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A small city in a building would be awesome, if legalized. Do they exist anywhere else?

richk449 3y ago
Yes, in Sim City.
ben_w 3y ago
Mixed "residences, offices, shops, restaurants" in a building describes many of the ~6 floor apartment blocks around me, but a city also has industry — workshops, chemical processing, car repairs, factories — and if that's in buildings shared with residential then I've not noticed.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  From a building safety perspective, I wonder if meth labs in such apartments is a relevant risk.
  - ben_w 3y ago
    I assume so; without any actual knowledge, and a meagre GCSE grade B in chemistry, my imagination says illegal labs aren't going to have high quality safety audits.
  - shagie 3y ago
    It's a very relevant risk. https://methinyourhouse.com/meth-fumes-from-the-neighbor/ https://methinyourhouse.com/meth-fumes-from-the-neighbor/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6926576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6926576/
- jaclaz 3y ago
  Many cities, towns and villages in Europe are arranged like this, traditionally. Surely the push is towards moving industry into dedicated areas (outside town) though.
Mistletoe 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City The results were mixed haha. Atlas Obscura has a really good piece on it. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city
hansvm 3y ago
The Minneapolis skyway system is similar in spirit.
hh3k0 3y ago
> A small city in a building would be awesome, if legalized. No longer exists but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
WrtCdEvrydy 3y ago
Miami has some of this... ground floor is shops and then it's residential beyond.
mattkrause 3y ago
Le Mur in Fermont, Quebec. It’s a massive building in the north of Quebec that contains essentially everything you’d need to avoid going out in the cold Canadian winter: apartments, stores, a school, even a strip club and a prison. It also serves as a wind block for the rest of the town that grew up around it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermont https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermont https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/02/fermonts-inhabitable-wind-break.html?m=1 https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/02/fermonts-inhabitable-w...
pnut 3y ago
"The line" in Saudi Arabia is apparently under construction and not vapourware. https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/theline https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/theline
bombcar 3y ago
https://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier-alaska-a-community-under-one-roof https://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier... It’s been done somewhat time and time again depending on what you define a city as having.

Yes, in Sim City.

Mixed "residences, offices, shops, restaurants" in a building describes many of the ~6 floor apartment blocks around me, but a city also has industry — workshops, chemical processing, car repairs, factories — and if that's in buildings shared with residential then I've not noticed.

CoastalCoder 3y ago
From a building safety perspective, I wonder if meth labs in such apartments is a relevant risk.
- ben_w 3y ago
  I assume so; without any actual knowledge, and a meagre GCSE grade B in chemistry, my imagination says illegal labs aren't going to have high quality safety audits.
- shagie 3y ago
  It's a very relevant risk. https://methinyourhouse.com/meth-fumes-from-the-neighbor/ https://methinyourhouse.com/meth-fumes-from-the-neighbor/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6926576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6926576/
jaclaz 3y ago
Many cities, towns and villages in Europe are arranged like this, traditionally. Surely the push is towards moving industry into dedicated areas (outside town) though.

Mistletoe 3y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City The results were mixed haha. Atlas Obscura has a really good piece on it. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city

hansvm 3y ago

The Minneapolis skyway system is similar in spirit.

hh3k0 3y ago

> A small city in a building would be awesome, if legalized. No longer exists but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City

WrtCdEvrydy 3y ago

Miami has some of this... ground floor is shops and then it's residential beyond.

mattkrause 3y ago

Le Mur in Fermont, Quebec. It’s a massive building in the north of Quebec that contains essentially everything you’d need to avoid going out in the cold Canadian winter: apartments, stores, a school, even a strip club and a prison. It also serves as a wind block for the rest of the town that grew up around it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermont https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermont https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/02/fermonts-inhabitable-wind-break.html?m=1 https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/02/fermonts-inhabitable-w...

pnut 3y ago

"The line" in Saudi Arabia is apparently under construction and not vapourware. https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/theline https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/theline

bombcar 3y ago

https://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier-alaska-a-community-under-one-roof https://www.npr.org/2015/01/18/378162264/welcome-to-whittier... It’s been done somewhat time and time again depending on what you define a city as having.