Posted on 03/23/2017 4:35:55 AM PDT by simpson96
(full article title: Now THAT'S loopy! Behold The Big Bend - the incredible U-shaped New York skyscraper dubbed the 'longest building in the world' is unveiled)
The race to build the world’s most spectacular skyscraper has reached new heights - and taken a turn in direction.
Designs for ‘The Big Bend’, a slender tower that would transform Manhattan’s skyline, have been unveiled.
Described as the ‘longest building in the world’, the project's concept drawings reveal a skyscraper reaching an apex then curving back down. And featuring an elevator system that can travel in curves, horizontally and in loops.
In a bid to work around the challenges of New York’s zoning laws, design studio Oiio has imagined an innovative concept to straddle Billionaire's Row on 57th Street.
The studio explained: ‘New York city’s zoning laws have created a peculiar set of tricks through which developers try to maximise their property’s height in order to infuse it with the prestige of a high rise structure. But what if we substituted height with length? What if our buildings were long instead of tall?
‘If we manage to bend our structure instead of bending the zoning rules of New York we would be able to create one of the most prestigious buildings in Manhattan. The longest building in the world.’
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That is scary just looking at it.
No way, no how would I go near that thing.
As someone afraid of heights, that terrifies me.
A few months ago I was at Big Bend Ranch State Park.
I liked that one better.
It would be just too tempting to “thread the needle” with a small plane.
It’s the worlds largest paper clip.
is it not touching on one end to legitimize the length term...
and are the rooms upside down on one side...
enquiring minds want to know.
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The building’s owners will supply the Velcro for the shoes of tenants on the upside down portion of the building.
Looks like an invitation for a plane to try to ‘thread the needle’
It lacks sufficient thickness to resist wind loading.
Stuff on the top floors will move when the wind blows.
The I value is inadequate
Or not, with a 747...
That was the first thing that came to my mind too. Doesn’t this duplicate the structure of the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge, dubbed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to flex and pitch in high winds?
Admittedly, the winds on Manhattan Island probably don’t match those of the Tacoma Narrows, but I would think the stresses might be comparable. And Galloping Gertie ended up IN Puget Sound, rather than passing OVER it.
K-25 in Oak Ridge
four-story U-shaped structure 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long containing 51 main process buildings and 3 purge cascade buildings.
How much Viagra is that gonna take?
Yes. I think if you go near it, the building will fall on YOU!
Stay away!
That is my thinking. If I got too close it would just fall right on top of me.
:^)
I think to be safe I should stay out of New York entirely.
So it’s two buildings with an arch at the top.
“The Paper Clip”...looks more like a St. Louis Arch to me.
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