February 4, 2008
City within one building
Could this be the way cities will be created in the future? This is crystal island, Moscow, which is going to be built on the outskirts of the city by the river. It will rise up into the sky for 450 meters finishing in a pointed top, but this is no ordinary building it will become the worlds first high rise city.
Costing over £2 billion to build this building will include:
3000 hotel rooms,
900 serviced apartments,
A school,
Exhibition spaces,
Theatres,
Retail
Catering businesses,
Two public viewing platforms, at 150 meters and 300 meters.
The exterior of the building will be covered with solar panels; this will be complimented by wind turbines to produce power for the entire building.
Heights:
Top of structure: 450m
Top Viewing Platform: 300m
Main Viewing Platform: 150m
Perimeter building height: 20m
Floor to floor heights (above ground): 4m
Floor to floor height retail: 6m
Floor to floor height parking: 4m
Project Area:
Total Gross External Area (Above Ground): 1,100,000 m2
Site area: 440,000 m2
Programme:
Public 360deg Top Observation Deck (at 300m level): 3000 m2 gross external area
Public 360deg Main Observation Deck (150m): 6000 m2
Serviced apartments – approx. 900 units (80m to 140m): 265,000 m2
Hotel – approx. 3000 keys (12m to 80m): 245,000 m2
Offices (40m to 80m): 75,000 m2
Retail, Catering, Entertainment (0m to 40m): 160,000 m2
Museum and IMAX (0m to 40m); 100,000 m2
Theatres – 1500, 750, 750 seats (0m to 40m): 95,000 m2
School – 500 students (0m to 40m): 4000 m2
Covered Public Space: 150,000 m2
Sub-Total Above Ground: 1,100,000 m2
Sub-Total Above 150m: 3,000 m2
Underground Parking – approx. 14,000 spaces: 525,000 m2
Utilities and services: 875,000 m2
Sub-Total Below Ground: 1,400,000 m2
Total: 2,503,000 m2
Source [What the Heck]
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