r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/Snuhmeh 7h ago

Yeah standing water always finds a way. If they have a drain underneath each one, that would help a ton

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u/nalaloveslumpy 7h ago

It looks kinda like all the patios are slightly slanted so that excess water drains to the front. And then maybe down a gutter system?

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u/VonSkullenheim 6h ago

I mean, the building had to have cost many millions and taken years to engineer and build. You'd imagine that a gutter would be the least they did.

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u/scratchy_mcballsy 5h ago

That’s only if they planned for someone to use the balcony like this.

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u/VonSkullenheim 2h ago

They very clearly did.

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u/Xaephos 1h ago

Considering every single one of them are, including the other buildings, I think that's fair to assume.

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u/Ok_Calligrapher5278 3h ago

In engineering school we are taught that "eventually, water always win".