• The NOAH pyramid shaped colossal building, an eco-friendly city in disguise

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    You all might’ve seen an anthill before or probably remember the horrid day when you stepped on one and the little insects attacked you. Anyways, we came across a future housing design that is somewhat inspired by an anthill. Called the NOAH (reminds us of Noah and the Great Flood), that stands for New Orleans Arcology Habitat. This one is meant to be placed near the Mississippi river and is a 30 million square foot pyramid-shaped building that houses a whole city in its belly. With enough space to house 40,000 residents, 20,000 residential units as well as 3 hotels and 1,500 timeshare units, this one also boasts spaces with parking for 8,000 cars, cultural spaces, public works, schools, an administrative office, and a health care facility. And the best part? It’s eco-friendly with fresh water recovery and storage systems, a passive glazing system, sky garden heating/cooling vents, grey water treatment, solar array banding panels, and river based water turbines too!


    It also eliminates the need to use cars to get around, taken that everything is just next door! A good design that might just change the way we live in future.
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    [Inhabitat]

    Posted in Topics:Architecture, Tags: , on February 3, 2011