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Imagine the strata fees on the place
And what if you forget to draw the curtains in the bedroom (I normally sleep in my jocks with no blankets) then every roving aircraft could get an eyeful.
The apartment is 750 square metres.
ONE Melbourne family has snapped up five apartments in the city?s newest skyscraper, Australia 108, even before it officially hits the local market.
The extended family - a mother, her two sons and their wives and children - have splashed out more than $9.5 million for the five apartments on the 88th floor.
CBRE managing director of residential projects Andrew Leoncelli said the family planned to keep one apartment for the mother and turn the other four into two large floorplans for the younger generations.
Mr Leoncelli said the family members were "ordinary Aussies" who did not have a high profile.
"They're everyday Australians who just wanted to live on the same floor with all the facilities and close to their work," he said.
If a city like Paris can have a population density of 22,000/km2 and yet fit these people into largely ~6-8 storey apartment building, there is no way we need to have 100+ storey buildings (especially ones that are solely residential). It makes us look silly and juvenile IMO.
The comparison with Dubai in that image is pretty apt as they have a similar attitude as well.
i still struggle with the 'crows nest' in the middle.
Downtown Dubai is pretty amazing and very easy on the eye. Business Bay and DIFC next to it are both eye sores, Marina even worse
My point is that a few big buildings is not what makes a city great or unique. Skycrapers of this height are terrible environmentally speaking as they use ridiculous amounts of electricity and that's excluding the huge amount of maintenence this building will require. I don't envy the body corporate fees the residents (or more accurately, investors) will end up paying in the long run. I challenge any of these developers to propose a similar development in say New York City and see how far they get. It'd be rejected in an instant IMO as the planning regulations there have a lot more criteria that needs to be met.
Do you have any references to back up your claim that the environmental benefits are negated and also that it might be worse than other types of housing?
The study, says Arnel, suggests buildings above three storeys begin to use more energy due to the need for lighting in common areas, lifts, security and the lifestyle of residents.
Certainly this is backed up by our earlier story where we reported that a NSW Energy Australia study found a high-rise apartment uses 30 per cent more power than a typical detached house, much of it in common areas such as foyers and car parks. On the question of water use, Sydney Water statistics show multi-unit dwellings account for 14.3 per cent of Sydney Water?s consumption compared to 45.7 for single dwellings
A recent energy and water audit by Willoughby Council of the common areas in 25 Sydney multi-unit buildings showed that high-rise buildings generated four times as much CO2 as villas/townhouses and three times as much as low and medium-rise buildings. The council undertook the audits as part of its ClimateClever Apartments program and the buildings included townhouses and low, medium and high-rise apartment buildings.
The overall use and intensity of use of both power and water was much greater in high-rise than the other three categories. Willoughby Council concluded this was potentially due to ?the additional centralised plant and equipment that often occur in high-rise buildings, such as swimming pools, spas, saunas, cooling towers, pumps and lifts.?
?The high energy usage may also be attributed to the arrangement of central hallways and underground carparks in high-rise buildings which generally have no natural light and must be lit and ventilated at all times to ensure safety and amenity for the large numbers of occupants.?
Embedded energy is another issue. A decade ago researchers at the School of Architecture, Deakin University, and the School of Architecture, University of Tasmania, found that high-rise buildings had 60 per cent more energy embodied per unit GFA in their materials than the low to medium-rise buildings. While the figure has improved due to improved manufacturing processes, embedded energy is still greater in tall buildings because of the higher load requirements.