Skyburbs are a combination that seems to combine all of the positives of suburban and city living while leaving behind cookie-cutter monotony and characterless city concrete.
Imagine cutting the grass or playing fetch with your dog 25 stories above the street (might want to set the electric fence level to Temporary Paralysis). Who wouldn't want all the amenities offered by life in the suburbs coupled with the desirable location of life in the city? Check out more images of the Skyburbs created by Tzannes Associates' Mark Gazy and a colleague in the gallery above.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Vertical Suburbs
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing high-rise residential buildings that offer a suburban lifestyle in urban areas.
- Hybrid Living
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating living spaces that combine the advantages of both suburban and city lifestyles.
- Urban Amenities
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating suburban-style amenities, such as front yards and picket fences, into urban environments.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Real Estate
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building and promoting vertical suburban living as a new and desirable option for urban residents.
- Architecture
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing innovative structures that integrate the features of traditional suburbs into urban skyscrapers.
- Urban Planning
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Redesigning urban spaces to accommodate suburban-style amenities and improve quality of life for city dwellers.
