Shenzhen 'super city' concept is made from ONE building
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People could someday be living the high life in this futuristic 'super city' towering 2,230ft (680 metres) into the clouds.
The Cloud Citizen project, a 1.7 million square foot metropolis, dwarfs all but one skyscraper in the world - the 2,717ft (828 metres) Burj Khalifa.
It was designed as part of a competition to create a new iconic business district in Shenzhen Bay, China - and the towering design won first prize.
The high-life: People in Shenzhen Bay, China could someday be living the high life in this futuristic urban community towering 2230ft (680 metres) into the clouds. The concept building was designed as part of a competition to create a new iconic business district, scooping first prize
The ultra-modern building would use solar and wind power, as well as harvest rainwater, making it efficient for the community.
Hong Kong-based Urban Future Organisation and CR-design in Shenzhen collaborated with Chalmers Technical University in Sweden on the concept.
The idea behind the competition was to create an iconic new business district, similar to London's Canary Wharf or Midtown Manhattan in New York.
However, unlike those business districts, Cloud Citizen is made up of one, huge integrated building.
Vertigo: Hong Kong-based Urban Future Organisation and CR-design in Shenzhen collaborated with Chalmers Technical University in Sweden on the concept
Contest: The Cloud Citizen project, a 1.7 million square foot metropolis (left), dwarfs all but one skyscraper in the world - the 2,717ft (828 metres) Burj Khalifa (right)
By night: The idea behind the competition was to create an iconic new business district, such as London's Canary Wharf or Midtown Manhattan in New York. However, unlike those business districts, Cloud Citizen is made up of one, huge integrated building
It took a dedicated team of designers around 12 weeks of work to create the plans.
The design aims to give back to the environment through rainwater harvesting, solar and wind power, and pollutant filters.
A number of smaller areas within the large structure have been set aside for IT-industry, commercial, leisure, and cultural areas.
Each one of these spaces is also connected to a large park, and aims to encourage a sustainable lifestyles.
Jonas Lundberg, international design director for the Urban Future Organisation, said their vision was less about grandeur and more focused on giving back to the environment.
Raising expectations: Unlike other business districts, Cloud Citizen concept is made up of one, huge integrated building. It took a dedicated team of designers around 12 weeks of work to create the plans
Superstructure: The design aims to give back to the environment through rainwater harvesting, solar and wind power, and pollutant filters. A number of smaller areas within the large structure have been set aside for IT-industry, commercial, leisure, and cultural areas
In the clouds: Jonas Lundberg, international design director for the Urban Future Organisation, said their vision was less about grandeur and more focused on giving back to the environment
'We were interested in the old Chinese low-rise courtyard blocks, called Hutongs, and wanted to see if we could use the informal village arrangements of these in a 3D setting for increased social interaction,' he said.
'Our partner, CR-Design, is based in Shenzhen and that's why we decided to work on this project together.
'Shenzhen is changing from manufacturing to service industries, which has been tremendously fast-paced already.
'The point was to create a project with the capacity to give more to the environment than it takes.
'We not only tried to create a meaningful public space in the sky, but we also worked on water harvesting, sky gardens and micro generation, for example.'
Inspiration: 'We were interested in the old Chinese low-rise courtyard blocks, called Hutongs, and wanted to see if we could use the informal village arrangements of these in a 3D setting for increased social interaction,' said the designer, Jonas Lundberg
Construction: 'The point was to create a project with the capacity to give more to the environment than it takes,' said Jonas Lundberg, international design director. 'We not only tried to create a meaningful public space in the sky, but we also work on water harvesting, sky gardens and micro generation, for example'
While the designs are still a concept, they could someday be built in Shenzhen, a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong (pictured)
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