Moving Buildings

Big_Meech

Big_Meech

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So im taking a drafting course this year and for our final we have to design a moving building which blew my mind at first...and then after brief research i discovered its already happening.

 
Been spinning for decades!

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And yeah, its a restaurant.

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I don't even understand why this would me necessary (or make any sense). It sounds like a structural nightmare too--imagine the upkeep of a building like that, all of the machinery and moving parts that would have to be repaired, sooooo many things that could fail and endanger lives. Plus, how is a building like that structurally sound?

I think we might need to wait a little bit on this one, guys...
 
I bet they've put some thought into it... plus think of the energy such a massive wind turbine will create. That alone is probably worth the investment.
 
so much talking out of your ass

i highly doubt that theyre just gunna go fucking build one of these all willy nilly within the next two years in dubai

 
Talking out of my ass?

Cool down broski, I was honestly stating how I feel, not trying talk out of my ass as you so beautifully phrased it. I don't necessarily have any engineering or architectural background, but it doesn't take a genius to recognize that this seems kinda ahead of what we're capable of at least for another 10 years (rough guess? I dunno).

I just don't understand why a building has to move to take advantage of wind energy--we're completely capable of creating buildings that are (mostly) self-sustaining through a combination of rainwater collection and purification, solar energy, and wind energy.

I dunno, it looks cool, I just don't see it as a very realistic goal.
 
Actually, I was just thinking...

@OP does your plan have to involve a building that physically moves in all of it's entirety, or can just certain parts or it move, or can it be mobile etc.?

That would leave room for the possibility of module-like homes that could be moved, combined, rearranged or whatnot.

Or you could propose a house with moving/expanding windows to best expose the house to sunlight (or something I guess?)

I think my biggest question is does the movement of the building have to serve a functional purpose, or is it just to look impressive?
 
woah thought!

Buildings that stabilize themselves like a god damn seguin. balancing back and forth during an earthquake. i'll make billions. you can have none.
 
have you never heard that expression?

it says theyre building one in 2 years in dubai

so were capable.
 
The slender building would be energy self-sufficient as the turbines would produce enough electricity to power the entire building and even feed extra power back into the grid. Also i am sure it helps put money into the economy. I am sure lots of people will travel to Dubai to see these amazing structures. Not once in a lifetime will the building look the same
 
Of course I've heard that expression before, I just didn't understand how you believed me to be talking out of my ass.

Also, two things:

That video is almost two and a half years old, so "in two years" has already come and gone.

After viewing the video again, I take back what I said: this IS entirely possible, I was just kind of confused by how they sped of the rotation of the buildings in the video. That was part of why I thought it was unrealistic.

I still don't think structurally, that it's a great idea, but then again Dubai has pretty low seismic activity (at least since we've been recording it's seismic activity that is). I also remember reading that the taller and slimmer a building is, the more flexible it is and is better suited to deal with earthquakes.

 
....ummmmmmm.

How is wild speculation not talking out of your ass? I'm not trying to be a dick, but making enormous generalizations about something you admittedly know very little about fits the definition pretty soundly.

It's ideas like these that push technology forward. A rotating skyscraper is probably unnecessary, but so are elevators...where do we put the line on defining something as excessive? I know those aren't on the same level whatsoever, but it's something to think about.

I'm just trying to say that criticizing an idea from an uninformed perspective does not help anyone out whatsoever. That's fine if you don't like the idea, but it will have no adverse effects on you, and something like this wouldn't be built if it was going to topple over immediately (not to point out the obvious...). Some of the most innovative architecture of our time is happening in Dubai, and this is just one example.

If you look into it a bit, there are already a number structures in existence with significant moving sections or unorthodox construction, so this really isn't that crazy as far as the concept goes. The engineering behind it will be a lot more radical than the idea, if you really think about it.
 
I totally want to LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE!!!! well untill the next big earthquake or would it be more stable of a building if it constantly moved?
 
My thoughts exactly, but your ass talkery was justified by your last post and i didnt know the video was two years old either, lol
 
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