1. Outline
In order to solve such problems as shortage of land in big cities and to prevent the sprawling of the cities, and to utilize the space up in the air, 1, 000m higt-rise building is proposed and create a new city.
-A building or buildings of 150 to 200m square in total plan is proposed to be built on the land of 1km to 2km square and the height of 1, 000m.
-Total floor area: Approx. 1, 000ha (10, 000, 000m2)
200m×200m=4ha,
If the story height is 4m, then the number of the story is 1, 000m/4m=250 stories 4ha×250 stories=1, 000ha,
(If the volume ratio is 100%, then the required land area is 1km square.)
-This total area is equivalent to that of the Musashino city, Tokyo, the statistics of which is the following according to the census of 1985
Population: 138, 783 No.of families: 59, 041 Area: 1, 103ha
-Assuming that the entire floor area is used as intelligent office, the capacity of the building will be as follows.
If the office gross area of 30m2 is assumed to be necessary per worker, then the capacity is: 1, 000m2/30m2=approx. 300, 000 workers
2. Characteristics and function of the Vertical City (Probably constitute one self-governing body)
(1) Autonomic and holonic city
(2) Dynamic, flexible city to cope with the their ever changing city function
(3) Symbolic international city for the 21st century
(4) City with the tertial industries including higt-tech, software and information industries
(5) Autonomous, self-supporting city with such facilities of community, utility, intelligency, security, safety and recreation to satisfy the requirements of a brand new type of city
3. Predictable impacts
(1) Satisfaction of social overhead capital
(2) Promotion of domestic demand
(3) Promotion and realization of innovative technologies
4. Amount of investment and its impact (study not commenced yet)
5. Legal orientation and social capital value of the Vertical City (study not commenced yet)
