An urban pedestrian paradise, this conceptual design proposes to turn
cities skyward with a system of flexible open spaces that gradually
rise as floor plates curve up around its core.
This winning entry to the SkyScrapers & SuperSkyscraper Competition by SURE Architecture,
dubbed Endless City, is more than just visually compelling – it also
creates an argument about urban pathways and civic connectivity.
Its design boasts a series of sustainable strategies deployed
throughout the structure, including passive energy, heating, cooling and
lighting systems as well as advanced waste and water management.
The structure is framed around a series of vertical steel-tress
columns that in turn support a pair of ramps connected periodically by
bridges.
The program features a mix of commercial, residential and
institutional functions, with larger community areas mixed periodically
throughout.
The core concept, though, is to commingle these programmatic elements
with circulation, allowing visitors and occupants to mix on its various
levels and traverse the structure vertically – skyways taken to a new
extreme. Its modular construction also theoretically enables further
additions, allowing it to grow upward with time.
