Each decade Melbourne has a defining skyscraper or development that stands out.. In the 70s it was Collins place, in the 80s it was the Rialto, In the 90s it was Melbourne central, in the 00s it was Eureka tower, in the 10s it was Australia 108 and in the 20s It will be this..
Melbourne is finishing up its skybridge twin tower residences and hotel. And Melbourne would be so awesome to live in. This supertall spiral will change the skyline forever.
i've stayed in Southbank for work a couple of times now, for me its central to my needs whilst in Melbourne. Whats wrong with it may i ask? I've never had any issues...
@@kaz3d Southbank is far from a horrible place, but we're quite spoiled in Melbourne with all the small and cozy cafes everywhere and we generally have quite an outgoing culture. In Southbank there's much less of that. It's still quite a new area, it's all high density living, many live there temporarily like yourself and have very little connection to the area, people tend to keep to themselves more, etc. Objectively though it's hard to fault, especially if you work in the CBD. It's just not very "Melbourne".
yeah, but it's also questionable if it will look quite as good in reality. All that golden, shimmering exterior and lush gardens? I could see it looking far less impressive in reality vs. drawings. I am in NYC and most our experience with vertical gardens isn't particularly successful.
Ben van Berkel and his UNStudio ( th-cam.com/users/karn68 ) have made a whole series of unusual and iconic buildings. They don't hesitate to step outside the traditional boundaries. For instance, at Arnhem Central Station a ship builder made the iconic twister, but they got things done!
So essentially heavy vegetation and wet dirt from mechanical watering and natural rain sitting on concrete slabs with steel rebar in them I guess. Plus we know wandering roots are never a problem. Keep an eye on the condition.
Agreed. "Oh and let's build it on marshlands". Maybe instead of building up they can find places outside the city centers. But it will be cool when it's finished
@@kevinblackburn3198 *Former* marshland. Southbank has been regular ground since the 50s at least, it just means there's a high watertable that makes basements hard. It's far from the hardest build in Melbourne anyway, compared to building a 250m double tower directly on top of rail tunnels.
In the city centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands a similar building qua incorporating nature in a tall building is being built called wonderwoods. Great that these kind of projects are being developed!
Having my home states capital being featured on this channel gives me a lot more pride than I expected :D And someone on youtube pronouncing Melbourne correctly to boot!
@@kyleb1958 Nah, that's Australia? Australia exports so much coal, that islands around Australia begs not to, due to its impact of Climate change for these little islands, but ofc government of Australia doesn't care shit about them.
I lived in Melbourne for half a year and I can remember all the different species of birds and even bats living in the city. Imagine being on 30th floor and seeing a parrot one of the trees. Truly a Utopia for sure.
As I read this I'm hearing the sound of some lorikeets outside my window (in Carlton). I love how Carlton Gardens ducks and magpies can raise their babies and people can walk their dogs and have picnics side-by-side. Total peaceful co-existance. I love Melbourne.
@@gamingchannelofthefatboigo2595 not sure what you talking about, Melbourne’s temperate oceanic climate means we don’t get moxies much like up north in FNQ. It will however bring lots of birds and spiders to nest in those planters, so yep, still a bit questionable, but I think they would’ve thought about these things already.
@@gamingchannelofthefatboigo2595 dunno if you heard about this, but there are special nets to keep out mosquitoes from your bedroom. I have seen them being used quite regularly in the Indian subcontinent
I was involved with the construction, commissioning and operation of both the Eureka Tower and Aus 108 among many others. Funny we tendered for this building over 2 years ago and its just being talked about now...Hopefully i get the chance to be apart of this one too..
I'm a full bred "Sydneysider" and love my beautiful harbour city but often i keep getting drawn back to Melbourne. I love it's quirks, arty playfulness and boldness, its creativeness surpasses that of Sydney by miles away. I mean what do we get - Packers Crown Casino at Barangaroo and call it a day? yawnfest.. 😴
What are you on about just the Sydney Opera house on its own stands by its self as one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity something Melbourne lacks.. checkout the Quay Quarter Tower using the old shell to remake it self, Dr Chau Chak wing building at uts very arty and playful. exchange at darling square is very quirky...plus One Barangaroo just won skyscraper of the year while a Melbourne building came 7th..
Sydney does very well in the architecture stakes. There's a lot going on it just tends not to boast much. Sydney is very much the quiet achiever in a lot of ways.
Melbourne is an ugly city. Don't get me wrong, I'd live there just to escape the Sydney traffic and the generally hostile and unfriendly attitude of many Sydney Siders but from an aesthetic perspective Sydney is almost unbeatable.
@@goaway9977 Melbourne may not have a beautiful harbour setting but it is far from an ugly city.. tree lined boulevards, the bay, the river, parks and gardens, charming laneways, an impressive skyline of many classy skyscrapers along with some of the best Victorian and art deco architecture in the world... Meanwhile if I was going to criticize Sydney I'd say much of the city centre isn't that attractive...Very little sunshine seems to make its way into the streets.. Above ground car parks are common, express ways, blocks of unattractive brutalist and modern mid rise office buildings along with badly designed high rise apartments/ hotels. Almost none of the tall skyscrapers in Sydney are that impressive.... Don't get me wrong I love Sydney and think overall it's a beautiful city but it's got it's faults too...
I am so excited by this project and even considering an apartment for the future... Not any time soon though as construction will only finish in 2027. There's still hardly any info on this project but Wikipedia claims construction begins in 2022. The land's current inhabitants (BMW) have confirmed a move to Kingsway in "Mid-2022" so I imagine we will see demoilition and holes in the ground towards the end of this year. Watching closely!
I didn't expect to see you here! I watch your channel and assumed you lived in the UK. Are you living in Melbourne now? How long have you been in Australia for?
Do you mean that high end looks always involve lots of hard work? What about automatic systems that would irrigate the plants optimally to their needs at a current time considering air humidity, amount of sunshine in a day and other parameters?
@@zkdd23 Plants in such unnatural conditions will be stressed and have lots of pest/disease problems and need lots of pesticides. Also need pruning and care from a skilled professional or they will look bad very quickly You will constantly be pulling out dying/ugly plants etc. Don't get me wrong I think it will be beautiful, but hight maintenance and probably lots of chemicals especially if you are not going to tolerate some mess and imperfection (high end).
I wonder how the weight of the plants will affect the tower long term. Since trees gain mass by consuming air and can be HEAVY I wonder what the engineers and architects have planned..
Same, i feel like the root space is miscalculated a lot of times. For example in the concept art at 6:38 the root space for the tree in the front is too small, its enough for a small bush, but nothing bigger. But maybe its just the fault of the concept art.
I think they have a lot more complicated load calculations on their hands than some easily predictable load increase from tree growth. They'll just whack in the max load, add some safety factors, and design for that.
This is great! The union between concrete giants and trees may become the trend going forward. To my knowledge, only Singapore whom currently take this idea seriously... I'm really hoping that these kind of skyscrapper became more and more common in the future :D
@@akalion213 Well... I mean... All man made structure seems to be "detriment" to nature in the first place... So I think, it is about how we make it less detriment. This is a great first step towards a better future in which building buildings could be made more nature-friendly, both in the process of making it and also the end product which is the skyscrapers itself. We have came a long way, in regards of that. So what's left for us is... to work together in ensuring better building regulation, more environmentally-friendly code of buildings, and so on :)
@@lgdcommanderchen My point is that this is exactly the opposite of being nature friendly. These buildings require more material to support the trees which is bad for the environment. Also I have no ideas how any tree is going to grow normally or not start destroying the building when it's planted in such a crowded space.
@@akalion213 agreed, at this point it’s better to make a regular building with more environmentally friendly building practices than to just slap trees on it
@@ryanrodriguez4535 true, I strongly agree with this statement, a lot architects sometimes just only design for aesthetics/ accolades with no legit research data back-up to prove how this will help the environment in the long run. Hopefully it’ll be like the Oasis Hotel in Singapore and gardens by the bay, some really good models to follow.
Describing Melbourne's weather as 4 different seasons in one day is an understatement. More like not knowing whether you will die from heatstroke, or drown in a flood, or both at the same time.
As a Real Estate developer and the son of the Head Civil Engineer who project managed the design of the foundations of the WTC in NY, I can't wait to see these buildings come to life. Amazing vision from all those involved! Sign me up for one those units...💪🏿💪🏿
I hope you’ll cover the construction and something 5 years after construction to see how this is holding up. I see this and groan for all the maintenance issues I imagine in the future.
Yep, how to spend incredible sums of money and to be knocked down in 80 plus years if your lucky..next ,we will be told it's carbon neutral....another ego trip.
@@chrisschneiders6734it might be carbon neutral and grow naturally somehow we don’t know, plus every building nowadays is a detriment to nature, plus more people will live in the CBD which means less pollution cuz u can get to ur place quicker cuz there is a lot of things there
Every day when my mum drives me home from school I see the Melbourne city skyline. I’m 13 years old and I have seen a lot of changes. And I can’t wait until I’m seeing this new building every day it’s going to be amazing!
This is a super cool idea! BUT, I would love to know more about how they solve less discussed challenges, such as: 1. Branches falling from the top to street level 2.how do you prevent trees/bushes from getting blow over in high wind. 3. Who is responsible for maintenance to retain the ascetic of the building. 4.etc.
Have any Aussies here seen "Utopia"? Its a brilliant comedy set in the offices of the NBA (Nation Building Authority), a public-private partnership in charge of infrastructure projects across the Australia. This video just made me think about it.
Phenomenal and Beautiful Design architectural features. It will certainly change the way Australians look at architecture and design. Very elegant design.
I love it when you can tell what software was used for these crazy designs! This was clearly a revit job! I'm more of an archicad gal but whatever works! Sutch big projects should never ever be designed without BIM.
This is a gimmick. It'll be fine for 5-10 years, but once maintenance starts to decline some plants will not get the correct care and roots will start to eat into the concrete. It'll probably have to come down again in 20 years.
@@Skiplegday1 Do you not know how plants work? Low maintenance doesn't mean no maintenance. They will die from lack of care and nothing will be planted to replace them.
@@Skiplegday1 if you have a garden, you know that some plants grow by themselves, just not the ones that you want 😅 also they may have infestations, and they need a lot of special care, when it happens.
No offence guys But I'm gonna assume that the numerous architects, engineers and landscape architects from around the world Know what they are doing more than you guys..
I think this building looks absolutely amazing, but I’d have done concerns about the tree aspect of it. First of all there is the soil that adds some significant weight to the overall structure, thus making it even more difficult to construct in an already difficult area. This effect will become even worse when the water is stored inside the soil instead of being drained properly and as fast as possible. Also, trees aren’t exactly plants known for being a particularly good fit for growth in confined spaces (such as a soil box on the balcony on a skyscraper?). Despite the video claiming that the greens will require little maintenance, I think as the trees continue to grow over the years, the maintenance burden will be extremely high and, given the incredible power of a trees roots, especially security critical. Im sure all of those challenges can be solved, the question is: is the added overhead really worth it to give the illusion of a green building? I feel like nature as well as humans would be better off with an overall city design that integrates nature as well as recreational areas instead of such a skyscraper placing a few trees on the balcony
Thats the first thing i thought about ... Imagine a Storm rips out a big branch or how the plants will be "managed"(and WHO will pay for in in 10-20 years). You dont plan/build plants like concrete or steel. But hey lets stay positive and hope for the best :)
It's unusual but I think it could grow on me
Hehe
Agee’s I hated it but now I like it
THIS. THIS IS WHY WE LOVE YOU SAM. WHAT A PUN.
The perfect comment lol
I love how tree puns always have strong roots
Each decade Melbourne has a defining skyscraper or development that stands out.. In the 70s it was Collins place, in the 80s it was the Rialto, In the 90s it was Melbourne central, in the 00s it was Eureka tower, in the 10s it was Australia 108 and in the 20s It will be this..
And we are mighty proud of every one of them!
The great thing about 108 is that residents find it terrifying to live in it as it creaks, leaks and sways much more than designed
@@onoff314 😂
@@onoff314 , fear of death is a great RE-MIND-er
that you wanted to live ! B-)
Melbourne is finishing up its skybridge twin tower residences and hotel. And Melbourne would be so awesome to live in. This supertall spiral will change the skyline forever.
Very ambitious project, props to the people working hard on accomplishing it. Thanks B1M for showing us a glimpse of such project.
Who's going to pick up the leaves?
B1M is a Chinese propaganda channel.
@@tannen3339 proof?
Most plant species native to Australia are evergreen. So as long as they arent throwing gum trees up there it should be okay.
It will probably turn grey over time
I drive through southbank everyday, wouldn't live there myself but boy those towers looks nice, clean crisp and always give out a golden shine.
I live in South Yarra with a great view of the Southbank towers but no need to deal with the shitty street level.
Same, love our city and looking at these buildings and their engineering. Very proud it's all happening here, but yeah nah it's not for me either.
i've stayed in Southbank for work a couple of times now, for me its central to my needs whilst in Melbourne. Whats wrong with it may i ask? I've never had any issues...
@@kaz3d Southbank is far from a horrible place, but we're quite spoiled in Melbourne with all the small and cozy cafes everywhere and we generally have quite an outgoing culture.
In Southbank there's much less of that. It's still quite a new area, it's all high density living, many live there temporarily like yourself and have very little connection to the area, people tend to keep to themselves more, etc.
Objectively though it's hard to fault, especially if you work in the CBD. It's just not very "Melbourne".
@@kaz3d Nothing is wrong with it, people just want to complain about anything they can.
This tower is unreal. Looks straight out of some utopian movie. One of the most exciting building projects in a while for sure.
It's Solarpunk as F.
yeah, but it's also questionable if it will look quite as good in reality. All that golden, shimmering exterior and lush gardens? I could see it looking far less impressive in reality vs. drawings. I am in NYC and most our experience with vertical gardens isn't particularly successful.
Because it's rendered and not yet built
Its in Melbourne... a literal dystopia, totalitarian medical dictatorship lol.
As always.. renders.. renders.. renders.. Then the real life versions arrive and they have 3 insignificant plants.
So pumped to see this on B1M, I cant wait to watch this slowly rise above Southbank over the years. Love from Melbourne ♥
@Solid Snake Lmao of course I can leave my place 🤣
@@DestinAU that's not what we are reading in the news
@@DS-me7kk don’t believe everything you read .
Cannot be compared to sydney
@@mahjonglivestreaming4535 don't really need to.
This is a mad design. Structurally complicated. I'll be impressed if/when they pull it off.
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@@mariepascalejhonson6023 saxophone competition? Range Rover with a propeller? Commenting on a video about a skyscraper. What you on about?
Mad, costly, and completely unnecessary at that location.
Make sure you are out of the way when it starts tipping over! All those offset pillars? IDK about that...
Ben van Berkel and his UNStudio ( th-cam.com/users/karn68 ) have made a whole series of unusual and iconic buildings. They don't hesitate to step outside the traditional boundaries. For instance, at Arnhem Central Station a ship builder made the iconic twister, but they got things done!
Melbourne is one of my favorite cities in the world! I love watching its growth, love from Virginia. ❤
Sending love straight back to ya from Melbourne
Melbourne has a new title, the most UNLIVABLE city in the world
@@thorax9997 still the best in Australia mate
@@thorax9997 used to be a great place
@@thorax9997 yet still in the top 3 most livable , you wrong lol
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what about the Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå in Sweden? completely built from wood.
So essentially heavy vegetation and wet dirt from mechanical watering and natural rain sitting on concrete slabs with steel rebar in them I guess. Plus we know wandering roots are never a problem. Keep an eye on the condition.
Agreed. "Oh and let's build it on marshlands". Maybe instead of building up they can find places outside the city centers. But it will be cool when it's finished
Exactly, it'll be fantastic, if it works...
They seem to be putting a lot of planning into the species selection so I'm sure they've thought about all that.
@@kevinblackburn3198 *Former* marshland. Southbank has been regular ground since the 50s at least, it just means there's a high watertable that makes basements hard. It's far from the hardest build in Melbourne anyway, compared to building a 250m double tower directly on top of rail tunnels.
Youre obviously not a landscaper amor Horticulturist, there are that many materials that can be used to mitigate such an outcome.
Excellent work chaps! been following this one since they purchased the site. Will be transformative for the Melbourne skyline!
Your city will become more ugly.
@@javierpacheco8234 say what? Melbourne is a beautiful city
B1M never fails to impress me ! Especially when I see my city being talked about :)
I'm always amazed at what engineers are willing to take on such as this building. Great design!
That's great design?? 😂😂😂😂
@@javierpacheco8234 Are you suggesting it's not?
@@javierpacheco8234 meanwhile your country: Has a hundreds of thousands of block or cube houses or buildings
In the city centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands a similar building qua incorporating nature in a tall building is being built called wonderwoods. Great that these kind of projects are being developed!
The one in Eindhoven has just been completed. All designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti and copied from his works in Milan as shown in the video
Both Dutch architecture firms! (UNStudio and MVSA)
I'm usually very critical of modern skyscraper designs but this one is epic and unique. Bravo
Worked for an elevator company in Melbourne for 13 years, I love seeing buildings go up knowing how complex they really are.
Wow🥰
Having my home states capital being featured on this channel gives me a lot more pride than I expected :D
And someone on youtube pronouncing Melbourne correctly to boot!
You do know Melbourne is like Australia's second city? It's not some little village somewhere.
@@krashd yeah but it is not very common to hear about it often on TH-cam, which is dominated by Americans
melbORn
i thought most people pronounced it correctly
@@DoiInthanon1897 spell?
Hands down best channel on TH-cam!
Ah wow, thank you so much!! 🙌 Ps. Who came second?
@@TheB1M Tomorrow's Build probably
@@Geothalste +
Very close
Love seeing my local suburb on this channel! This building looks great and I honestly didn't even know it was happening. Cant wait :)
Thanks
YES! More solarpunk, less cyberpunk. This is the future we need!
Cybersolarpunk
@@thewok217 not erased, repurposed to walk alongside nature.
@@thewok217 you can start with yourself 😇😇.
The population will keep growing. We need to rethink how to live life sustainable.
@Sen Se it's a vertical garden
How is any of this solarpunk? Lmao, this building is straight up wasting tons of energy just to have trees in the sky.
As an Australian I am very grateful that this magnificent structure was approved by the government
Grate
Needs more coal!
@@Skatted nah that's china
@@kyleb1958 Nah, that's Australia? Australia exports so much coal, that islands around Australia begs not to, due to its impact of Climate change for these little islands, but ofc government of Australia doesn't care shit about them.
@@dovias5665 They only care about $$$ Chyna money.
I lived in Melbourne for half a year and I can remember all the different species of birds and even bats living in the city. Imagine being on 30th floor and seeing a parrot one of the trees. Truly a Utopia for sure.
As I read this I'm hearing the sound of some lorikeets outside my window (in Carlton). I love how Carlton Gardens ducks and magpies can raise their babies and people can walk their dogs and have picnics side-by-side. Total peaceful co-existance. I love Melbourne.
Thanks!
The idea of incorporating nature in our building designs is just right. I hope whatever problem(s) come up can be figured out 👏🏼🤩
¡Gracias!
I think modern builds should always incorporate nature into them inside and out.
Then you are gona get used to mosquitoes every where
@@gamingchannelofthefatboigo2595 not sure what you talking about, Melbourne’s temperate oceanic climate means we don’t get moxies much like up north in FNQ. It will however bring lots of birds and spiders to nest in those planters, so yep, still a bit questionable, but I think they would’ve thought about these things already.
@@nungdickinson431 he is talking about every building in the world not Just Melbourne buildings
Me too
@@gamingchannelofthefatboigo2595 dunno if you heard about this, but there are special nets to keep out mosquitoes from your bedroom. I have seen them being used quite regularly in the Indian subcontinent
Wonderful coverage thanks crew @B1M
You're so welcome, thanks for the great feedback!
I was involved with the construction, commissioning and operation of both the Eureka Tower and Aus 108 among many others. Funny we tendered for this building over 2 years ago and its just being talked about now...Hopefully i get the chance to be apart of this one too..
Best wishes for this to happen for you.
I’ve been absolutely fascinated by this project for so long and am overjoyed that there is a whole B1M video now dedicated to it! Thanks!!!
I'm a full bred "Sydneysider" and love my beautiful harbour city but often i keep getting drawn back to Melbourne. I love it's quirks, arty playfulness and boldness, its creativeness surpasses that of Sydney by miles away. I mean what do we get - Packers Crown Casino at Barangaroo and call it a day? yawnfest.. 😴
What are you on about just the Sydney Opera house on its own stands by its self as one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity something Melbourne lacks.. checkout the Quay Quarter Tower using the old shell to remake it self, Dr Chau Chak wing building at uts very arty and playful. exchange at darling square is very quirky...plus One Barangaroo just won skyscraper of the year while a Melbourne building came 7th..
Sydney does very well in the architecture stakes. There's a lot going on it just tends not to boast much. Sydney is very much the quiet achiever in a lot of ways.
@@simrdownmon6431 our economy is doing fine
and we are only in lockdown so much because idiots keep ignoring it
Melbourne is an ugly city. Don't get me wrong, I'd live there just to escape the Sydney traffic and the generally hostile and unfriendly attitude of many Sydney Siders but from an aesthetic perspective Sydney is almost unbeatable.
@@goaway9977 Melbourne may not have a beautiful harbour setting but it is far from an ugly city.. tree lined boulevards, the bay, the river, parks and gardens, charming laneways, an impressive skyline of many classy skyscrapers along with some of the best Victorian and art deco architecture in the world...
Meanwhile if I was going to criticize Sydney I'd say much of the city centre isn't that attractive...Very little sunshine seems to make its way into the streets.. Above ground car parks are common, express ways, blocks of unattractive brutalist and modern mid rise office buildings along with badly designed high rise apartments/ hotels. Almost none of the tall skyscrapers in Sydney are that impressive.... Don't get me wrong I love Sydney and think overall it's a beautiful city but it's got it's faults too...
A project with so much potential, not just for the Aussies, but for the future of our built environment! Exciting times!
I appreciate the engineering in it, but skeptical on some of the features being realistic.
Another great video, as usual!
I love the channel's evolution from a business pitch style to a more humorous presentation
Beautiful, Melbourne is truly transforming
As an architecture students this is a great video, lots to learn. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I’m Australian, I live in regional NSW, I haven’t been to Melbourne for 15yrs. I can’t recall hearing about this project, what a fantastic idea.
We need more buildings like this, rather than the grey, dull uninspiring we tend to see across the west.
We don't need this either, green architecture isn't good architecture for the long run.
@3D Modeller yes and its spending money, the engineering is not impressive, its just building with plants, not even green for the environment.
I _love_ the primary interviews and the structural discussion! So well done
can't wait to see it completed. i'm sure it will look amazing
These towers look so elegant. So modern architecture CAN be beautiful after all...
I am so excited by this project and even considering an apartment for the future... Not any time soon though as construction will only finish in 2027. There's still hardly any info on this project but Wikipedia claims construction begins in 2022. The land's current inhabitants (BMW) have confirmed a move to Kingsway in "Mid-2022" so I imagine we will see demoilition and holes in the ground towards the end of this year. Watching closely!
I didn't expect to see you here! I watch your channel and assumed you lived in the UK. Are you living in Melbourne now? How long have you been in Australia for?
Its going to finish in 2025.
apparently
I love it. As a gardener, there is no such thing as low maintenance AND high end looks.
Do you mean that high end looks always involve lots of hard work? What about automatic systems that would irrigate the plants optimally to their needs at a current time considering air humidity, amount of sunshine in a day and other parameters?
@@zkdd23 Plants in such unnatural conditions will be stressed and have lots of pest/disease problems and need lots of pesticides. Also need pruning and care from a skilled professional or they will look bad very quickly You will constantly be pulling out dying/ugly plants etc. Don't get me wrong I think it will be beautiful, but hight maintenance and probably lots of chemicals especially if you are not going to tolerate some mess and imperfection (high end).
This video never should have ended
Just to see more of what's coming in the future
9:45 WOW I knew Melbourne had a decent skyline but that view shows it is one of the best in the world
I wonder how the weight of the plants will affect the tower long term. Since trees gain mass by consuming air and can be HEAVY I wonder what the engineers and architects have planned..
Same, i feel like the root space is miscalculated a lot of times. For example in the concept art at 6:38 the root space for the tree in the front is too small, its enough for a small bush, but nothing bigger. But maybe its just the fault of the concept art.
This project will be a massive failure
I think they have a lot more complicated load calculations on their hands than some easily predictable load increase from tree growth. They'll just whack in the max load, add some safety factors, and design for that.
This looks like a typical building designed by architects. No concept whatsoever about how or why, just that it looks nice.
@@rubiconnn "looks nice" also happens to be something that wins design contests, as much as practicality
as always...another great B1M narrated by Fred Mills...really inspiring and quality content like always 😊
Great vid B1m
Thank you so much!!
Melbourne is my home so really looking forward to seeing this beauty come together. Also can't wait for the Zoom chat tomorrow
This is great! The union between concrete giants and trees may become the trend going forward. To my knowledge, only Singapore whom currently take this idea seriously... I'm really hoping that these kind of skyscrapper became more and more common in the future :D
I mean it looks cool but beyond that it's more a detriment to nature than a regular skyscraper
@@akalion213 Well... I mean... All man made structure seems to be "detriment" to nature in the first place... So I think, it is about how we make it less detriment. This is a great first step towards a better future in which building buildings could be made more nature-friendly, both in the process of making it and also the end product which is the skyscrapers itself. We have came a long way, in regards of that. So what's left for us is... to work together in ensuring better building regulation, more environmentally-friendly code of buildings, and so on :)
@@lgdcommanderchen My point is that this is exactly the opposite of being nature friendly. These buildings require more material to support the trees which is bad for the environment. Also I have no ideas how any tree is going to grow normally or not start destroying the building when it's planted in such a crowded space.
@@akalion213 agreed, at this point it’s better to make a regular building with more environmentally friendly building practices than to just slap trees on it
@@ryanrodriguez4535 true, I strongly agree with this statement, a lot architects sometimes just only design for aesthetics/ accolades with no legit research data back-up to prove how this will help the environment in the long run. Hopefully it’ll be like the Oasis Hotel in Singapore and gardens by the bay, some really good models to follow.
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Describing Melbourne's weather as 4 different seasons in one day is an understatement. More like not knowing whether you will die from heatstroke, or drown in a flood, or both at the same time.
lol, that's such bull.
Looking at where it will be while watching this. Will be so cool to see it go up, and I hope this channel keeps covering the process.
I only have 3 words for these towers: I love them! ❤️
The B1M is the my favourite you tube channel
As a Real Estate developer and the son of the Head Civil Engineer who project managed the design of the foundations of the WTC in NY, I can't wait to see these buildings come to life. Amazing vision from all those involved!
Sign me up for one those units...💪🏿💪🏿
Mate nobody cares who your daddy is.
I like this unique design of the tower, I've never seen it before!
Yess my home city, Melbourne is such an amazing and unique place
as a melburnian at heart and soul, melbourne is my favourite place in the world and i’m proud to live in this amazing city
In which world? Australia? Asia? Entire earth?
Mister !... Thanks you for the videos.
I say.. in keep to say..
Yuo are the best 👌.
Easily my favorite skyscraper design. I love biophilic design concepts.
Mindblowing. I hope it pulls through!
I hope you’ll cover the construction and something 5 years after construction to see how this is holding up. I see this and groan for all the maintenance issues I imagine in the future.
Yep, how to spend incredible sums of money and to be knocked down in 80 plus years if your lucky..next ,we will be told it's carbon neutral....another ego trip.
@@chrisschneiders6734it might be carbon neutral and grow naturally somehow we don’t know, plus every building nowadays is a detriment to nature, plus more people will live in the CBD which means less pollution cuz u can get to ur place quicker cuz there is a lot of things there
i plan to move to melbourne in a year after i graduate uni and im so excited because its a beautiful and affordable
Absoulety genius amazing wonderful bro
Every day when my mum drives me home from school I see the Melbourne city skyline. I’m 13 years old and I have seen a lot of changes. And I can’t wait until I’m seeing this new building every day it’s going to be amazing!
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Hope this tech expands through the high-rise construction around the world. Vertical green spaces are awesome.
Nice narration..!! Awesome engineering marvel
These videos keep getting better. It's great to see the engineers share the technical details of the project!
More to come!
This is really cool i really like our city and cant wait to see this
Very ambitious! Almost love the goal of green movement in urban cities!
Yo Melbourne, why you always get the cool buildings - from Sydney
because we too good :) sydney only has like 1 good building and that's one baranagaroo
@@hadimansour1 oh and the opera house?
@@donnnieeeR yeah, thats obvious so
Love the design!😍😍
Hi from Australia👋
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How many times has Melbourne now been featured on this channel? Such an amazing city so glad to be moving back at the start of next year.
yesssir, they need to make even more videos on Melbourne!!!
I really like the design. It's amazing!
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@@mostluxury5075 Then I can't watch it.
Man I love your content
I just love this project . First class . One of the kind . 👍
This is a super cool idea! BUT, I would love to know more about how they solve less discussed challenges, such as:
1. Branches falling from the top to street level
2.how do you prevent trees/bushes from getting blow over in high wind.
3. Who is responsible for maintenance to retain the ascetic of the building.
4.etc.
Imagine a tree falling 300+ meters onto your car during a nasty storm
For those exact reasons it's NOT a cool idea. It's stupid and unecessary.
@@zacharyyoumans9614 Why would anyone put a tree 300 metres up a building?
@@radry100bro we have no idea how this is gonna turn out or what is going on, stop assuming things this might be awesome we don’t know
This is one of the coolest buildings I've ever seen
Have any Aussies here seen "Utopia"? Its a brilliant comedy set in the offices of the NBA (Nation Building Authority), a public-private partnership in charge of infrastructure projects across the Australia. This video just made me think about it.
The "gumleaf-inspired" skyscraper episode? 🤣
As a person who lives near Melbourne and have stayed tuned for this project, it seems good.
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The hell
That’s it, I’m movin’ to Mealbawne! G’day and cheeyuhs!
Adelene Teh is Malaysian, proud of her!
Love Melbourne
So exited for this building to become a reality! A great and unique addition to the city skyline
proud to be a melburnian ❤️❤️❤️
We see you ✊ ✊
Phenomenal and Beautiful Design architectural features. It will certainly change the way Australians look at architecture and design. Very elegant design.
I reckon Green Spine sounded better than Southbank by Beulah
Yeah new name is as generic as it gets
This tower make every city green with envy 😏
Mindblowing philosophy
Well done BM1! Melbourne representing…. Excellent and informative video. Love the sarcasm when the word “renders” was dropped! 😂
I love it when you can tell what software was used for these crazy designs! This was clearly a revit job! I'm more of an archicad gal but whatever works! Sutch big projects should never ever be designed without BIM.
I love skyscraper city......
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An architects' dream is an engineers' nightmare.
Yes, indeed!
I cant wait for the Green spine project to start constraton . The will have to be my most favorte project yet.
This is a gimmick. It'll be fine for 5-10 years, but once maintenance starts to decline some plants will not get the correct care and roots will start to eat into the concrete. It'll probably have to come down again in 20 years.
Finally someone that isn't gullible! Yes no one will look after the plants like every tree or roof garden on simulator design apartments.
@@Skiplegday1 Do you not know how plants work? Low maintenance doesn't mean no maintenance. They will die from lack of care and nothing will be planted to replace them.
@@Skiplegday1 if you have a garden, you know that some plants grow by themselves, just not the ones that you want 😅
also they may have infestations, and they need a lot of special care, when it happens.
Agreed.
No offence guys
But I'm gonna assume that the numerous architects, engineers and landscape architects from around the world
Know what they are doing more than you guys..
I look forward to seeing it. Hopefully it stays upright.
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Nice drone shots :) Amazing looking project
I think this building looks absolutely amazing, but I’d have done concerns about the tree aspect of it.
First of all there is the soil that adds some significant weight to the overall structure, thus making it even more difficult to construct in an already difficult area. This effect will become even worse when the water is stored inside the soil instead of being drained properly and as fast as possible.
Also, trees aren’t exactly plants known for being a particularly good fit for growth in confined spaces (such as a soil box on the balcony on a skyscraper?). Despite the video claiming that the greens will require little maintenance, I think as the trees continue to grow over the years, the maintenance burden will be extremely high and, given the incredible power of a trees roots, especially security critical.
Im sure all of those challenges can be solved, the question is: is the added overhead really worth it to give the illusion of a green building? I feel like nature as well as humans would be better off with an overall city design that integrates nature as well as recreational areas instead of such a skyscraper placing a few trees on the balcony
Thats the first thing i thought about ...
Imagine a Storm rips out a big branch or how the plants will be "managed"(and WHO will pay for in in 10-20 years).
You dont plan/build plants like concrete or steel. But hey lets stay positive and hope for the best :)