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I want to live in a skyscraper later on. I would like to because I would think that would be really cool thing to do. I was wondering what would it be like to live in a skyscraper and what have been your experiences?
I want to live in a skyscraper later on. I would like to because I would think that would be really cool thing to do. I was wondering what would it be like to live in a skyscraper and what have been your experiences?
How many floors should have a building for being considered a skyscraper?
I had two friends in South America who lived in highrises. One of them, you had to access his apartment by coming off the elevator onto an outdoor catwalk and walk to his apartment, which scares the hell out of a acrophobe like me, and if I lived there, I'd have nightmares every night. I live in a second floor, similar arrangement, but it's not scary like the tenth floor. Never know how far to trust a Venezuela architect, either.
The other, on about the 20th floor in Quito, couldn't open their windows, because every once in a while an unexpected gust of wind would come in that would literally rearrange furniture.
A friend I stayed with in Hong Kong was near the top of a 50-story complex, which had spectacular views. I liked the idea in principle, about 15,000 people living in one high rise complex around a plaza, and going to the supermarket was an elevator trip.
I had two friends in South America who lived in highrises. One of them, you had to access his apartment by coming off the elevator onto an outdoor catwalk and walk to his apartment, which scares the hell out of a acrophobe like me, and if I lived there, I'd have nightmares every night. I live in a second floor, similar arrangement, but it's not scary like the tenth floor.
The other couldn't open their windows, because every once in a while an unexpected gust of wind would come in that would literally rearrange furniture.
A friend I stayed with in Hong Kong was near the top of a 50-story complex, which had spectacular views. I liked the idea in principle, about 15,000 people living in one high rise complex around a plaza, and going to the supermarket was an elevator trip.
One complex of 4 or 5 similar buildings, built around a central space. In Hong Kong, there are I think maybe about 20 of them. My friend lived in King Lam Estate:
High-rises are more applicable for tall buildings that are residential.
Last year, I just left a 32-story building, and I was living on the 18th floor. Right now I'm living on the 5th floor of an 11-story building.
What is it like?
Well, when I was in the 32-story building, I lived across the way from a wall of other buildings that were the same. Basically you can see the lives of about 100 different families - all of them boring, by the way.
For the most part, it's the same as living on the 3rd or 4th floor of a much smaller building, it's just that the elevator has a lot more numbers to push.
I've lived in a 15-story building (I was in 9th floor) and in a 22-story building (I was in 18th floor). Views were great, but I didn't like the elevator time and being surrounded by so many neighbors (noises, etc).
Now I live in a 5-story building (2nd floor) with just 3 appartments in every floor. Much better.
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in ONE building?
