Detroit Skyscraper

Connection And Revival

Context

   Based on census data of 2010, Detroit city had 1,800,000 people in 1950 and in 2010 there were only 800,000 people who share their land together, which is bigger than Paris 3.5 times. Detroit has turned into a private area with 360 km2. It is too ... huge, but 1/3 of it was ... empty   Detroit is known as the World’s traditional car center. Despite the economic downturn, car manufacturing industry still remains the central role for Detroit economy.

   This famous city of car industry is currently “empty”. However, it was disinterest. This problem is demanding for a radical change, not only the design but also planning for a new future of Detroit.

   What will we have to for the city of Detroit?

 

Concept

   Detroit Skyscraper is a cars skyscraper exhibition; in here all kinds of Car and development history of the car industry will be presented. The advantage of this building is location which in the center of the car industry and has the world's traditional, so this will be a special exhibition of the world in general and Detroit in particular.

 

   Detroit Skyscraper reuses car’s waste as the building's cover as well as the main frame structure. The traffic inside, which runs on spiral, allows cars and pedestrians to go from ground floor to the top floor of the building to visit the exhibition. When Car moving inside the building, they generate large energy and CO2 on the same time. This large amount of energy converted to electric power, a part of it is for lighting and the rest will be distributed free of charge to the initial investors who open their business in the beginning in Detroit . CO2 released during the operation of the building is used to grow algae as well as produce bio diesel for the gas station in the building and for the operation of the necessary equipments. Algae grown in discarded tires will also absorb the sunlight easily.

 

   Building activities overview:

-Car Display and Exhibition (by label, trend or development history, ect.)

-Selling Car

-Car race (on the top floor in order to attract audiences to visit from the bottom to the top of the building; the more movement they make the more energy for the Detroit Skyscraper)

=> The building will become an icon, a local "magnet" which truly help to rescue Detroit and revive the inherent value of the city.