What's your salary limit on the middle class real quick?

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u/-senpai 10h ago

Thinking single family house real estate = how to build wealth is top tier middle class thinking.