Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture, and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the world. Now go forth and imagine this epic concept for yourself. Photo: Courtesy of Related/Michael Moran. in length, if the structure were to be built at its ideal location, 57th Street in Manhattan, it would easily trump the Burj Khalifa - a skyscraper in Dubai that holds the title of tallest (and longest) building in the world, at 2,722 ft. Oiio decided to bend the rules with this arched skyscraper concept for New Yorks Central Park, which aims to the be the longest in the world, measuring in at 1. A view of the Hudson Yards centerpiece, a structure designed by Heatherwick Studio, temporarily named Vessel. The project's concept drawings show a unique structure in the form of a slender, glass-lined building that begins and ends on solid ground.Īt 4000 ft. The concept for the new design was to create a timeless addition to Park. For 375 Park Avenue, Mies van der Rohe created a new construction concept that influenced global architecture. The longest building in the world." Photo: Oiio Studio website The 1,388-foot (423 meter), 60-story skyscraper will be New York Citys largest. Revolutionizing Skyscraper Design (03:00). Newly released construction photographs show the progress of French architect Jean Nouvel s first New York skyscraper: a supertall tower rising above the citys. Xtopia is a concept building for a 300-floor high-rise self-contained community. The mammoth structure, a curved, 4,000-foot-long skyscraper, is the result of a concept design created by Oiio Studio for 57th Street in New York City.
"If we manage to bend our structure instead of bending the zoning rules of New York we would be able to create one of the most prestigious buildings in Manhattan. The Big Bend desires not to be the world’s tallest skyscraper, but the world’s longest, at 4,000 feet. There currently aren’t cables strong enough to support a building of that size. "What if we substituted height with length? What if our buildings were long instead of tall?" designers at Oiio thought. One of the concept images for the project also showed people parachuting from the building as part of their daily commute. "The Big Bend" - an architectural structure designed by Oiio studio - is essentially an arched skyscraper that features a special elevator system able to travel horizontally, in curves and in loops.Īccording to Oiio's website, the design plans to brilliantly work around the New York City zoning laws that create several obstacles for developers, limiting their ability to maximise property height, by focusing on length rather than height.
Are U kidding me with this skyscraper? (get it?)Ī mind-blowing concept for the world's longest building has been revealed in the form of an incredibly cool, U-shaped skyscraper, and excuse us because we need a minute to take this all in.
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