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I work for an apartment development company. To build round walls would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. Every part of your pipeline from building ma
by d-sc 9y ago
I work for an apartment development company. To build round walls would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. Every part of your pipeline from building materials to tools to furniture is designed for linear-walled rooms.
- nieksand 9y agoFurniture is definitely an issue. When I was in Singapore in the early 90s, I remember my family looking at a rental unit in the Draycott towers. It was super cool looking, but lack of places for furniture to go is what nixed it. For the curious... exterior and interior: https://www.singaporeexpats.com/singapore-property-pictures/properties/draycott-tower/01draycott-tower.jpg https://www.singaporeexpats.com/singapore-property-pictures/... http://draycott.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/5/5/1755412/3811624.jpg?600x424 http://draycott.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/5/5/1755412/3811624.j...
- serhei 9y agoVariations on octagonal rooms could be a good approximation. For example, bay windows are practically a way to achieve a similar effect, without departing from a rectangle structure too much.