Wild Tower
 Wild Tower as it appeared on February 26th, 2023 | |
| Map | Map 11 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | (Overworld) |
| Founded | January 15th, 2023 |
| Founders | Wild1198 |
| Population | 14 |
| Theme | Skyscraper |
Wild Tower is a 25-story skyscraper located in Spawn Town 8. The building was built by Wild1198. At 156 blocks tall, it was the tallest structure on the server upon completion , and remains one of the tallest.
Site / Construction
Wild Tower is North-West of spawn in Spawn Town 8. The site of Wild Tower was originally occupied by a small tent shop. The shop was demolished and relocated following an expansion to Spawn Town. Construction began on Wild Tower in early January 2023, and completed on January 15th, 2023. The building stands on a small footprint near the Library and Wool Farm.
The tower consists primarily of bricks and stone bricks. The appearance of the tower takes great inspiration from early 20th century skyscrapers such as the Singer Building , Empire State Building , Tribune Tower. As interest for the project grew, players donated several chests worth of building materials.
Major Expansion / Renovation
In early February 2023, renovations began on the tower including the addition of 11 new floors, making it the tallest on the server. Relocating the observation deck, previously located on the 3rd floor of the tower, up to the 20th, giving the public a bird's eye view of town. Remodeling of the lobby, and addition of a new store space. By the request (and generous payment) of It'sARock'sLife. Wild Tower was expanded vertically for the last time on March 3rd, 2023. This expansion added 2 additional floors to the tower bringing the number of floors to 25, and a total height of 156 blocks. Despite the addition of 2 floors, the total block height of the tower was only increased by 5 blocks. This was due to the shortened spire.
Architecture
The ground floor lobby serves as the entrance to Wild Tower. The lobby contains a map of Arked, and an information board. Ringo the Snowman, and Albert the parrot are just two of the tower's residents and hang from the ceiling. Two store spaces occupy the 2nd and 3rd floors of the tower. A water elevator carries players upwards providing access to the tower's eight apartments. The apartments vary in appearance and size, but all are two stories tall.
The apartments provide a unique view of all of Spawn Town.
There is a public observation deck on the 20th, and 21st floors of the tower. It is accessible by the elevator. A bell that was originally located on the roof of the tower now stands in the center of the 21st floor. The 20th floor has a deck providing a 360 degree view of spawn town and serves a dual purpose as a jumping off spot for elytra users.
Above the observation deck is Wild1198's apartment. A penthouse occupies the top two floors of the tower, this is It'sARock'sLife's place of residence. Though ironically the smallest apartment in the tower, it is the highest up base on the server. A ladder leads from the penthouse onto the rooftop. A beacon pyramid is on the roof, and a spire rises from all sides, onto which is a lightning rod. The penthouse is at cloud level and is commonly obscured from view as a result.
Legacy
Following the expansion of the tower in February 2023, the tower stood in stark contrast to the rest of the city. As a result of this, there was a surge in the construction of new skyscrapers around Spawn Town. Including but not limited to the Cowards Inc. Building, and JGKelpChip's Emporium of EVERYTHING. On March 2nd, 2023 Wild Tower was surpassed in height by a gold beacon tower, taking it's title as the tallest structure on the server. The next day, March 3rd, The Space Needle surpassed it in height as well, taking the title of server's tallest skyscraper.
Following Wild Tower losing it's server records, on March 7th, 2023, Wild1198 began construction on the follow up to Wild Tower. The Wild Superscraper was a far more ambitious tower going up to build limit. Built with the lessons learned from the construction of Wild Tower, and free from the restrictions that limited it's predecessor, The Wild Superscraper stands as a fitting tribute to the one that came before it.
Although Wild Tower is no longer the server's tallest structure. It remains as one of the most recognizable buildings on the server, a landmark of the Spawn Town skyline, and a structure who's residents alone make up a larger population than that of many of the server's cities. Wild Tower was the beginning of an era of FroobWorld's skyscrapers and inspired the construction of many that have come after it, and represents an early example of the vertical expansion of FroobWorld.
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