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What's the point of building taller if you just increase the street width so total livable area per ground area is the same? That's nonsensical. Of course peopl
by tormeh 8y ago
What's the point of building taller if you just increase the street width so total livable area per ground area is the same? That's nonsensical. Of course people will have to live with shadow. It's the only way to increase density (unless you want people to live in basements).
- realusername 8y agoI don't know if you have been to Paris but the streets are VERY small, if you would build skyscraper, it would not be livable at all. Additionally, you need extra land for the foundation of the skyscraper (very very difficult to get in a crowded city like Paris. The point of the skyscraper is that it's cheaper for the company building it, it only makes sense in that aspect.
- tokyodude 8y agoGuess you haven't been to Hong Kong. The street there are very small and yet there are 30 story buildings all over https://www.google.com/maps/@22.2816017,114.156159,3a,75y,318.32h,145.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgmq5hqj82E8vjpvYtdu7GA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@22.2816017,114.156159,3a,75y,31...
- tormeh 8y agoEh, no. Skyscrapers are not cheap. The cheapest thing you can build is sprawling low-rise. Some streets in Paris are narrow, others aren't. Streets with two-way road traffic are wide enough.
- graeme 8y agoI don’t think any city does this. Humans need sunlight. (OP is not talking about shadow on one side of the road. They mean perma shadow the whole day long.)
- obmelvin 8y agoFrom what I remember, Rio de Janeiro has something similar to this. Huge buildings were built basically right up to the beach so you can be 1-2 blocks away from Copacabana and not really know
- graeme 8y agoThere is a lot of light in rio; I've been. They do have a city by the beach, but there is plenty of light in the city. (Shade too in a lot of areas, on one side of the street. Both light and shade are important)
- geezerjay 8y ago> There is a lot of light in rio; Rio de Janeiro is located at latitude 22.9 South while Paris is located at 48.8 North. The solar exposure of those cities throughout the year is very different.
- graeme 8y agoI'm not sure you followed. I meant the light makes it to the street. It is not bloxked by tall buildings. The original post was about making taller buildings in paris without wider streets. That would lead to permanent canyons.