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Design of High rise buildings
In recent decades, high-rise buildings have become increasingly popular. High-rise buildings or tall buildings are complex buildings and your design choices are affected by many factors. Poorly considered initial design choices can lead to poor and wasteful planning, making it necessary to fully consider and understand all aspects at the initial stage of conceptual design. Due to immigrants from rural areas leading to expanding demand for urban housing, rising land costs, etc., Indian cities are experiencing huge population expansion. Industry, commerce and commercial activities, as well as some educational centres in the city, attract migrants. This allowed the city to expand in all directions, which in turn increased the complexity of urban areas. Urban development can be divided into four categories: 1] High Rise High Density, 2] High Rise Low Density, 3] Low Rise High Density, 4] Low Rise Low Density. Factors affecting the design of high-rise buildings vary from place to place, such as local climate, zoning regulations, cultural conditions, technological opportunities etc. Generally the more simple and regular the floor shape is, the easier it is to respond to user requirements in terms of space planning and furnishing. Square, circular, hexagonal, octagonal and similar plan forms are more space efficient than the rectangular plans with high aspect ratios and irregular shapes. Buildings with symmetrical plan shapes are also less susceptible to wind and seismic loads.
Figure 13) – Plans of High-rise buildings Source https://www.cpwd.gov.in/Publication/Compendium_of_High_Rise_Buildings_December_2019 .pdf 53 | Page
