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    $\begingroup$ A point of inconsistency: If these ziggurats are constructed the way you describe, each layer would be honeycombed with living and working spaces (since at some point each layer was the 'top' layer and fully utilized). That means there wouldn't be a need for lots of 'filler'; the ziggurat would be mostly empty space. Why would space colonists build their mega-buildings differently? This would create different problems — even empty, it's a tremendous amount of weight to support — but you see my point. $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday
  • $\begingroup$ I probably didn't explain the design as well as I could have but the base is basically one solid block a few hundred feet high before the start of the lowest habitable layer (for the necessary elevation gain). The support pillars between each layer are also huge and add a lot of additional mass when taken together. $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday
  • $\begingroup$ skyscrapers become incresingly less cost effective as they get bigger, moving peole up becomes a pain, but when you start linking them horizontally you don't need to decend ot ground level any time you need somthing. $\endgroup$ Commented yesterday