Pushing the Envelope on Small Spaces
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 04.13.06
There is Living with Less and there is the extreme edition by Lara van der Veen- smaller even than the Micro-Compact or the Tumbleweed Tiny Houses. Looking more like a tetris game than accomodation, it is a "Design of mobile, stackable sleeping units to provide people with a minimal, yet comfortable place to stay overnight. By stacking the required amount of units and combining them with bathroom facilities, a ‘hotel’ can be set up at any place, for any period of time." There is a vertical area to stand up and change and a horizontal area to sleep but litte else- one goes to a central hotel facility for washroom facilities.
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looks like a nice alternative to tents for outdoor events. I wonder if there's a plan on how to air condition them?
They should just put a hinge on it or something, then you wouldn't need the 'standing' part, you could just tilt it upright to change, then knock it back down to lie down in.
Kind of reminds me of a coffin or something. Not that it's entirely a bad thing.
Or a possible replacement for the white FEMA trailers after a disaster.
Japan has had even smaller sleeping pods in place for a while. Not mobile, as these appear to be (if only by flatbed trailer).
http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/lodging/capsulefontaine/
Mikey, you are on to something! I am going to draw it up and post it in a day or two. Sort of like a teeter-totter mechanism where you step in upright, turn a crank and go horizontal.
"Or a possible replacement for the white FEMA trailers after a disaster."
not really unless it was a really quick repare. The trailers have a lot more ammenities and will house people for a lot longer then these. These are more like mobile hotels perfect for things like weddings in the middle of nowhere and stuff..
Mike, very true, thanks.