Support NeoGAF

[ponpo]

Please.

Ponte City is a skyscraper in the Berea neighbourhood, just next to Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), making it the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa. The 55-story building is cylindrical, with an open centre allowing additional light into the apartments. The centre space is known as "the core" and rises above an uneven rock floor. When built, Ponte City was seen as an extremely desirable address due to its views over all of Johannesburg and its surroundings. The neon sign on top of the building is the largest sign in the southern hemisphere. It currently advertises the South African mobile phone company Vodacom.

The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed-use residential and office tower designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and located in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in 1972, the building is a rare remaining example of Japanese Metabolism, an architectural movement emblematic of Japan's postwar cultural resurgence.[1] It was the world's first example of capsule architecture built for permanent and practical use. The building still exists but has fallen into disrepair. As of October 2012, around thirty of the 140 capsules remained in use as apartments, while others were used for storage or office space, or simply abandoned and allowed to deteriorate.

 

[andythinkpad]

Looks like a Mega City 1.

This stick (432 Park av) is basically taller than World Trade Center and pretend not to.

 

[TissueBox]

Whooa those are interestin' alright.

 

[Theorry]

Wait. Isnt that round one not in Ghost in the Shell?

 

[Escape Goat]

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wrong.

 

[SolidusDave]

How about nice and interesting?

Pinnacle@Duxton in Singapore:

btw you can pay 5 bucks to get onto the 50th floor skybridge even if you don't live there

 

[ponpo]

How about nice and interesting?

Oh sorry guess my examples were desolate. Nice is fine.

And damn, fancy. What is that square part at the very top in the first photo? Restaurant or some separate penthouse?

 

[jesu]

Wait. Isnt that round one not in Ghost in the Shell?

I don't know about that but I know it was in Chappie.

 

[Fried Food]

thats some judge dredd shit

 

[Mik2121]

Looks like a Mega City 1.

This stick (432 Park av) is basically taller than World Trade Center and pretend not to.

That building under an earthquake would be a nightmare to experience. Holy shit.

Also it's incredibly ugly, too!

 

[hobozero]

I don't know about that but I know it was in Chappie.

Also was the Sex Hotel in The Wolverine

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

Torres Blancas,in Avenida de América, in Madrid. Built in the 60s to be a luxurious and innovative building, tree-inspired or something, now it's anything but white and sticks out like a sore thumb as something brought either from Star Wars, Blade Runner or Oddworld.
Expectation:

Edit: inside it's amazing apparently,wouldn't mind living there. GF objects tho.
Reality:

 

[Razorback]

Habitat 67 in Canada looks pretty cool. I'm a big fan of brutalism.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Also was the Sex Hotel in The Wolverine

You mean the capsule tower, not the round one

 

[Hjod]

Turning torso in Malmo Sweden.

 

[Mohonky]

Second buildings pod rooms look like something from an 80's SciFi.

 

[Protome]

The Capsule Tower is such a great thing and it's a real shame it was allowed to fall apart the way it has.

 

[ponpo]

Torres Blancas,in Avenida de América, in Madrid. Built in the 60s to be a luxurious and innovative building, tree-inspired or something, now it's anything but white and sticks out like a sore thumb as something brought either from Star Wars, Blade Runner or Oddworld.
Expectation:

Edit: inside it's amazing apparently,wouldn't mind living there. GF objects tho.
Reality:

This looks cool.

 

[SolidusDave]

And damn, fancy. What is that square part at the very top in the first photo? Restaurant or some separate penthouse?

From what I remember it's just the extra space that the elevators etc. need. There's no restaurant within the complex AFAIK but I think stuff like child daycare.

Habitat 67 in Canada looks pretty cool. I'm a big fan of brutalism.

oh I like that style. It looks like Godzilla's lego blocks haha.

Totally forgot about the Interlace condo in Singapore as well:

 

[trixx]

these are so beautiful I'd love to live in one. Habitat 67 in Montreal looks baller

 

[Nabbis]

Those ugly buildings would look nice if someone actually bothered to repaint and repair them. Hardly anything looks good after 50 years if you don't take care of it.

 

[MCN]

Those ugly buildings would look nice if someone actually bothered to repaint and repair them. Hardly anything looks good after 50 years if you don't take care of it.

Just...be careful with the cladding, though.

 

[RipperGrim]

Looks like a Mega City 1.

This stick (432 Park av) is basically taller than World Trade Center and pretend not to.

Interesting fact, they actually used Johannesburg for the shots of Mega City one in Dress so you have a good eye.

 

[Elfotografoalocado]

This looks cool.

It's ugly af today, the concrete exterior is stained to hell and back, the window finishes are falling apart, the urban architecture around it treats the building like an annoying oddity... (the first picture is old)
The whole thing is like a remnant of old, unrealized ideas. And yes, it looks fucking cool.

 

[andythinkpad]

That building under an earthquake would be a nightmare to experience. Holy shit.

Also it's incredibly ugly, too!

New York doesn't have earthquake. There are a few more skinny sticks being built in NYC right now.

 

[Don'tBeWeird]

Yay, architecture threads are my favourite threads.

Absolute Towers by MAD architects.

 

[Izayoi]

Neat thread, love wacky architecture.

 

[ponpo]

Yay, architecture threads are my favourite threads.

Absolute Towers by MAD architects.

I feel like these twisted buildings are more common than I thought. I've seen a few examples now.

 

[Marvie_3]

This stick (432 Park av) is basically taller than World Trade Center and pretend not to.

I fucking hate this building. Its not interesting in any way and sticks out like a sore thumb. Awful.

 

[JoseDFrog]

I fucking hate this building. Its not interesting in any way and sticks out like a sore thumb. Awful.

Yup, it's like it knows it's ugly but wants to get in the picture anyway.

 

[I-hate-u]

I feel bad for the civil engineers that have to make sure those crazy architectural designs are safe.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Looks like a Mega City 1.

This stick (432 Park av) is basically taller than World Trade Center and pretend not to.

I saw this building and it looked amazing, cuz the sun was rising and a small cloud was breaking over it... looked so cool.

 

[victreeb3l]

I fucking hate this building. Its not interesting in any way and sticks out like a sore thumb. Awful.

Yup. Worse thing is that you can see this monstrosity from almost anywhere in the city. I can see this shit from as deep as mid-Queens. I guess if thats what the builders were going for then job well done.

 

[Gero]

Other than Dubai, I feel like Singapore has nice buildings. The ones pictured above are just really nice, love the architecture.

 

[Laekon]

I saw some things recently about this building about to be completed in Taipei. The main part of the design is how many plants it can hold. The Chinese seem big on high-rise living so I hope we can seem more examples like this in the future.

Link

 

[thekonamicode]

Looks like a Mega City 1.

This stick (432 Park av) is basically taller than World Trade Center and pretend not to.

The condo on floor 95 is available for $82,000,000!

 

[ponpo]

Think I saw that boring stick building on million dollar listing lol

 

[louiedog]

They aren't exactly lovely but Marina City in Chicago never fails to catch my eye.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Absolute Towers by MAD architects.

Dr. Claw, evil mastermind and real estate manager it seems.

I don't know what it is, but the idea of living in some of these excites me, even though I know some of these aren't in the best of shape.

 

[rrs]

I fucking hate this building. Its not interesting in any way and sticks out like a sore thumb. Awful.

that building screams "I want the most returns possible out of this lot I have"

 

[Stinkles]

Bosco Verticale, Milan.

Apologies for the cg I actually took a photo a few months ago from our equally rad new office building but apparently deleted it. It does in fact look like this though.

Office building from this post...

Rick Deckard's apartment is actually a house (Ennis) but quite real and actually in Los Angeles.

 

[Falchion]

Any of the buildings that twist are so sick. I'd love to live it one of these.

 

[How About No]

i will never be able to ford to live in any of these places

not even the capsules

 

[ponpo]

Totally forgot about the Interlace condo in Singapore as well:

Someone I know was just around these. Interesting up close