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How do you do lateral design on this?

How do you do lateral design on this?

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

One massive round lift core at the center.

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

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I doubt it can go that high especially because you need door openings on the core.  Maybe they should start with a few floors on the top?  NOt the whole thing!

Never, but never question engineer's judgement

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

Leave it to the delegated engineer!  

I think the first sentence of the article says it all (insert architect joke here).

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

I read another article that said Leslie Robertson is involved...

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

You would need a non-movable (round?) core at its center to stablize the whole structure. It would just be the outer section that would rotate.

A equally challenging part would be how you keep the darn thing from leaking in a driving rainstorm! Of course, maybe it doesn't rain much!

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

Well, without an adequate lateral force resisting system, maybe one of its unique shapes is a crumpled heap on the ground once the wind kicks up a bit!


 

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

Whell you can fine-tune it to avoid resonance :)

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

If you had a heavy enough circular steel core I think you could achieve it.

There has been a discussion of the practicalities of this type of structure previously (in the pub I think). There would be a non moving lobby surrounding the core and the wall with the door to the apartment would be connected to the outside moving part.

This would be very expensive to build, but in dubai that doesnt seem to be an issue.

RE: How do you do lateral design on this?

This brings to mind that hotel at Disneyworld that was all modular prefab construction and the different rooms were supposed to be swappable, but in real life once they were installed and under load, they were never going to be able to be moved again.

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