The challenge of building skinny skyscrapers Technology challenge In New York, the One57,one ofthessskinny skyscrapers, had the most expensive apartment sales ever in the city In other words, the height is valuable in the modern society. The drive for skinny skyscraper is driven by a number of factors, chief among them strong demand for high-end housing that is willing to pay a higher price for a high-rise urban landscape. Economics Įconomic factor is the indispensable reason of skinny skyscraper. Those advanced technology offer engineers a wider range to realise their imagination, architects also got more support to complete the new building design. Engineers and architects gained more confidence to build new shape and structure system recent years, thanks to the improvements in composite materials, computer-assisted design methods, and damping systems to reduce wind-induced motion in tall buildings. Technological advancements is another key factor to motivate the rise of the skinnies. For example, if the building is completed, and it did not reach the height it is allowed, the developer of a new nearby building could buy the unused air rights, and stack them to the air rights of their existing plot - such a transaction is called a "zoning lot merger." Technology Therefore, the loophole give developers chance to buy a small piece of land, then buy a lot of air rights from nearby land, having a legal way to set up a tall building. Though laws restrict the number of land that can be built on within an area, the loophole allows "air right " transaction between each land. The first reason is New York had complex zoning laws with a loophole. Reasons of the rise of Skinny skyscraper Zoning laws
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In a city like New York, where space is a commodity, where saving space on the ground increases the available space above, a skinny skyscraper seems like the perfect solution. Skinny skyscrapers buildings have undoubtedly promoted the development of modern design, architecture, engineering and real estate.The rise of skinny skyscrapers have changed the skyline of some cities, for example, the famous NEW YORK city's skyline.The term of the "slenderness" was considered to be a strategy by engineers applied to buildings since 2007, the pioneers of skinny skyscraper are three luxury residential apartments building in New York, they are the One Madison Park,Park Avenue, and Sky House.
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This new construction style is driven by higher land prices, the scarcity of large tracts of land for construction and demand for high-end apartments.
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2 Reasons of the rise of Skinny skyscraper.The slender buildings on display included 432 park avenue, 1,396 feet (425.5 meters) high One57, also known as the 'billionaire tower' and the special”stacked homes”56 Leonard tower. In 2013/2014, the skyscraper museum held a "sky high & luxurious logic" exhibition, recording the rise of the Manhattan skinny structure. The slenderest skyscraper in the world will complete in 2019, which is The Steinway Tower in Midtown Manhattan, with a width-to-height ratio of 1:24, and the height is 435 meters. Slender building logic from expensive, restricted in downtown block to obtain the greatest possible value. As population moves to cities increasingly, cities are asked to extend, not only wider but also higher, in order to meet the larger housing demand. Skinny skyscrapers are mostly located in big cities which have large population and good economic development. This type of building came into being because people need it and have enough technology to support it. Skinny skyscrapers can be used for commercial office buildings or residential buildings space, or with multiple purposes combined. A skinny skyscraper is a tall building with a height-to-base ratio higher than 1:10 or 1:12.