What are "Kinetic Buildings"?

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[@etamlous]

I wonder what the maintenance costs are and how often mechanical part fail on these buildings?

[@prawingajbhiye8816]

Need not to worry about this, everything will be well planned.

[@irsh_official]

They r rich don't cared about money

[@shannoncloete8161]

Horrendously expensive maintenance…costs and worst the amount of broken parts we faced on our building we bought for work… was one of the first things I designed to be removed…. It was only 7years old too.

[@ProjectSkrillexNL]

@@shannoncloete8161 holy shit, what building?

[@allws9683]

@@ProjectSkrillexNL you're talking about shit ?... The Burj al Khalifa is not connected to a sewer system apparently , so all the dung coming from the world's tallest concrete fallus has to be taken away in trucks ! 😅😂🤣. As long as you use your left hand, right ! (the cess pool that was used on our farm 60 years ago maybe was not dated at all !.😁 )

[@SelfMakeover]

Now magine the addition of solar technolgy! The sensors allow the solar cells to be in the most effective position while also providing maximum shade!

[@kat77717]

I actually thought that was the case before they explained

[@gabrielcodina5466]

That is such a great idea!!!!

[@user-in4dv2bm6v]

already has been done

[@mohammedmushtaque989]

We had done this as part of our graduation project for Mechanical Engineering in 2012. It was called Solar Panel Tracking Mechanism.

[@jeffw8218]

Yeah, except solar power sucks and doesn’t create enough electricity Edit: Solar power literally doesn't generate enough money to pay for itself prior to the solar cells having to be replaced. You're better off investing the money instead of spending it on solar panels.

[@andianugerah5837]

Literally very expensive blinds

[@yengsabio5315]

But may be cost-efficient in the long-term.

[@jk-gb4et]

@@yengsabio5315 how do blinds become cost efficient

[@yengsabio5315]

@@jk-gb4et If you please tell me. I assume such architectural design & mechanisms applied into buildings such as what has been demonstrated in this video were not made simply because of their aesthetics. If it is practical, then I will only assume that it will also be cost-efficient. Otherwise, impractical, hence, cost-inefficient.

[@jk-gb4et]

@@yengsabio5315 So it isn't cost efficient.

[@kobi2187]

@@jk-gb4et Some countries have a lot of sun heat, think deserts or arid places. Air conditioning is wasteful compared to shade. The developed countries use electricity for this comfort, but pursue more intelligent ideas, as shown in this short video.

[@kyliandelooze977]

Alternative title: look at these cool blinds!

[@ERROR204.]

Nah kinetic buildings do more than just block out light

[@weyd8268]

@@ERROR204. " *BLINDS* "

[@JohnPaulBuce]

yes

[@BLWard-ht3qw]

Ah, though I've imagined similar things, the B1M continues to educate by exposing me to technologies I didn't even know existed. Thanks for posting.

[@nuffflavor]

Yeah, now lets talk about the maintenance/malfunction costs.

[@nuffflavor]

@OAT351 YES ! They forget that the Maint. Dept. has a budget, and costly parts/components will have the techs drowning in their own agony while trying to make professional repairs using bubble gum and spit !!!! 😆😂🤣😉

[@yengsabio5315]

Will they be not cost-efficient in the longer-term?

[@vercetti7586]

@@yengsabio5315 can't imagine, beautiful looking but imagine all the mechanical parts that need to function.

[@wwechampion]

That wouldn't be very entertaining... or, it just might.

[@luispablo3543]

And Noise

[@maunster3414]

As usual, these videos are informative and beautifully executed. Regarding these buildings, good luck when electricity isn't available and when things break down.

[@abibnoor]

This is the best channel ever. Thank you very much we need all these in Somalia we are rebuilding our country.

[@rogerlearning2066]

You don’t have money boi

[@juliencastle2953]

@@rogerlearning2066 Oh they'll do like many rich countries they'll borrow to build. And better infrastructures can be excellent long term investments so it can be worthy to get a debt for it.

[@andy.8444]

I don't think kinematic buildings are important. Focus on infrastructure so you can rebuild your economy.

[@siyaadbarreiyodalkaallahau4618]

@@rogerlearning2066 Somalia has untapped reserves of numerous natural resources, including uranium industry experts estimating the deposits at over 25% of the world's then known uranium reserves of 800,000 tons., iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt and natural gas. ..somalia can easily become a superpower the only thing that isn't there is a good leadership and government

[@myname-jj9oi]

@@rogerlearning2066 I think he said in sarcasm. If they don't have money then please give them money don't look down them

[@Charlzton]

I used to drive by the pineapple towers (as the locals call them) in Abu Dhabi all the time- they look really, really good in person with the sun reflecting around them

[@kingkongga]

meanwhile somewhere "Sir, there are people talking sh*t about our building" "Give the PR department manager who recommend the architect a rise" "It will be done, sir"

[@Nina-856]

Wow my mind is actually blown. I've never knew this type of technology existed. Even though I've probably seen it, not in action, without realizing it.

[@alanperkins3131]

Excellent! More jobs and work! 👍 I would prefer to see this kind of kinetic buildings as a trend in the future better than just tall static bored buildings.

[@ideoformsun5806]

We have a lovely moving roof shade on our Art museum, and on our stadium in Milwaukee.

[@sciencecompliance235]

It would be cool to see technology like this but examples that use passive methods to change their configuration. As soon as you start getting electric motors and drive systems involved, there's just so much complexity, cost, and reliability issues that creep in. It seems like you could use the incidence angle of the sun to heat some element that would expand and contract, thus changing the structure without the need for any electricity. Use parabolic mirrors or lenses to focus sunlight so that they can operate independently of ambient temperature and it strictly becomes a function of light intensity.

[@neverspreadjamonabadjer8459]

I absolutely love kinetic design: especially in residential architecture: & hope that building regulations & council by-laws keep pace with all that it has to offer.

[@littleb9298]

My place is a kinetic building too. The windows can be closed when it rains.

[@Barf_Gray]

well my house has doors that can be opened or closed.

[@julymonarchy7341]

LOOOOOOOL

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@Barf_Gray that’s impressive. My old house had a garage door I could open with a remote control in my car.

[@dlwatib]

You forgot rotating restaurants and rotating apartment towers.

[@orangeboy97]

Yup like the Space Needle

[@aa.r2588]

Or kl tower in malaysia

[@ocereijo]

Probably, had they designed buildings adapted for the they wouldn't need the "extra help", but being said, there's a difference using the word kinetic for a whole building or just for moving parts in the facade. In the last case vernacular Mediterranean architecture has shown us many lessons that can be applied in modern architecture. Just a couple of honourable mentions: - L'Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris. - pabellón Kuwait, Expo'92. - Media-Tic, Barcelona. Thanks for the channel 😉👍

[@lothean2099]

It's all beautiful but very impractical. You can achieve the same effect at a fraction of the cost with solar tint.

[@okflo]

Yes but this is how we move forward :) trying things out

[@okflo]

But i agree, commenting on it as if its groundbreakingly efficient is not the way to go imo

[@eliasalqamar4970]

When I saw that building in Abu Dhabi it looks like a giant pineapple standing on the ground when all its windows are closed

[@greggreg2263]

Very functional and they also make these buildings look beautiful❤️

[@jskim8418]

does it harvest kinetic energy and use to boost it up on a straight line?

[@igotmoney3095]

I won't accept this as "kinetic" unless the building transforms into a gundam.

[@theawantikamishra]

:P

[@kay1975]

Using expensive and prone to defects tech to solve problems that would not exist without using glasfacades is so 21st century. Very sustainable! Big like! Much wow!

[@rosjja]

Imagine the mechanism fails halfway through the process Nightmare

[@Vysair]

Just imagine an elevator stopped halfway through

[@aadisam3190]

@@Vysair that's scary

[@RodrigoroRex]

That happened to me when I was a kid. I got nervous af, but it's 100% safe

[@126Edward]

Imagine you have sensor controlled shutters but half of them is damaged. Every time the sun moves activates this things and they make high pitched mechanical noises like screams of a dying animal. Some of them doesn’t work at all anymore and they are just half way closed. That’s my university.

[@sollows44]

You failed to mention The Rogers Centre in Toronto, by far one of the largest and most spectacular moveable dome stadiums.

[@theDaye]

Skydome

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Amazing, beautiful, and ingenious architecture.

[@juliushogan2826]

Don't they already have windows that can go from pitch black to full transparency? It seems to me that a reliable chemical process would be preferable to a myriad of moving parts🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ph11p3540]

Toronto just loves it's Skydome and my aunt loves her retractable swimming pool/greenhouse on their country acreage.

[@yomama4080]

Where is the colloseum in Rome about its shade roof

[@noahmichelsen3774]

I have been at the Kolding university a lot and can say that it is very usefull and this type of building buildings is the future!

[@osraikar3283]

many matches in CWC 2019 could have been saved

[@rakeshpanda3286]

What a collection. Great job

[@soheil527]

tehran design is awesome

[@D-SK7942]

Really awesome I just loved it, bring more stuff like this

[@nethaniaselah]

i call the abu dhabi tower as “waffle buildings” every time i pass by hahahahahahah

[@ajmalrafi8761]

It's called "Pineapple building"!!!

[@kndrs7931]

@@ajmalrafi8761 yeah i also call it that, but is it the real name/nickname?

[@ajmalrafi8761]

@@kndrs7931 It's actually called "Al Bahr Towers"

[@robb8234]

very cool!! I was on a Holland America cruise ship in 2019 n it had a retractable roof over the one pool, pretty neat!!

[@nevetsmil]

These are superb architectures

[@ikkhan2581]

Wow this is incredible 🤭. I am from Germany 🇩🇪 and I like new technology. This technique is so beautiful and so smooth. Thanks for this beautiful Video. I enjoyed it and I Subscribed you. And I’ll after you 👍🏻💡

[@lucianolizana446]

The ones in Korea and Abu Dhabi are just beautiful

[@robg521]

As a viewer… Brilliant designs, but if I owned those buildings all I would see is maintenance costs and potential breakdown failures.

[@ExoDAbLe]

recently there is also the UAE's pavilion at expo 2020

[@fatoomgierdien2181]

An interesting and innovative video. Thank you.

[@MatchMadeInManhattan]

I drive past the thumbnail everyday to school lmao

[@michaelgdellaquila2292]

Ok but the triangle shades are very smart because they don’t just face the same way so that it doesn’t focus heat and light onto the ground like a few infamous buildings.

[@mohammedalways358]

Thanks for your Amazing Informative video 👍👍👍👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏

[@joeson7700]

Wonderful ...for residential homes ...changing facade are safe haven & may misled / evade CREDITORS ?

[@moonmile]

Thanks! Do you plan a video about the future of architecture and construction?

[@UnwrappingByMimiKoteng]

Amazing

[@kamgaoswald6313]

Nice, thanks for posting

[@Afritadaa]

KZbin recommends this video all of the time and im like "Ok ok i will watch your recommendation"

[@LunaMapping_KR]

So many moving parts

[@chongchapman2566]

Yes. These are new concepts of buildings as well as home shades.... 0:55....

[@SolOSombra]

Like the concept.

[@GyanPrakash]

Friday ! Please start the security protocols.

[@MassDynamic]

al bahar towers look very cool

[@talk844]

People will be living in one of these houses after 50 years to keep away from the heat. We are constantly changing...

[@omkarmordekar693]

Superb engeneering

[@_Johnny_BRAV0]

Awesome ✨

[@XX-gy7ue]

brilliant stuff

[@lotfibouhedjeur]

I have a totally unrelated question: what does "B1M" stand for?

[@mohdnaji7701]

super info

[@MagnetArt]

Living breathing building👍

[@adeebmohammed7054]

How can you not mention Masjid Nabawi, if Medina, Saudi Arabia? It has moving domes and opening umbrellas in its courtyard.

[@saadebrahimkutty2148]

The video maker doesn't have any idea about stunning design of Masjid Al Nabavi

[@AK-xp9ii]

No1 cares about that

[@saadebrahimkutty2148]

@@AK-xp9ii here's that... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2LdoGSJms6CasU What you mentioned first is about a building in Abu Dhabi, UAE

[@kingofracism]

@@saadebrahimkutty2148 that's not very impressive in my opinion, and is much smaller in comparison to other gigantic rotating structures

[@Rith7blue]

Blind cost only around 30 to 50$ per sqm

[@billalhossainfrancis7685]

Wonderful

[@nirmalbabu7799]

Cool video

[@penitent2401]

it's basically expensive mechanical blinds on the wrong side of the windows

[@2DanGerUS]

The most notable Stadium with a retractable roof is definitely not wimbleton, it’s in Atlanta, where the Falcon play.

[@oscarsalesgirl296]

whats the music in the background??????????? I NEED TO KNOW ITS LIKE A FINCHER FILM/OCEANS ELEVEN really cool music

[@gloomyman9488]

music name ?

[@StrangerYann]

I wanna know as well

[@g3mck120]

Let's hope that this technology doesn't get as crazy as the kinetic architecture that forms the basis of JG Ballard's 1962 story "The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista" where a house with rooms that are physically reactive to the moods of their inhabitants nearly murders the story's narrator in a fit of psychic disorder.

[@egorlarin2153]

Интересно когда здание выглядит всегда чуть иначе. Очень красиво

[@7ajhubbell]

Thank you.

[@fredflintstone6338]

Now I know

[@EduArchs]

Lovely

[@shobhitmittal02]

Good Technology ,

[@skido9419]

Come visit the Dubai expo2020 .. you’ll see all kinda kinetic buildings . You wil b Wowed

[@erosrangel976]

Cool fact: The Roman Colosseum also had a retracting roof!

[@netajisubhashfatherofnatio3395]

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[@juneaco3003]

redstone to another level

[@shahdzul3483]

Yeah i just use my outdoor bamboo blinds

[@joeytorres5442]

Let's start with preventing high-rises from collapsing let's just start there... Don't you think..

[@10fttall6ftwide]

The Skydome Building aka The Rogers Center opened June 3rd 1989 in Toronto, Ontario. Now that is a cool 3 part massive retractable roof.

[@stinglp1198]

These buildings are alive !.

[@sfbuck415]

more moving parts=more maintenance, more things that can go wrong

[@gisaguimaraes9897]

Uau! Spectaculares!

[@netajisubhashfatherofnatio3395]

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[@cricketlife3603]

Humans are awesome

[@edwardmartin6052]

I am waiting for a Rubik's Cube buiding.

[@vladserhiychuk8925]

Good

[@NorroTaku]

why not just use rolling shutters?

[@id104335409]

What are "Kinetic Buildings"? Buildings with an expensive overstatement as a facade.

[@imerence6290]

Does my door count ?

[@eriklakeland3857]

Retractable pitches will be taken to the next level by New White Hart Lane. The EPL pitch will slide away, revealing an artificial turf NFL field.

[@TheB1M]

Yes! Can’t wait for that stadium. More on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHWUppd_gtmJpc0

[@qweasz1439]

UAE is always a positive example

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

What a nightmare for a maintenance man- might be robotic... but when those little motors fail somebody will have to repair them

[@StrangerYann]

I'm very fond used in the background - sauce plz :)

[@hanssiegel9882]

What could go wrong ?

[@tiagot6516]

Hi people. how are r you? This is just a suggestion ok? Today's houses and buildings almost don't have happy colors anymore, and the colors they use today are some depressing, or irritating colors, they don't bring joy and they don't make the environment happy or lighter. They only use gray, black ored cream color now. These colors in excess of depression or irritate people. They could use more cheerful colors in the painting, just like in the old days. More cheerful colors, a light orange, peach, yellow, red or other green, blue. If they painted those colors it would be great. The bars too, coulded paint white, or blue, green, orange, not just black or gray. The colors above that I narrated last, peach, orange, yellow, red bring joy and so I think people will be encouraged to have a little more joy. The peach color for me is the one that stimulates me the most. Mainly or much more the warm colors. And this also refers to everything or other areas as well that paint things, such as appliance manufacturers, among others. That now also do everything just in those colors of black, gray and white, there's no more color. A hug. And not everyone is like that and we can't generalize, okay? But most of these builders of huge buildings, skyscrapers, they ruined and still are sometimes like this, several neighborhoods, among them the old and calmer ones. From São Paulo and several other places. It left them chaotic and full of people from so many skyscraper buildings that they raised. They don't just build 1 or 2 buildings. They raise 10, 15 and some all close to each other and in the same neighborhoods. And as soon as an opportunity arises, they build another building, and so on. May God enlighten the minds of these people, theirs and give them judgment and common sense, to have balance in what they do. Because their excess of greed that they have and the excess love for their money is too much, to the point of destroying the quality of life in the neighborhoods because of the money. The directors of this construction company should be like that and are responsible for these things. I hope that one day, all that will change! And things will improve definitively and forever in God's new world! These huge buildings spoil the streets, the sun doesn't shine on the streets anymore, they don't even have ventilation anymore, the air stays still, and sometimes there's no air, people don't take the sun anymore, they get a lack of vitamin D in the body and with problems with health, you can't look at the blue sky and relax anymore, you just see these horrible giant buildings, the landscape is spoiled and the sidewalk, they leave it uneven and crooked and you can't walk on the sidewalk anymore, you have to walk on the edges of the street which are straighter, in the middle of the cars. In addition, the streets are full of people and they have no structure for the high flow of people and cars that are around these buildings, which are built in inappropriate places, which are not suitable for buildings of this stature. Then there is no more calm and peaceful place to walk and relax, and people recover from the problems with these buildings. People will no longer be able to stay calm, they will all be stressed about it or angry. This is not evolution, it's the opposite, it's regression. They will no longer have quality of life. Hugs. _