It is China again and their engineering feat! The 10-Storey apartment, named the 'Living Building' is movable - you can actually disassembled and relocate. Modular construction technique. Good for flood areas, perhaps. Short video below (51 seconds). Read the comments as well to see the pros and cons.
The second video is slightly longer (5 minutes) - but it is worth it. More facts. The background music is awesome. I guess it is traditional piece.
Traditional Malay houses have these features, where it was a tradition for the Malay community in villages to move wooden houses - literally by lifting and carrying the structures. I have seen this when I was young. It was a great festive event and the esprit de corp was unbelievable. Perhaps this traditional practices should be made a tourist attraction. Like what Korea did with their heritage. (There is one place in central Malaysia, Perak, where you can try lifting a Malay traditional wooden house. Many foreign students try this).
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