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Cities are filled with pavement and concrete so how can green space and recreational areas be added? Ting Xu and Yiming Chen of China have a concept to answer this question for Beijing—a skyscraper that floats in the sky above the land.
The Light Park stays afloat thanks to a large, mushroom cap-like helium-filled balloon at its top, and solar-powered propellers directly below. Programmatic platforms that host parks, sports fields, green houses, restaurants, and other uses are suspended from the top of the structure by reinforced steel cables; the platforms fan in different directions around the spherical vessel to balance its weight. These slabs are also staggered to allow for maximum exposure to sunlight on each level.
Translucent solar panels cover the top of the vessel to power the uses below, and water collectors, also located at the top, direct precipitation towards filters that send clean water throughout the structure.
The Light Park can return valuable green space to the public, and also help mitigate the pollution that comes with increased development–with parks and plants floating in the sky above the city, the air is partially cleaned.
Cities are filled with pavement and concrete so how can green space and recreational areas be added? Ting Xu and Yiming Chen of China have a concept to answer this question for Beijing—a skyscraper that floats in the sky above the land.
The Light Park stays afloat thanks to a large, mushroom cap-like helium-filled balloon at its top, and solar-powered propellers directly below. Programmatic platforms that host parks, sports fields, green houses, restaurants, and other uses are suspended from the top of the structure by reinforced steel cables; the platforms fan in different directions around the spherical vessel to balance its weight. These slabs are also staggered to allow for maximum exposure to sunlight on each level.
Translucent solar panels cover the top of the vessel to power the uses below, and water collectors, also located at the top, direct precipitation towards filters that send clean water throughout the structure.
The Light Park can return valuable green space to the public, and also help mitigate the pollution that comes with increased development–with parks and plants floating in the sky above the city, the air is partially cleaned.
