Edgy new architecture, the house made from concrete sewer pipe.
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| Gives a new meaning to the phrase "sewer dweller." |
They're called OPod Tube Houses and literally consist of reclaimed bits of industrial piping renovated inside with other left over pieces from building sites to make them into micro apartments.
"Constructed out of low cost and readily available 2.5m diameter concrete water pipe, the design utilizes the strong concrete structure to house a micro-living apartment for one/two persons," states a promo for the product. "OPod Tube Houses can be stacked to become a low rise building and a modular community in a short time, and can also be located/relocated to different sites in the city."
The pods are placed on spare bits of land and stacked on top of each other, allowing people to live their dream of being a human ant in a colony.
The sewer pipes are becoming more widespread in Hong Kong, where the cost of living is prohibitively expensive, but expect to see the trend transfer to the west very soon.
Because sea-cargo containers are too expensive now, so they use eight foot diameter sewer pipe instead. And they -stack- them. Sounds awesome, right? Sign me up!
The Phantom
There have been times I wouldn't have minded a micro-apartment like that-- most of them I was in Navy berthing, so that's not a roaring approval, but this would be a great way to set up a boarding house variant.
ReplyDeleteWhat Foxifer said: Cool place to live before you get married.
ReplyDeleteNo, my idea of Hell on earth is San Francisco's pod housing.
I suspect that it would be a terrible choice in colder climes- a couple of inches of cement does not a good insulator make.
ReplyDeleteIf these are installed by the thousand in San Francisco, will the residents still be allowed to crap on on the sidewalk? Just like right now?
ReplyDelete'Cause that would be awesome!