With over four-and-a-half million square meters of housing space and minimal overnight trade , the permanent population of the Hyper Building is about 100,000 people. Nearly a third are housed in two exedrae, while the rest inhabit the vertical neighborhoods of the tower.

The unpopulated location of the initial Hyper Building calls for additional developments to provide a critical mass of population, an urban settlement in the desert. Three more Hyper Buildings, a Trio in Arcology Major, variations of the design of the first, should be developed following completion of the initial Hyper Building, ultimately a Quartet in Arcology Major. The Trio will house up to 300,000 people.

Upon completion of the Quartet, the balance of commuters and vistors, arriving mostly by mag-lev transportation, will bring the daytime population of the initial Hyper Building to 140,000 people.

on the transportation corridor housing up to 167,000 people This brings the total population of the fully developed 10 square kilometer site to 700,000 people. All the development associated with the site must be the dense, mulituse design of an Arcology, avoiding the sprawl which commonly begins to surround cities.

Each day, residences retain about one-third of their inhabitants involved in home life and work. Though life in the Hyper Building could be overwhelming with the sheer human magnitude, this possibility is diminished by the design of neighborhoods and the positive nature of the Urban Effect. Semi-self-sufficient, three dimensional and overlapping, these areas include housing with amenities and necessities on Terras above and below. Schools, parks, retail stores, cafes, offices, and all the other complex components of the city distribute and absorb the daily flow of people.

About one-third of the population is participating in these activities during daylight hours. With another third of the inhabitants at home, out of the flow, and another third traveling to other areas, the pulse has a rhythm, the rhythm of the Urban Effect at work.