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A seascraper, also known as a waterscraper, is a proposed large building which will function as a floating city.It would generate its own energy through wave, wind, current, solar, etc. and produce its own food through farming, aquaculture, hydroponics, etc. [1] The term "Seascraper" is an analogous derivative of "Skyscraper".
Ocean is a residential skyscraper located at 84 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia. The 78-storey tower includes 722 apartments, is the largest on the Gold Coast. Facilities include a recreation area with swimming pool, spa, fitness courtyard, and barbecue area, located on the top level of a five-level podium.
The first single-family seastead was launched near Phuket, Thailand by Ocean Builders in March 2019. [22] [23] Two months later, the Thai Navy claimed the seastead was a threat to Thai sovereignty. [24] In 2019, Ocean Builders said it will be building again in Panama, with the support of government officials. [25]
Many tall buildings use elevators in a non-standard configuration to reduce their footprint. Buildings such as the former World Trade Center's Twin Towers and Chicago's John Hancock Center use sky lobbies, where express elevators take passengers to upper floors which serve as the base for local elevators. This allows architects and engineers to ...
Ocean One was a proposed skyscraper intended for construction at Jomtien Beach, located near Pattaya, Thailand. The planned structure was designed to reach a height of 367 metres (1,204 ft) with 91 floors and a total of 587 residential units. The proposed site lies just 250 meters from one of Asia's most popular beaches.
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Ocean Tower SPI was an unfinished, 31-story condominium in South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, United States, that was imploded when it was deemed unsafe to remain standing. Construction was halted in May 2008 when cracks formed in the building's supporting columns, and investigations revealed that the core of the skyscraper had sunk by ...
This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. The X-Seed 4000 is one of the tallest structures ever conceived. Shown in this image is the Burj Khalifa (828 m (2,717 ft)), tallest structure in the world at the time of completion in 2010 to this year (2025), and the X-Seed 4000 project (4,000 m (13,000 ft)).