In Zhuzhou , Hunan ’s second - largest city , a developer has amount up with an groundbreaking direction to get some people revel the yard and isolation of a freestanding house in the middle of a quick growing urban center . These four Francisco Villa sit on the roof of a five - story shopping mall , enjoying both airy aspect of the city and the plaza ’s green rooftop .
Photo fromChina Daily .
Zhuzhou Jiutian Real Estate construct these edifice as it built the new center . Although they face like cottages and have been outfitted with electricity and plumbing , the villas will be live for commercial , rather than residential uses ; they ’ll serve well as post for the mall employee . Still , by virtue of their purpose , the suggest future of urban planning where houses and yards might posture on top of abject - elevation structures , bringing a little bit of suburban area to the heart of the city .
The cap ’s garden also reflect a growing trend in many of China ’s city . Last year , Beijing passed a law requiring buildings that have fewer than 12 floors , are short than 45 meter , s and were built within the last 20 days to house resilient vegetation on their rooftops , and other cities are following Beijing ’s jumper lead . If the buildings do n’t load to the sky , their roofs better hold up something more useful and interesting than a coat of pigeon muck .
Rooftop villas are legal , officials say[China Daily viaDark Roasted Blend ]
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