Green structures and buildings are a growing trend, but never quite like this before. Chartier-Corbasson has designed a concept for a skyscraper that would be constructed from the recycled waste of its occupants.
The Organic London Skyscraper would reuse the paper and plastic waste created by the residents to create panels for its continued construction.
To minimise costs and make cash-flow more manageable, the proposal calls for waste materials to be collected and sorted within the building, which would then be re-fabricated on-site into construction panels. In addition, the quicker that vacant spaces within such a building are taken, the quicker construction would be completed due to the increased amount of recyclable waste being produced. In this way, the building is self-regulating.
Chartier-Corbasson proposes the use of a scaffolding structure inspired by the bamboo scaffolding used in Asia to enable the building’s construction. The scaffolding is all one size and would be provided in prefabricated sections to simplify assembly. Rather than the scaffolding being removed once the building’s construction is complete, it would then become part of the building.
The designers say that its hollow tubes would reduce wind impact and would contain small wind turbines for generating electricity to contribute to the building’s energy needs.
If you have ever been accused of living in your own filth – this may one day be a compliment to your environmentally sustainable choice of home.
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