Highrises and Skyscrapers

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KARACHI | Dolmen City

 

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KARACHI | Com3 Towers

 

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CLIFTON | Creek View Tower

 

[jupiter2007]

Pakistan Way behind in tall building, these kind of buildings were built in 60s and 70s in Chicago.

 

[RangeMaster]

Pakistan Way behind in tall building, these kind of buildings were built in 60s and 70s in Chicago.

You are comparing US with Pakistan?
1- people here don't like to live in tall buildings cause they can't construct 2nd or 3rd floor for their kids. This results in expansion of cities.
2- On the other hand tall buildings in mega cities like Karachi cause overburden on already limited water and electric supply.
3- Finally there is limitation on building height from CAA and local administration.

 

[Baby Leone]

You are comparing US with Pakistan?
1- people here don't like to live in tall buildings cause they can't construct 2nd or 3rd floor for their kids. This results in expansion of cities.
2- On the other hand tall buildings in mega cities like Karachi cause overburden on already limited water and electric supply.
3- Finally there is limitation on building height from CAA and local administration.

except your first point (which is also true only for Punjab) both second and third points are absolutely wrong pls do some research before commenting.

horizontal expansions are way more burden then the vertical ones on city managements.

 

[Paul2]

2- On the other hand tall buildings in mega cities like Karachi cause overburden on already limited water and electric supply.

Man, where do you get it? Ever lived in a highrise? Where do you see an overburden?

1. It's by far easier to have sewage linked up to a single location than, 400 detached houses, many of which will not have it at all, and quietly dump it in a leaky septic tank.
2. It's by far easier to provide water for 1 tall tower similarly. Moreover, for as long a tower owner wants his wallet not to bleed, he will be imposing proper water metering.
   
3. Utilities in a highrise use far less energy than 400 detached houses in a sprawl combined. No need for a pump every kilometre, struggling to pump water through straw thin water pipes. A central aircon can be few times more efficient than regular cheap aircons.
4. In overall, it takes way less money to provide equivalent amount of comfort to a person in a tower, than a detached house. No alternative opinion on that.

 

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PC: Saad Saeed

KARACHI | Chapal Skymark