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Why not simply build larger individual units, but stack many of them vertically? People don't like being cramped with nowhere to put their stuff.
by chrisbrandow 10y ago
Why not simply build larger individual units, but stack many of them vertically? People don't like being cramped with nowhere to put their stuff.
- yardie 10y agoBecause a bit of air gap is a better sound/social/noise insulator than a thin wall of concrete. I liked the idea of living in an apartment. But after the dance troupe moved in above me and the screaming fuckfest adjacent to us I can see why people prefer houses. I was also told I couldn't barbecue, which as a guy that loves to barbecue, has me looking at single family homes right now. In the same sqfootage and number of living quarters.
- Retric 10y agoGreat sound insulation can be fairly cheap during construction. Sadly it's generally an afterthought in the US and it adds around 2 inches to wall and floor thickness.
- icebraining 10y agoThe idea seems to be reusing spaces between existing houses, so you probably couldn't neither spread them much wider nor make them very tall (since the existing houses seem to have only a couple of stories).
- gaur 10y ago> Why not simply build larger individual units, but stack many of them vertically? Certainly there is new development of high-rise apartment buildings and condos. But those remain out of reach for many people because the developers decided to add a dog spa or a quinoa bar or whatever in order to have an excuse to jack up the prices by 50%. Even cities that are allowing new development are largely missing simple, no-bullshit housing for people whose incomes are above the poverty line but below six figures.