Post-Apocalyptic Porous Skyscraper is Nestled Into a Massive Asteroid Crater

Posted By Lidija Grozdanic On March 14, 2013 @ 5:21 pm In Architecture,carousel showcase,Disaster-proof design,gallery | 2 Comments

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Crater-Scraper ^[6] is a post-apocalyptic shelter that is designed to be built within a crater left behind by a massive asteroid crash ^[7]. The underground ^[8] settlement has a porous vegetation-covered roof that collects rainwater and allows sunlight to penetrate deep within. Inside, a transportation network emanates outward from a central core, radially linking communities across the settlement.

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Crater-Scraper ^[6] received an honorable mention in the 2013 eVolo Skyscraper Competition ^[6]. Developed according to garden city ^[10] principles, the Crater-Scraper’s layout comprises numerous clusters of self-contained communities surrounded with green belts, with a large park located at the core. Each cylindrical opening shines down upon housing units, shops, offices, hospitals and recreational spaces. The large roof structure provides space for a road network, vegetation and rainwater harvesting ^[11] mechanisms. Rainwater is redirected from the roof towards the crater edges to create climate-regulating water curtains.

The net-building system is made up of a number of high-rise structures with a transportation system that functions on two levels: each of the inverted high-rises features an independent vertical transportation grid with connection ports to the horizontal network that runs across the city.

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[6] Crater-Scraper: http://www.evolo.us/featured/crater-scraper-is-a-porous-structure-to-capture-light-and-water/

[7] massive asteroid crash: http://inhabitat.com/meteorite-slams-russia-injuring-hundreds/

[8] underground: http://inhabitat.com/underground-skyscraper-that-heals-the-scars-of-open-pit-mining/

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[10] garden city: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_city_movement

[11] rainwater harvesting: http://inhabitat.com/acqua-viva-sculptural-hanging-rainwater-collection-system/

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