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"Vertical Forest" apartments in Huanggang, China (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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https://times.ky/take-a-look-inside-china-s-first-vertical-forest-city

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[–] 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Will these trees not outgrow the small cubicals they are in?

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    • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    @PugJesus
    I think "forest" is a bit of a reach.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Seems like proof of concept, where they'd want. A cluster of these on a block to add green to horizon. Not sure how well they'd grow, particularly on the lower floors, if neighboring buildings are blocking sunlight. And add grow lamps would be a huge energy hog.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    From the article it appears that most of the buildings will be more terraced, which would make sense.

    They build something like that in Copenhagen in 2008, though it's just 11 stories tall.

    It's situated in between other tall buildings.

    https://www.visitcopenhagen.dk/koebenhavn/planlaeg-din-tur/vm-bjerget-gdk412649

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/yeS9W2PeCBNBgzyw9

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    • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Felt the need to share w/ my family. Amazing!

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    [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I wonder what the floor plan looks like.

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    • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    @PugJesus that's how to have spiders on every floor 🕷️

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    [+] 1 point 3 months ago
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    [–] 0 points 3 months ago

    damn china is the future

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    [–] -5 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    Except it’s not real.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    You sure? It seems legitimate, as seen by the link and the architect's own page, and it seems to be similar to the architect's other projects

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  • [+] -6 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    If it’s real, it has an address. That can be looked up in an Apple or Google Maps.

    Find the address, or it’s not real.

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  • [–] [S] 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    After considerable struggle, since listing all addresses in fucking China is not high on the list of Anglophone internet service priorities, and as if to fucking emphasize this, the entire fucking Google Map of Huanggang being incredibly off-center, and most locations not having any fucking address listed, I spent far too fucking much of my time to cross-reference sources, searching in fucking Chinese (which I do not speak), and locate the exact position of the complex through Baidu's map service as Juran Home Vertical Forest City Complex, No. 88 Shengli Street, Huangzhou District, Huanggang City, Hubei Province.

    There's even a photo gallery of mundane, non-gorgeous angles

    Is that enough to quell your arbitrary skepticism despite similar projects being already established as extant and multiple sources being provided?

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