05-30-2017, 12:34 PM
(05-30-2017, 12:11 PM)Canard Wrote:(05-30-2017, 09:41 AM)urbd Wrote: I find it 'cute' how you guys think this is some crazy topography situation... just look at these pics from my native Mexico City:
Sigh. I get it - and I wish that we could do amazing things architecturally here, but my point is, for our very, very basic Region that never does anything mega-exciting for architecture or buildings, this is flat out insane! I'm glad!
Yes, I agree, for the rest of the world, nothing special whatsoever.
hehe, well I wouldn't consider it insane. Think about it, the foundations and underground parking for any tower this size have to be excavated quite a bit, In this case, a lot of that excavation has already been done because its just empty space! (except for the foundations themselves of course) yes, they have to add a significant retaining wall, but they would have to do that anyway for underground parking on all sides. In fact, I think this is significantly easier than a project with actual undergound parking; the topography is working in their favour.