Saturday, 10 November 2012

And you thought your place was tiny! ‘Capsule’ apartments, just 50 square feet, to share with roommates in Chinese city

Each tiny room functions as a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen — all in one. That means a resident’s toilet is never too far away from his or her dining space.


Jimmy McMillan and his fellow New Yorkers are not alone thinking the “rent is too damn high.”
The rent is apparently so “damn high” in the city of Wuhan, China that some people have opted to share 4.5-square meter rooms — just under 50 square feet — with other people.
New York is one American city that can commiserate with the cost-cutting tactics of squeezing into cramped quarters with roommates. But most New York apartments have a bit more room than those found in a six-story building in China’s Hubei Province.[Click to see more pix]










The landlord transformed his building into 55 separate living “capsules.” Each room functions as a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen — all in one. That means a resident’s toilet is never too far away from his or her dining space.

The story of the capsule apartment has been spreading beyond China due to photos that were snapped on Wednesday — and published by HAP/Quirky China/Rex Feat.

The residents’ occupations vary considerably — from local retail workers to construction material salesmen.

Young workers in Wuhan — like young workers in New York — have encountered financial roadblocks on their paths to independent living. High rent and low wages have forced some young professionals to consider these multipurpose quarters the preferable option.



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