I'm getting dizzy just thinking about this. The Windscraper by architect David Fisher is a tower based around a concrete center core. Each floor sits on its own ring and can independently rotate with some wind assistance. The combined turning motion of each floor is enough to power the entire building and 10 other similarly sized ones.
I'm not sure how this would affect people inside but if I remember correctly, if an object is massive enough and slow enough, you can't feel it moving.
Video after the jump.
via Techeblog
yeah, you install the plumbing on that.
Well, I'm guessing the plumbing would be in the cenral core along with stairs and elevators. I believe most standard skyscrapers are built along this same principle... they just lack the spinning floors :)
I'm curious though. Would the rotation be wind powered or mechanical? I'm guessing the latter, mostly for safety reasons. Besides, if it's mechanical I suppose you could program the movement to create all kinds of cool structures like in the video.
"The combined turning motion of each floor is enough to power the entire building and 10 other similarly sized ones."
I'm Guessing its wind powered, otherwise it would be using power, not generating it. also, the floors have little turbine edge like big fan things if you look carefully at the video...
In addition to plumbing, wiring and HVAC would be a problem, too, as all that goes to the core as well. I like the idea, though.
This concept is outstanding. Each unit module would be wired, plumbed, HVAC, ect. all connected around the outside circumference with one unit being utility (elect.generation,water heat/storage HVAC ect.)center elevater with walls of some awesome clear acrylic with large openings
which exit into the already prefabricated hallway leaving never more than halfway from your doorway
and of course the elevater shaft itself is a mosaic of artwork on your way up. Sign me up!!
There has got to be some mil/billionaire out there that has the balls our ovaries to attempt this. Kudo's to David Fisher