You know what, this is a great point. Talk about eating your own dog food.PortTwo said:I have several comments about this.
1st of all - watch this 24-in-one apartment in Hong Kong. It's way more impressive, although it's also much bigger relatively speaking (330ish sq. feet).
2nd of all - she's clearly acquired this as a bit of a calling card for her organization business. This woman can honestly say she fits her life into 90 square feet. As an "organizational consultant" that's gotta be gold.
3rd - if you live in a big city (a really big city) then this isn't that shocking, although almost no one would still bite. They'd rather just move further out of the high density areas. But as (very few!) have pointed out, there are those city dwellers - I've had several as friends - who are out all the time. They literally need a meatlocker to store their body for sleep and a few possessions. In fact I'd say this type of hyper-mobility is become more common, not less (see: neo-minimalism). If you have the sort of lifestyle where you simply are afforded amazing access to some world-class services (i.e. downtown Manhattan with no commute) then you can easily get by. You just need mail and a secure drop for your stuff, really. Ate out all the time, spent spare time in coffee shops or what have you. No car payments, no travel time to speak of. Hell one of the guys I knew had so much extra cash he would just get a nice hotel room when he hooked up. He had that because he had a tiny place that he didn't really care about.
It's not for everybody (or me) but there's definitely something to living this way, it has an amazing appeal if you really are a city person. I imagine most suburban/rural dwellers would look at this article and think the size was pretty crazy, without context.
Plus on a personal note, I find something really cool about the kind of "forced optimization"; this high density living can sometimes make humans use resources and behave better in certain ways, just because they are much more motivated to.
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http://youtu.be/LJLSoUkh1Vs?hd=1
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Cosmic Dreams
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Wow. Didn't see the whole thing, but is there a bathroom in there?
SapientWolf
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It's in one of the bins.Cosmic Dreams said:
sixteen-bit
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hey, at least he's happyUrbanRats said:
Synth_floyd
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I like the idea of living small but these <100 sq ft places are just too small. There's no kitchen and no real bathroom.
345triangle
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my apartment is TINY and i kind of like it that way. i mean of course i'd like more space for the same price, but this is japan, and there are worse ideas in the world than forcing yourself to be organised.
also beds are a total waste of space and i will never sleep in one by choice again, however much room i may acquire in the future. you'd be surprised how convenient and comfortable simply switching to a futon that you can just stick in a wardrobe when not in use is.
also beds are a total waste of space and i will never sleep in one by choice again, however much room i may acquire in the future. you'd be surprised how convenient and comfortable simply switching to a futon that you can just stick in a wardrobe when not in use is.
davepoobond
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wouldnt that bathtub be against fire code or something?
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not worth the money but an amazing effort!
living next to a great park in a city is so awesome. I love amsterdam with all its parks. summers coming. BBQs <3
living next to a great park in a city is so awesome. I love amsterdam with all its parks. summers coming. BBQs <3
From The Dust
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I will never get you people and your tiny ass rooms. Of course I'm biased thanks to the very first home I lived in bad a 100k+ square foot backyard
BakedPigeon
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That place looks cozy has hell and has everything she needs. Makes me want to live in a place like that.
Intresting. I have no clue about NY rent prices.
Bit too small for my liking, and I couldn't handle that bed (I've lived in a place with a smaller bed then that for over a year...)
I could probably do it, if at the right stage in life, with the right lifestlye (out a few nights per week) and if I was gigging regularly in NY, there's enough room for a small compact rig for a nice small studio.
Bit too small for my liking, and I couldn't handle that bed (I've lived in a place with a smaller bed then that for over a year...)
I could probably do it, if at the right stage in life, with the right lifestlye (out a few nights per week) and if I was gigging regularly in NY, there's enough room for a small compact rig for a nice small studio.
Witchfinder General
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It would be if the cost of living wasn't so exorbitantly high.
minor effort
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I'd happily take this over a mansion out in some boring or rural area. Sign me up.
beelzebozo
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even the one with the sliding walls seems like some kind of escher-esque nightmare to me. it's clever, but it also seems like something yanked right out of CUBE. when i wake up in the morning the last thing i want to do is slide a bunch of walls around. and why didn't they show the bathroom? what's the secret?
as somebody who cooks a lot it seems the kitchen is the thing that gets the shortest shrift when these are engineered. and it just seems fucking depressing. "i've got everything i need in this kitchen. a coffee pot and a paring knife for my humble meals." ugh
as somebody who cooks a lot it seems the kitchen is the thing that gets the shortest shrift when these are engineered. and it just seems fucking depressing. "i've got everything i need in this kitchen. a coffee pot and a paring knife for my humble meals." ugh
H_Prestige
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Emerson said:
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Every time I've been to NYC I hated it. It's literally a giant dump, almost feels like a third world country at times. I do not understand the appeal of that city and why people pay an arm and a leg just to live there.
dreamcastmaster
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I used to commute a long distance (2 hours) by car to my work. The price of gas in the UK was rising at a rate my salary was not. At least once a week I would sleep in my car to save money. Go to work early and shower and shave in the office with a change of clothes.
I'd rather have the option of a cheap small place than have done that.
I'd rather have the option of a cheap small place than have done that.
beelzebozo
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y2dvd said:
"i just had this dream that i was paying 700 dollars a month to live in a tuna can because someone put the tuna can in the middle of disney world, it was terrible"
vas_a_morir
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beelzebozo said:
You see, to New Yorkers, they'd rather live in a tuna can in New York than living in a spacious country house in the Ohio Valley. She probably just sees her house as a spot to crash rather than a place to kick back and relax, so I chalk it up to D'ffrent folks. However, I wouldn't live there for even 400 a month. I got too much stuff.
In my Freshman and Sophomore year of college, I lofted my bed in order to maximize space in my small dorm room. I had about 2 feet of space between my bed and the ceiling. While I definitely woke up a few times and sat up quickly and smashed my head into the (stucco, ouch) ceiling, you do eventually get used to it.
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If he really wanted to help the environment - I'm sure if he bought an existing small house, instead of using all the energy/materials it took to build a new one; he could have helped more. And just use less in the "used" house you get.UrbanRats said:
vas_a_morir
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JB1981 said:
I'm going to go out on a limb and say she doesn't.
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vas_a_morir said:
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this place. I could probably manage it if I had an office nearby and a storage also if I was paying $150 a month with utilities included (and for only a few months). The no kitchen thing would kill me though...
Technosteve
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if you move to jersey the rent is actually just as high as new york, prices start at a grand for a 800 square feet apartment.
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