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Does your home have this many windows?

 
 
Reyn
 
Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 09:38 am
Here's something you don't see every day!

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House of 1,000 windows

A new office block being built in China is believed to have the most windows of any building of its size in the world.

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The nine-storey building, designed by Japanese architect Sako Keiichiro, has close to a 1,000 windows, reports Today Morning.

People walking past the new development in Jinhua say it makes them feel dizzy if they look at the building for too long because it's so unusual.

One local newspaper journalist counted 113 windows in the 15 rooms of the 9th floor, and said one room alone had 21 windows.

None of the rooms in the building are completely square or rectangular, corridors wind around and between rooms, and each floor features a mini garden.

"It's like a maze inside," said one construction worker, who added that it was the most difficult and time-consuming project he had ever worked on.

Head of construction, Mr Wei, said it would be completed this summer. A three-storey hotel of similar design would also be built.

He revealed the total construction fee for the office building would be around £6 million: "The windows alone cost nearly £500,000," he added.








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Mame
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 09:46 am
Neat! That's a lot of window washing, for sure.
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 10:06 am
@Reyn,
It kind of looks very busy, would make me nervous - not feng shui like, not auspicious. I would not like to live there.
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Tai Chi
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 10:49 am
If I thought all those windows had a purpose, like making sure all who lived/worked there got lots of natural light and that it would save on energy etc, well, maybe the busyness would be tolerable, but I'll bet it's just (sorry for the bad pun) window dressing.
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chai2
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 12:20 pm
that is one butt ugly building
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Reyn
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 12:41 pm
I would agree with all the above comments. The amount of windows seems way over the top.

And not only that, the individual floor plans sound just bizarre!
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 01:20 pm
It looks like something they would draw up for an episode of Spongebob.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 01:21 pm
@edgarblythe,
Squarepants.
chai2
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 01:22 pm
@edgarblythe,
Wow. You're right edgar.

just thinking I have...I think 25 windows in my house.
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chai2
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 01:23 pm
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:

Squarepants.


Thanks for the clarification
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 10 Mar, 2009 01:48 pm
As many Spongebobs as there are, I wanted to be specifically dead on.
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