[k3lv]

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Time to go reserve my parking space!

[LiquidTurbo]

500,000 USD for THAT? Tokyo really that pricey?

[J____]

holy... i would go nuts.

for that price you can get a 4000 sq foot luxury mansion in arizona :D

[MindBomber]

It probably has more square footage than a new 1 bedroom condo in Vancouver..

[JSALES]

wow, i don't think i could ever live in a place like that

[Leopold Stotch]

i thought sharing a wall with my parents were bad, damn they share a bed almost.

[Shead]

thats crazy use of space! im fascinated by this sort of architectural designs... such an outrageous amount u have to pay just for a parking spot

[maxxxboost]

Not to jack the thread but i thought i'd add this even though it has been posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yJGTPUR_0

Pretty cool stuff i must say.
Even makes Laneway houses look like a mansion

[boibuddha]

What about a miniature mobile home?

http://www.carsuk.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/TG-Motorhomes-FT.jpg (http://www.carsuk.net/top-gear-tonight-motorhomes-r8-spyder-911-cab-andy-garcia/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bREGX8NA1Ek

[Lomac]

Hrm, so it's about the size of a Vancouver DT special... :troll:

[EmperorIS]

how does he jerk off at night ... he prob jizz hits his mother sometimes by accident

[Nightwalker]

wow, I love it! but it's still pretty damn expensive

[Qmx323]

whoa thats pretty neat

[Noir]

i thought sharing a wall with my parents were bad, damn they share a bed almost.

Tokyo has a certain quirky culture of its own. I wouldn't be surprised if the owner is never home and is primarily occupied by the parents only.

Before, Tokyo had the reputation that it's workers just go home to sleep; nowadays they work so much, don't even bother commuting home at all. It's why capsule hotels is such a thriving industry there; that and manga cafes and Karaoke bars.

[genesis195]

Japanese architecture never ceases to amaze me. Pure genius in my opinion.
And +1 to Noir's comment.

[The_AK]

Everyone passing by can watch you change. Basically a spectical for the entire neighboorhood, but, I guess it can work for some people.

[Death2Theft]

So if it's 3 stories it's the space of parking spaces.

[donjalapeno]

how does he jerk off at night ... he prob jizz hits his mother sometimes by accident

he has to learn the art of being silent. and not using lotion

[jstn86]

that's ironic.

he drives an older mercedes 190E in japan yet he says he has no money.

i wouldn't mind living in a place like that as a bachelor suite but that's too small to be shared by another person. especially if it's my mom.

[racerman88]

Not to jack the thread but i thought i'd add this even though it has been posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yJGTPUR_0&feature=player_embedded

Pretty cool stuff i must say.
Even makes Laneway houses look like a mansion

I saw this show, and crazy use of space. You have to do whatever you can now.

[BaoTurbo]

Ultra small and slim house in Japan...that's not the only thing that's small in Japan :troll:

[Gh0stRider]

http://captionsearch.com/pix/2rub7eoeem.jpg

[yellowpower]

Not to jack the thread but i thought i'd add this even though it has been posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yJGTPUR_0

Pretty cool stuff i must say.
Even makes Laneway houses look like a mansion


It amazes me how beautiful that house is. The area this guy lives in is one of the poorest areas in HK. The outside is horrendous but the inside is a penthouse! Or atleast designed like one

[slammer111]

Not to jack the thread but i thought i'd add this even though it has been posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yJGTPUR_0

Pretty cool stuff i must say.
Even makes Laneway houses look like a mansionThis idea is cool, but what if you have some hot lady friends over and suddenly needed to get rid of that burrito you ate yesterday? :D

If the washroom were a distinct area, I can see this working though.

[carisear]

holy... i would go nuts.

for that price you can get a 4000 sq foot luxury mansion in arizona :D

or 1/2 a bungalow in vancouver ...

[Death2Theft]

The washroom is fixed near the entrance area. If you'd look into the floor plans you'd see that.
This idea is cool, but what if you have some hot lady friends over and suddenly needed to get rid of that burrito you ate yesterday? :D

If the washroom were a distinct area, I can see this working though.

[hal0g0dv2]

fuck that is crazy

[aznrsx1979]

It's been done here in BC also, but it's a lot smaller. Costs about $24k to build.

www.twelve3.ca

I remember seeing this on the news earlier this year.

[Nightwalker]

It's been done here in BC also, but it's a lot smaller. Costs about $24k to build.

www.twelve3.ca

I remember seeing this on the news earlier this year.

Neat, they're right by me! I saw an article locally about a person making homes from converted shipping containers as well. Not sure if that went anywhere.

[Vansterdam]

that would be a preety sweet hotbox

[TheNewGirl]

As someone who lives in a tiny place (not THAT small but really not that far off of it), I have a fascination with managing small spaces. There's a great blog: http://lovinglivingsmall.blogspot.com/search/label/SMALL%20SPACE%20DWELLERS and a few others that go into how people manage micro apartments.

I know here we're used to sprawling but most of the world doesn't have the kind of free space we do.

[Marioo1991]

reminds me of the 300sq/ft condo's in downtown. I dont think it would be that bad if you worked 80 hrs/week.

[spoon.ek9]

necessity is the mother of invention! i used to live in a japanese designed townhouse here in richmond. the usage of space was phenomenal and made it seem huge and wide-open like a house.

i think a concept like this tiny house would be ideal for single occupants or a couple. living with your mom in close quarters........ no :lol

[TheNewGirl]

reminds me of the 300sq/ft condo's in downtown. I dont think it would be that bad if you worked 80 hrs/week.


It's not that bad. Especially if it's spread over two floors. I have a 2 bdrm town house that's under 700 Sq/ft. And about 30 of those feet are wasted on my patio (which I glare at longingly wishing it was part of my living room when ever the weather sucks too much to use it), at least 100 sq/feet of it is used up by stairs and storage giving me maybe 550 sq/feet of living space. It was HARD for me at first given my prior place was over 1600 sq/ft. but you definitely learn to adjust. I boggle at some of the people in my building who have couples + multiple kids in units the size of mine but I'm sure they adjust too.

Look at some of those IKEA lay outs. They get 2 bedrooms in under 300sq feet. I could easily live in some of their demo places and they're even half the size of my tiny place.

[VrrM604]

doesn't compare at all to this!
http://www.homeqn.com/entry/a-donkey-cart-shed-converted-into-a-house-also-the-narrowest-terraced-home/

[Death2Theft]

Address? Do they do open houses? I'd like to check some out.
necessity is the mother of invention! i used to live in a japanese designed townhouse here in richmond. the usage of space was phenomenal and made it seem huge and wide-open like a house.

i think a concept like this tiny house would be ideal for single occupants or a couple. living with your mom in close quarters........ no :lol

[Marioo1991]

necessity is the mother of invention! i used to live in a japanese designed townhouse here in richmond. the usage of space was phenomenal and made it seem huge and wide-open like a house.

i think a concept like this tiny house would be ideal for single occupants or a couple. living with your mom in close quarters........ no :lol

its all about the layout and furniture used. I had a friend whos place was a couple hundred square feet bigger than mine, but even he admitted my palce felt bigger.

[spoon.ek9]

it's along no.3 road near francis. the location is a bit of a shame since it's a busy street and somewhat noisy. i believe the second phase is being built in the near future.