Comments on: Pining For Tall and Skinny http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/ Smart Growth defined: Making the car an option, not a necessity.* Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:24:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Andrew http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-3020 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:07:09 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-3020 Too bad the european tower has been scrapped, or at least delayed indefinitely. Too bad the european tower has been scrapped, or at least delayed indefinitely.

]]> by: So Un-Seattle | hugeasscity http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-734 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:50:16 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-734 [...] Now we’re talking tall and skinny. The building in the rendering above, known as the Trophy Building, is Pb Elemental’s proposed design for a 440′ residential tower with a footprint of a mere ~2000 square feet. There will be only 19 residential units in the building, each unit occupying two full floors. [...] […] Now we’re talking tall and skinny. The building in the rendering above, known as the Trophy Building, is Pb Elemental’s proposed design for a 440′ residential tower with a footprint of a mere ~2000 square feet. There will be only 19 residential units in the building, each unit occupying two full floors. […]

]]> by: zilfondel http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-662 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:18:13 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-662 Scissor stairs are allowed in PDX, FYI... Amended a few years ago to allow the development of South Waterfront. Scissor stairs are allowed in PDX, FYI…

Amended a few years ago to allow the development of South Waterfront.

]]> by: michael http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-187 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:26:56 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2007/12/29/pining-for-tall-and-skinny/#comment-187 I wonder: Are tall and skinny buildings more sustainable? Or do they require a proportationally higher amount of materials? kind of like the opposite of buying in bulk? Back to the Costco argument I suppose. Have you seen any analysis on this? I wonder: Are tall and skinny buildings more sustainable? Or do they require a proportationally higher amount of materials? kind of like the opposite of buying in bulk? Back to the Costco argument I suppose. Have you seen any analysis on this?

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