A one mile high (5,577ft) skyscraper is set to be built in a Japanese mega city that is called "Next Tokyo" in an effort to protect Tokyo from rising tides.
The building will be more than twice the height of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai that stands at a height of 2,717ft.
Usually, cities would build a wall or create permeable waterfront parks or even floodable public spaces in order to answer the threat of floods, rising tides and rainfall. But for Tokyo, they will create a whole new city that is built on the islands in Tokyo Bay, The Guardian reported.
The “Next Tokyo 2045” proposal is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates with Leslie E Robertson Associates featuring a series of hexagons that will form as a barrier to minimize the impact of large ocean waves. It would include a skyscraper which is dubbed as the world’s first mile-high tower.
The structure which is called the "Sky Mile Tower" is expected to house 55,000 people and will include shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, health clinics, and gyms. There will also be manmade islands that will hold farms, homes and solar panels.
The modern, eco-friendly skyscraper will use elevators to take people from floor to floor and horizontally to their respective apartments. For water distribution, the architects developed a special way to do it by creating a facade which "collects, treats and stores water at different levels," Mail Online wrote. It will also use water filled rings to grow algae, which can be a source of renewable and clean energy.
If the proposal is approved, it is expected to be completed by 2045, and will be an answer to residents who want to leave their coastal homes that are at risk from tsunamis and floods.
Said structure is designed to withstand the impact of natural disasters including earthquakes and typhoons.
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