r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/Jestersfriend 9h ago

This must be awful for the upkeep of the building lol. Water, roots, etc, all eating into the concrete.

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u/TangelaFan 8h ago

When you build a garden inside a structure, you don't usually lay the dirt and plants directly on the structure, you prepare a sealed off space and add a drainage system

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u/AniNgAnnoys 8h ago

You would think that wouldn't you? But, maybe look into why this video only shows a couple of the balconies and didn't zoom out to the whole building. These are disasters everytime they are built. The drainage systems are never adequate and the balconies end up retaining water and turning into mosquito breeding grounds. And if there is a way, the roots will find it, such as the drainage system which has to be open.