Talk:Janus Complex

An earthquake would hit the entire complex but you could then say one towe'rs three upper floors were largely destroyed. Even if you have 'an hours warning'  where do 1000 people go that wont be shaken apart by the same earthquake - there is no outside open fields/streets to flee to.

Typical studio apartment for 1 or 2 people is 300sqft. Do the math dividing 1000 by 2 towers and 7 floors each to get about 70 people per residential  floor. (70/2) x300 is 10500 or   106x 106 feet per floot (interior) and that is not counting hallways/utility spaces/stairwells/elevators and optional central open core area (either doubling or possibly quadrupling the required interior volume).

7 floors of about 15-20  foot between floors and the above interior width actually makes it a fairly squat/blocky building (mention that 'towers' is a bit presumptuous a name.)

To save costs there would be minimal windows and the 'tower' building walls would most likely be very thick reinforced concrete (like 8-10 feet thick, making the 'towers' even more squat)

The square would probably be fairly small (a 'dome' is an engineering nightmare if of large volume 'under the sea' and this complex would not be expensively built.   The 'dome' would likely be a narrow Ryanium 'glass'/metal arch ceiling between the 2 towers (say 50 span but 120+ foot wide to match the final tower width)..   With a lower cost complex like this why you would have a see thru 'dome' is a question - when such largely looks up into the black ocean depths.  Just some side windows in the square would at least be more likely to see any adjacent cityscape.

There would be basement/sewer levels for utilities/drainage/etc..

You would need a transportation hub in or nearby to the complex. Trolleys for low paid residents would be most likely as the Bathyspheres are much more expensive a transport method (think bus vs taxi). An Atlantic Express station would likely be shared with another adjacent 'complex'.

The complex would likley have a grocery store.

The 'advanced' school would likely be a vocational school paid for by some comapnies who will recoup their expenses from future employees. This complex is not likely to have enough 'rich' people to pay for more than a few 'advanced' students.

'Parks' take up space. Perhaps the 7 story volume under the 'dome' would have several balcony/suspended deck floors to increase any 'parks' area.