Megabuilding

Megabuildings, also referred to as megablocks, (Megabuilding H10 Database Entry) are arcologies in the universe.
==History==
During the Fourth Corporate War, thousands of Night City residents were displaced and left homeless. The AHQ Disaster destroyed the homes of many more. It would take years to start rebuilding, and in the meantime the displaced began to settle in the surrounding suburbs. By the 2030s, reconstruction had started, but it wouldn't be until 2040 when the first megabuildings started construction in order to accommodate the displaced residents into the Rebuilding Urban Zones.
A continuation of the late 20th and early 21st centuries' concept of an arcology, megabuildings were designed to function as cities within a city. This new generation of multipurpose structures was stylized after the New Harbor Mallplex, which had also been destroyed during the war. The project was partially financed by corporations who were looking to house their expanding workforce. Nomads were employed in the construction of the megablocks, with hundreds of them working on each one. Many parts of old derelict buildings were used as fill to construct the new megastructures. 
By 2045, the huge megabuildings were rising up to house the population, with the first ones being built in the Watson Development. They were not the first in the list, hence why their numbers were so high, but the Night City Co-Prosperity Sphere, who was putting a lot of resources into the district, paid money to ensure they jumped on the list. Over time, megabuildings quickly became one of the main residential options in Night City.
By 2077, twelve of these megablocks dominated the city skyline, each characterized by its unique color and assigned number.
==Characteristics==
Each megabuilding roughly features over 8,000 apartments with varying capacity. At least 2,000 of these share the exact same layout. The lowers floors are usually cheaper and crammed, with the upper floors featuring luxury penthouses. The middle floors offer fairly spacious apartments that include their own bathrooms and most have a kitchen. Nonetheless, all apartments have installed wall-mounted vending machines that provide food. Mediacorps have made sure that each apartment has direct cable access to TV, radio and sensory feed.
Aside from residential housing, each megabuilding has a number of centralized hubs that provide different services such as entertainment, food courts, stores, market stalls, gyms and others common to shopping mall experiences, as well as parking spaces. They also offer security by means of rented corporate cops, and despite crime still remaining a problem in many megablocks, it is considered better than nothing.
==Night City Megabuildings==
===2045===
There were around four megabuildings being constructed in 2045.J Gray on Discord: "Off the top of my head, there are four megabuildings active in various stages of construction in Night City circa 2045. Three of them have residents."
Megabuilding 	Status 	District
Megabuilding H4 	In construction 	Santo Domingo
Megabuilding H10	Open (at least partially)	Watson Development
Megabuilding H11	In construction 	Watson Development
===2077===
Megabuilding 	Status 	District
Megabuilding H1 	Open 	Heywood
Megabuilding H2 	Open 	Heywood
Megabuilding H3 	Temporarily closed	Heywood
Megabuilding H4 	Quarantined 	Santo Domingo
Megabuilding H5 	Temporarily closed	Heywood
Megabuilding H6 	Open 	Santo Domingo
Megabuilding H7 	Temporarily closed	Santo Domingo
Megabuilding H8 	Open 	Westbrook
Megabuilding H9 	Open 	City Center
Megabuilding H10	Open 	Watson
Megabuilding H11	Open 	Watson
Megabuilding H12	Open 	Watson
==Notes==
*What seems to be another megabuilding is being constructed in eastern Santo Domingo, where an organized crime can be found.
*Some alternate maps of Night City show that City Center does not have a megabuilding, while Westbrook has two. This other megabuilding was to be located in the road connecting eastern Japantown with North Oak, due north of the Fourth Wall Studios complex.
==Gallery==
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-01.jpg|Megabuilding H1
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-02.jpg|Megabuilding H2
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-03.jpg|Megabuilding H3
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-04.jpg|Megabuilding H4
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-05.jpg|Megabuilding H5
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-06.jpg|Megabuilding H6
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-07.jpg|Megabuilding H7
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-08.jpg|Megabuilding H8
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-09.jpg|Megabuilding H9
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-10.jpg|Megabuilding H10
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-11.jpg|Megabuilding H11
Mark-foreman-mark-foreman-cyberpunk2077-megabuildings-12.jpg|Megabuilding H12
Megabuilding in construction.png|Construction site in Santo Domingo
CP2077 Megabuilding Graffiti.png
Night City Satellite Map 2077.jpg|Most megablocks can be distinguished in an aerial view of NC
Night City Delamain Map.png|NC map with the twelve megabuildings marked. Note the distinct location of City Center's megablock, located in northern Westbrook
CP2077 Maglev Tunnel Plans.png|Maglev tunnel map with landmark buildings marked
Megabuilding Concept Art CP2077.jpg|Concept art
Cyberpunk2077-Heywood exteriors overview-RGB e1dhwfcor7ur4qpb.jpg|Concept art
==References==
Category:Cyberpunk RED Technology
Category:Cyberpunk 2077 Technology
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