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Re:I secretly lived in my office for 500 days by dghughes on Sunday May 03, 2015 @11:07AM (#9481546)
It sounds like something Japanese people would do since apparently the commutes in Japan are horrifying long.

Those capsule hotels in Japan have been around for quite awhile.

I've thought of creating an apartment building of pod apartments it seems to be a Millenials thing to couch surf or share apartments.

Re:I secretly lived in my office for 500 days by logfromblammo on Sunday May 03, 2015 @12:58PM (#9482032)
A capsule 2.2m high by 2.2m wide by 5.2m long will fit one to a 20' standard container, two to a 40' standard container, and three to a 53' road trailer. This is important to remember if you intend to build where manufacturing is cheap and transport to where land and rent is expensive.
Re:I secretly lived in my office for 500 days by jacalata on Sunday May 03, 2015 @11:54AM (#9481763)
Seattle has aPodments - http://apodment.com/
Re:I secretly lived in my office for 500 days by hedgehog on Sunday May 03, 2015 @12:42PM (#9481979)
The name is misleading, they're just very small apartments with a design carefully chosen to minimize regulatory constraints & tax burden. They go for about $600 a month.
Re:I secretly lived in my office for 500 days by sologoub on Sunday May 03, 2015 @01:24PM (#9482130)
Cursory look on Craigslist showed a bunch of apartments for less than $900 in Queen Anne area, with ~$600 around Freemont. Not sure I see the need for "pods".