Organizing vertical layout environments: a forward-looking development strategy for high-rise building projects

A.A Magay,E.A Bulgakova,S.A Zabelina,D Safarik,Y Tabunschikov,V Murgul

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20183301016

Abstract

The article highlights issues surrounding development of high rise buildings. With the rapid increase of the global population there has been a trend for people to migrate into megacities and has caused the expansion of big city territories. This trend, coupled with the desire for a comfortable living environment, has resulted in numerous problems plaguing the megacity. This article proposes that a viable solution to the problems facing megacities is to create vertical layout environments. Potential options for creating vertical layout environments are set out below including the construction of buildings with atriums. Further, the article puts forth suggested spatial organization of the environment as well as optimal landscaping of high-rise buildings and constructions for the creation of vertical layout environments. Finally, the persuasive reasons for the adoption of vertical layout environments is that it will decrease the amount of developed urban areas, decrease traffic and increase environmental sustainability.

Highlights

Despite the variety of works devoted to residential high-rise buildings, there are no complex researches on the specifics of the formation of a vertical habitat with the development of terminology on this topic
To reach the second floor and higher, the stairway was invented - and that was the first step to introducing a vertical layout environment
Further expansion of vertical layout environments required special conditions, which arose at the end of 19th century in Chicago, USA, when massive fire destroyed most of the important strategic infrastructure of the city

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Introduction

Despite the variety of works devoted to residential high-rise buildings, there are no complex researches on the specifics of the formation of a vertical habitat with the development of terminology on this topic. Construction of buildings had a horizontal layout. Simple structures, that were constructed using the landscape features, such as leaning tree. With the invention of bricks (an artificial material), it became possible to construct building of three to five levels. If single-story buildings called for only a simple roof covering, multi-story buildings required floor slabs. To reach the second floor and higher, the stairway was invented - and that was the first step to introducing a vertical layout environment

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