It's hard to foster community in a tower. This is a realisation many companies are coming to about their high-rise headquarters, but the notion applies equally to high-rise housing. High-rise towers often lack common spaces that give people a reason to bump into each other or hang out informally. There's only so much interaction that can happen as people move straight from the lobby to an elevator, then into their apartment.
Social interaction is the main goal of a new mixed-use high-rise design in Antwerp, Belgium, by C.F. Møller Architects and Brut Architecture and Urban Design.
Read more over at Fast Co.Design
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