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A massive residential building in China has shot to fame for its quirky, pyramid-like shape.

The futuristic 18-storey structure is situated in Kunshan, a city near Shanghai, and has gathered great interest from the public for its unusual design.

An impressive drone video released by China News Service shows how flats stack one on top of another on a 45-degree slope as if they were made with Lego blocks.

Standing 100 metres (330 feet) tall, the bizarre yet popular building in Kunshan's Huaqiao district is a part of a residential and commercial complex, which was completed in 2013 and has two other 12-storey structures.

All three buildings have a protruding and slanted surface on two sides, and from some angle the buildings look like pyramids. The other two exterior walls of each building are normal vertical ones.
Masters' Architectural Office, the firm that designed the complex, told MailOnline that its architects were inspired by the traditional Chinese terraced rice fields, which are built into mountain slopes.
The Shanghai-based firm said it also took ideas from parkour, an urban activity which sees people running and jumping between buildings and is loved by young Chinese city dwellers. Apparently, the firm hopes the buildings would be associated with the trending and modern sport.

One resident in the complex, known by his surname Huang, told China News Service the buildings' unique design means each apartment comes with a big terrace and he liked the feature especially.

Mr Huang who lives in a third-floor flat said: 'It is a special way of living. My friends often come to my house to hang out on the terrace. We would drink tea and relax.'  

The Chinese public have been intrigued by the building trio, with many web users suggesting that the complex could serve as the set of sci-fi films.

Others find the design mind-blowing. One such user posted on Twitter-like Weibo saying 'I am a bit dizzy after looking at so many balconies'; while another wrote 'I would get lost in the building'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6155119/Bizarre-pyramid-shaped-building-China-internet-sensation.html

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FTC...at last

Jokes apart this could be a reality for us if it wasn't for corruption

That’s what I call architecture, a lot of Nigerians can do this with the embezzled NDDC money

Mad o .. Such an edifice!! I'm sure it is not even up to the 21billion naira that Gov. Wike is using to build just one flyover at Rumuokoro.

E shock me

So innovative, not the regular rectangular houses that has enslaved our architects.

Wow

interesting

The Chinese are just like the Igbos of Nigeria. They're business minded rather than going to war.

They want their country to be independent economically and otherwise.

Rapid growth and development.

They're more interested in making their citizens billionaire, just like the Nigerian government have always wanted Dangote to be and stay on top.


China is one of the smartest countries in the world if you asked me...

Wow lovely

Mad o

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Fascinating

Truly , God is an engineer and i rep civil engr

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Nigeria is finished. When other countries are building edifices, we are bulding, rehabilitating and remoulding Boko haram members. I weep for my country. Buhari is a disaster.

Good job.

Quality architectural design. .

A country where things work....

We're Nigerian architects

UgojiC:
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6155119/Bizarre-pyramid-shaped-building-China-internet-sensation.html

The amount of money in China is something else, they practically have their own market and can become very rich just by trading in China, 1.4B people is no joke.

And they're not afraid to spend this money.

Nigeria and India also have their markets inside the country but unlike America and China most of the population is poor and doesn't have the same purchasing power.

This is what is called state of the art
Not that one we see all the time on NTA

Another masterpiece from the Chinese.

But come to think of it, is it still tenable at this stage to say all humans and all races emanate from one man?

What is wrong with Africa?

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China is something else..

Looks like a favela for the rich

Na so our house for mushin take be

Oboy eee!
this is seriously Serious ooo.
My eyes is just 'turning-on-it-own".

Hmph, small earthquake this building don collapse. I will not be able to stay in this kind of building, for fear that it will collapse any moment.

Exemplary

USA go just dey hate them but China has gone far abeg America is just jealous...

America is naija typical village people they don't want you to succeed any time success is coming to your way they will always look for a way to cripple you..

After God fear USA cos they're Devil in disguise moving about looking for whom to devour