Ithaa Not housing per se, but still interesting.

"Ithaa, which means pearl in Dhivehi, is the world's first-ever undersea restaurant, secured five meters below sea level, at Rangali Island of Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. The five- by nine-meter restaurant has a capacity of 14 people and is encased in a transparent acrylic roof offering 270° of panoramic view to its customers."

I mostly like it because it reminds me of the Isaac Asimov short story "Waterclap".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaa  ¶ 10:35 PM 0 comments

  VIP capsule hotels, Japan Speaking of capsule housing, Japanese hotels are starting to offer VIP rooms.

"Nearly everybody who uses a capsule hotel does so with the realization that they're no-frills kinds of places that are basically just somewhere to sleep," a spokesman for Capsule Inn Shinbashi tells Spa! "We figured that if our places are just for sleeping, we should do what we can to make that sleep an awesome experience. And that's how our VIP Rooms started."


http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/news/20050929p2g00m0dm020000c.html  ¶ 10:30 PM 0 comments

  dasparkhotel Das Park Hotel in Linz is remniscient of Japanese capsule hotels, but in the form of 'tube suites'. Now I want to visit Linz.






http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/006869.php

http://www.dasparkhotel.net/index.php?lang=EN  ¶ 10:24 PM 0 comments

  Cardboard house A truly amazing cardboard house. 100% recyclable, plus lighting and plumbing.



"The Cardboard House represents the reduction of technology and the simplification of needs. By demonstrating that we are able to recycle 100% of the building components at extremely low cost, the Cardboard House is a direct challenge to the housing industry to reduce housing and environmental costs."

http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/hof_houses04.html  ¶ 10:21 PM 0 comments

  Fantastic micro compact housing A 2.65m cubed living space -- a transportable, micro compact home based on japanese tea houses, is actually being produced.



Articles:

http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/006792.php

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/schwerpunkt/909/42867/5/

Official site: http://microcompacthome.com/index.php

(Also check out the amazing dormitory construction: 12m square, 15m high, 30 homes. )

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  Man lives in nest "BEIJING, April 27 -- A man-made nest has been placed on a 10-meter steel shelf on the Jianwai SOHO Plaza, the most prosperous business area in Beijing. Chinese poet Yefu moved into the nest yesterday, where he will experience a bird's life for one-month."

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/27/content_2884159.htm

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  Dutch floating homes Amphibious houses float as water rises. The basement is built on a platform, and the foundation of each house is hollow, working like the hull of a ship.



http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/007141.php  ¶ 9:55 PM 0 comments