Millennium Dome - A Vision of Excellence.mpg

[@Theandyhumphreys]

Thanks for the considered comments.Marks Barfield Architects are addressing the failures of the 1960s tower blocks - not all were failures. Mixing rich and poor happens all over London and the UK - public and private housing alongside each other and 14,000 people, as the video says, is a new quarter and the necessary infrastructure would need to be installed. The idea was to help London's hosing shortage. The present O2 is OK but not used very much. Thank you for your interest.

[@Theandyhumphreys]

Hi again, The operating costs etc. would be no more than for other equivalent buildings and small for the number of people housed. Fire is always a hazard regardless of building and appropriate measures would be taken in Skyhouses. My point about the 02 is that it is only used infrequently and does not help ease London's housing problems. But if you are keen to further this why not contact Marks Barfield Architects, I only made the video. Thanks again for your interest.

[@mseven1]

It looked like an interesting idea however I can see why the O2 was chosen. As tower blocks were built in the 60s and many failed, reviving a failed project again on a larger scale costing more is very risky also mixing poor and rich would cause problems, the rich would be unhappy sharing their block with people who get housing they are paying for for free. You also have to take in to account that 14,000 people is like a small town and would require it's own council, emergency services etc.

[@mseven1]

The amount of man power that would be required to manage the towers would be huge and expensive they would need a management team, offices and a large conference room to name a few things If a fire was to happen every one in the tower and potentially the attached towers would need to be evacuated. The O2 is managed by one of the worlds largest entertainment venue owners which would cost the government nothing and greatly compensate for the money spent on the dome

[@michaelbredin2669]

This is a pretty old idea, and an old failure - Le Corbusier's vision for Paris (unrealized), or Oscar Niemeyer's Brasilia being examples. There's vertical density, but not lateral density, and inevitably the space in between becomes a no-man's land. Seems like a good idea, but it's an old failure; lesson is that you start with street life, and work from there.