Live in a water pipe: potential answer to Hong Kong's housing crisis

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SCMP’s Alkira Reinfrank tried living in the Opod, which is a house made out of two concrete water pipes, for a night to see if it is a potential solution to Hong Kong's housing crisis.

[@CollinAbroadcast]

I'd live in it but not with that big ass window

[@justiceblackwolf369]

Collin Abroadcast think its there just so people can walk by and check the place out

[@paolopascual5849]

dont be so pessimistic.. its can be renovate.. u know it but u kept ranting on unneccessary things

[@lilyheart3733]

Use a curtain

[@trover1922]

Would you with a big ass curtain?

[@aoekun7580]

You guys realise this is just a joke comment right? ._.

[@charlie_2550]

Imagine coming back home to find your house rolling down the street.

[@jaslikeart]

"GERALD I TOLD YOU TO SECURE THE PIPE!!!!!!"

[@omkr0122]

Dey see me rollin!

[@tsaqifammarsakti7825]

@@omkr0122 they hatin'

[@hughjaanus6680]

Happens in many flood, landslide, and mudslide areas.

[@divi252]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JudgeEomer]

Listening to the architect, it doesn't seem that he's genuinely suggesting this is how people should start living, rather trying to demonstrate that a creative solution might be found in unexpected approaches. And as a visualisation it's really quite an eye-opener that this pipe is actually more space than some already live in.

[@tarvinchen2930]

True that as many failed to understand..

[@SatumainenOlento]

YES!!! Exactly!

[@shubhammittal5342]

These reply threads makes more sense than enitre comment section

[@hungrypenguins2677]

Yes and later their gov will start charging them high tax on this.

[@ericsaur9791]

So why do people live in such poor conditions? Make a video about that. Oh yeah, you can't. You live in fn Chyna. Lol

[@Squidlovesu]

I’d imagine these homes could easily be expanded by adding T shaped pipes and L shaped pipes. It’s kind of like the homes in Subnautica.

[@FB-by5bl]

Your are literaly alegend.I just can't describe your greatness

[@raindoset5408]

Why dont just live in the skeld

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@@raindoset5408 what? Whats that

[@andy_t6349]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 among us

[@oceanman6375]

Subnautica in real life, but they can see you beating your meat because people exist

[@itsjames4640]

All fun and games until it starts rolling.

[@pomegranate10017]

lol ifkr

[@elaGuillen]

Tha's what I thought 😂

[@okyoky405]

like 😆🤪🙃🤢

[@KnightSlasher]

It's probably bolted down.....I hope

[@mariamkhondokar1839]

There'll always be one comment that will make you laugh even in a serious situation 😂😂😂

[@ChuiStrong]

I like the idea, but the thing I noticed with Hong Kong homes is when their homes start to get filled with stufff. Once they start collecting all their belongings, the 'pod' will get smaller and smaller.

[@khai5357]

Typical Asian

[@oneux5346]

Live the minimal life

[@bmona7550]

@@oneux5346 Not everyone can. Contrary to popular belief, hoarding is common because you know materialism is sky high nowadays

[@Toastcat890]

In a place that small just buy the bare essentials no frills.

[@fearnes.5272]

People who living in small space growing up would be use to not keeping much stuffs. My HK cousin clean out her place so often, even when she works in Bangkok, her place is like 2-3 times bigger than her apartment in HK and it’s so empty because she didn’t buy much and clear out stuffs like every 1-2 month. While I grew up in 4 stores town house and I have like 2,500 books and can’t imagine not buying stuffs or throwing them away...

[@sergeantfresh2728]

I have a better shape to propose: a hexagon. You can stack them like behive

[@mho...]

but it would need to be made first!...this is just using something existing & discarded!

[@planefan082]

Or; get this; a rectangular apartment

[@duckthirtythree]

@@planefan082 ur a genius

[@KingFinnch]

@@planefan082 the hexagon is way more fun tho

[@patrikpass2962]

@@planefan082 hexagon is more efficient i think. You dont use the corners in your roof.

[@SuperBalaji85]

Next stage minimalist solution: Wear a Hat. The hat is your roof. Wherever you go that will become your dwelling.

[@mmmmyeah1849]

Why did I laugh.

[@alildaning3037]

Are you are genius

[@mashihodpotatoetm4572]

A.K.A Become a Turtle.

[@rydersherm2490]

wherever ill leave my hat.. Thats my home

[@chinazaomeni3200]

Now you are Gary sponge Bob's pet. Lol

[@kospencer1]

I stayed at a capsule hotel once in Hong Kong, it was a great way to get depression.

[@Ishuuuxix]

🤣🤣🤣🤣I'll die

[@ibadatsidhu81]

Or claustrophobia. I still feel some Pani when I see videos like these.

[@Ishuuuxix]

@@ibadatsidhu81 armyyyyyy🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💕💕💕💕💕💕I'm army to

[@ibadatsidhu81]

@@Ishuuuxix hi! Well, actually bye! It is night where I am!

[@baljeet890]

It's Better To Live in some far off village

[@SuperAbhi234]

Wouldn't shipping containers be a better solution.

[@justiceblackwolf369]

Abhirup Bhowal fr ! but this is a cool idea

[@josephliao9733]

Some Chinese guy already did that

[@jaiho2367]

Abhirup Bhowal it’s the convenience of the unused pipes that helps makes them more affordable from what he’s saying/claiming. That could be why he isn’t using a shipping container

[@josephliao9733]

@@jaiho2367 I mean wouldn't shipping containers be more convenient

[@jaiho2367]

joseph liao I understand what you’re saying. There might be a price difference between the water tube and storage unit. Convenience isn’t just the spacing but also the pricing of materials... so this could just be a cheaper option to manufacture and transform as well as resale.

[@jchen8902]

My friend who moved to Hong Kong to study literally lives in a cupboard under the stairs like Harry Potter. She couldn't find an apartment with her income, and she can't apply for public housing either, and her university doesn't have dorms. So she managed to convince a landlord to let her live in a cupboard used for storage for $300/month.

[@lordskeletor4558]

I wish I had a cupboard under the stairs

[@anirudhk8324]

Don't worry Hagrid will be there soon

[@Wall_flower]

@@anirudhk8324 *“You're a wizurd Hawwy”*

[@blob5907]

you can live in my cupboard for free

[@ThePoetChannel]

Me at 10 pm today: I will sleep by 11pm and start a new healthy life from tomorrow. Also me: watching this at 2:30 am for reasons I am not sure of

[@ms.h3675]

I think this every day.

[@rynfornow3411]

Guys, they are REUSING the water pipe, not making them...

[@herb_nbeatz2135]

They reuse the water that you drink, not make it. Everything is reusable

[@rynfornow3411]

HERB_N Beatz everyone is thinking “why make round houses when you can make square houses?” When they are just reusing material already here. You reply makes no relation to what I said.

[@sarips841]

@@herb_nbeatz2135 Yeah its not efficient but atleast they're reusing the wasted concrete pipe

[@Henry_Jr_Watsson]

@@rynfornow3411 The issue is land space. Not building material. SPACE is the issue!

[@rynfornow3411]

@@Henry_Jr_Watsson well, they are kinda in the way. The pipes are covering up the land space. Instead of paying to destroy the pipes, paying to make the buildings, then paying to make the interior requirements, why not just reuse? It's just their idea, though. If you're thinking, "well why won't 'they' just get rid of them?" That's the issue. No one has the money, or want to use their money.

[@IndependentManSpeaks]

I'm going to stay over night to see if somebody could live here, yeah that makes sense.

[@faizdz5472]

Yes thats make sense, she said "could" which means still an assumption.

[@pomegranate10017]

LOL

[@yanc4237]

I mean sure! Why not?

[@athallahnaufalhafizh2073]

She did say, only for 1-2 months though. Only as temporary home

[@sammyletsplay]

That's a short term solution. The problem won't stop until the government changes their legislation

[@lilyritchie-cruickshank4969]

I mean, with adjustments, it could work as temporary living. Better than being homeless.

[@dancoulson6579]

Circular isn't the way to go in saving space. Shipping containers stacked up would work though.

[@Macason]

I suppose it would be a great way to recycle those giant tubes, but I agree! Cubic is the way to go for space-efficiency

[@funwithsophia7133]

It’s reusing the pipes! But maybe we can get containers but I don’t think we can get air ventilation and if the space is big enough.

[@vincentwei9869]

Yeah shipping containers work well as a stopgap, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoXHfGemn8ucrKc

[@coryplum5375]

Hong Kong's housing problem is not about house itself, it's all about land control policy.

[@abcd123906]

Cory Plum Yep!

[@sweet08malditah]

What is there land control policy btw?

[@pebblepod30]

Same with New York City and many other cities. But not not Tokyo. I reckon there needs to be policies that make house prices go low in 20-30 years. Otherwise home owners think they are in competition with non-owners.

[@abcdefoff3307]

@@sweet08malditah the government gets to decide the plot of land that they want to sell to businessmen who then will buy it for the highest prices and then convert it to as apartment buildings. These plot of lands are generally small and it's for a very high price. Since it's a small piece of land (and an expensive one), you can't fit a lot in it and to get as much profit as possible (also to cover the cost), businessmen will charge a very high price for each unit that they sell. I hope that is a clear enough explanation. Feel free to ask me if you want something to be clarified. I'll try my best to answer. Also, I muted the comment replies notif so if you wanna ask a Q, like this comment so I will get the notif.

[@danaliu3295]

@@sweet08malditah when Hong Kong was handed back to China, the Brits sold large amounts of land to tycoons to try and squeeze out the last bit of money from Hongkong. As a result these tycoons can just sit on the land that they bought and not build anything for as long as they want and raise up the price of their existing apartments.

[@taxol2]

How is this solving the housing problem in HK? The problem in HK is land space, not building material. You still need to place these pipe homes somewhere. Unless they can just submerge them underwater. Second, the round design is very space inefficient. Better to just stack rectagular or hexagonal designs.

[@gumdum5258]

taxol2 yup.. this is just some type of business marketing that went south..

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

I wonder why they haven't considered container homes if they are going to try this route. Alot of people out here have been repurposing shipping containers for homes. Not only are they hella strong (people have been using them in Florida as hurricane proof homes), but they are cost effective and you are often (though not always) recycling. On top of that they are stackable, making them good for multi story or apartment buildings. I know in New York, they had talked about using shipping containers as post- disaster family homes.

[@taxol2]

JustYourAverageGirl yes, you are correct materialwise. The container boxes would be a better choice. However even with that the real problem is land space in HK. They really need somewhere on land to place these live pods. Unless they open more land spaces or like I said submerge it underwater or mass exodus out of HK, HK will still have the similar housing problem

[@andia968]

why not live in china and work in hk?

[@JustYourAverageGirl2002]

@@taxol2 Unfortunately, other than basic history, I do not know much about Hong Kong. I would think however it wouldn't be too entirely different than the city's out here, in that there are certain features that seem to make a large city, a large city. I suppose why I brought up the container homes, and to what I wasn't understanding, if you already are having issues with space, why would you use something round, which, unless you are a shark, has fundamentally less space and isn't great for the people living in them. Container homes would make more sense to me in that they are already readily available as a material and therefor more cost effective, and would take up less space. In large cities, getting any kind of land to build things on is a hot commodity, that's why they build upward, instead of outward. Which you could do with container homes. Edit: but yes I do understand if you have nowhere to go already you can't do much.

[@goodsmile5170]

There’s no reason homes need to cost that much in Hong Kong . That’s a corporate racket

[@krimuk85]

When relatives ask u abt buying a property and u reply ' it's in the pipeline'!

[@enesjei]

Nope. So many wasted spaces because of circular model.

[@Adam-rb7pm]

enesjei i was thinking the same thing

[@maisong4364]

That’s true but these pipes were taking up space anyway cause China has a gigantic landfill. So I think that if you think of this as re-purposing then it’s great!

[@bbparvez]

Right

[@Katie-jm2th]

the smalller the surface area the cheaper?

[@wakeup9357]

@@Katie-jm2th If you put the pipe in a 2-D plane (Assuming that the pipe is congruent to their opposing sides [Left as to Right] [Front as to Back] ), and inscribe the front of the pipe in a square, and inscribe the side of the pipe in a rectangle, you'll see that at the corners there is a huge total sum of space not being used up.

[@RayMak]

These pipes are taking more space than the small homes in buildings. They are really beautiful though

[@fia5594]

ikr

[@motixepixx350]

I seee you everywhere looking like stranger to me...... Lol

[@ascended6279]

Ok, who are you and why do i see you everywhere

[@Yanyan-dn1bv]

you again

[@theinfotainer3451]

You are *EVERYWHEREEE* How much KZbin do you watch??

[@12bluejeans]

Isnt the answer to the housing crisis is make housing affordable? Redistribute land? And policy?

[@0verlordddiceydragonvtoday705]

It isn't that easy. Hong kong needs money for their economy too. Cost of living is high for a reason. Making housing affordable is almost impossible.

[@zxylo786]

@@0verlordddiceydragonvtoday705 To not mention the obvious. Hong Kong is an island, a very densely overpopulated island. Obviously it will be expensive.

[@jonathansoko5368]

This has to be the dumbest comment I've read this morning. This person figured if out y'all let's call Hong Kong and let em know it's solved!!!

[@kuruptzZz]

Sounds great, until my drunken friends show up at night and start rolling my house down the street

[@batloteqa27]

House made of shipping containers, u can stack them and save space. This round one is fine by itself but u cant really use the vertical space

[@RyuRaza]

Vu n qian n Stack them like legos or play Jenga 😂

[@nolimitsouldier09]

Agreed, shipping containers would use the space much better. The rounded corners leave some space wasted

[@dream_candy2173]

Vu n qian n I agree

[@kiprust]

Like readyplayerone the movie / book

[@eleos5]

Ready player one.

[@user-zd1hj2lv3n]

The middle class has systematically been destroyed all around the world and we just accepted it. What a day to be alive

[@justiceblackwolf369]

Will H 💯

[@brightbluesummer3981]

Better to be alive now than 100 or 300 years ago

[@LuminousSpace]

what a surprise...... but china middle class is growing instead of shrinking like us, maybe it is just a beginning for them

[@karendiaz3968]

Amen! My sentiments exactly!

[@NACAFarm]

That's why u need to stop following the route every other working class is taking. Education has become just business from private universities with little to no contribution for your children's real life problems--i.e. how to live a comfortable life. Stable or well paying jobs are so limited even to professionals. So much competition bcoz everyone is going for the same route. If I will have a family, I would probably advice my kid not to go to college but instead pursue a business as young as they can. Jobs may give u a stable income but a limited one. And it eats up the most important thing in your life----time. Find opportunity elsewhere. Leave hongkong if u're gonna live like rats in a hole

[@francisgoin3112]

I'm really impressed with the initiative to create this template. Though the circular pipes may not provide long-term or great quantities of living spaces, this design does serve as a catalyst for other architects and engineers to create other options.

[@Rod-bp8ow]

The design and the space that the pod provides is spacious, timely and full of optimism. This is for individuals that would like to have a permanent statement in their lives and their surroundings. :) Congratulations for the designer. 0 Homelessness :)

[@AL-mm4vq]

There is no storage space.. clothes, necessities. The round shape is actually a waste of space. Make it boxy and you have more areas for storage.

[@pomegranate10017]

HAHA ikr

[@daanscatozza]

but they are re-used water pipes, if they were square they'd have to be made for this instead of grabbing used ones, thus greatly increasing the price, and defeating the point of solving the housing crisis.

[@natalieorlando6583]

Octagons would maximize space, make it moduler, and is a very strong shape.

[@doclinny]

@@daanscatozza reuse a shipping container duh. Or reshape the pipe The crisis is about space not price.

[@kittenmimi5326]

@@daanscatozza housing crisis is all about not enough land space

[@leifdux7277]

Seeing this is a reminder that we should count our blessings.

[@Ludwig1625]

you're saying that when I literally almost had a heart attack yesterday, sheesh speak for yourself and your little bubble. But I guess access to a phone, free healthcare, and a doctor is a blessing

[@BlueCircle0]

indeed. we are blessed to have at least proper housing.

[@naylisyazwina6836]

@@BlueCircle0 I would call this circular house a blessing but not the very very small ones shown in the video. Those are so sad. The ones with a bed and only like 2 squares to jump.

[@hughjaanus6680]

How many have you counted?

[@andyhaochizhang]

@@Ludwig1625 I didn't know a dead person can have heart attacks.

[@ThatMixedJawn]

This is a WONDERFUL idea! 💡 I thought of this before but I think he did it phenomenally!

[@MuhammadAthallahArsyaf]

“It has been a lot of fun” Well it doesn’t really seem like it.

[@LovelyLynDMata]

- for 1 person it can be convenient , but for those who have family i think its not ok.

[@gingin4471]

Lovely Lyn Mata It's China. They have 1 child policy, so it might be okay?

[@dougdimmadomeownerofthedim2918]

Gin Gin They bumped that up to two didn't they? And still that doesn't offer a lot of room.

[@huaiscrblol5077]

There's no 1 child policy in Hong Kong. Besides, I highly doubt that 3 people could live there anyways.

[@user-qd3wq4mm5m]

You could have one for each person and connect them

[@Ram-xw4kj]

Buy several of them and put them togheter. Who said it needs to be just one

[@carlo6870]

Land space isn't the problem, 75% of Hong Kong's land isn't even developed, I know you can't develop on some parts of Hong Kong but that's certainly not the case on the whole 75%. The government owns all the land and they can simply get a lot and host a bidding for contractors to build a low cost apartment complex. The problem is that the Hong Kong government seems to prioritize leasing out the lands to the highest bidder causing the prices to shoot up even higher. But then again I'm no expert.

[@danaliu3295]

Well actually the land is owned by business tycoons that bought the land from the British government prior to the handover. But otherwise you're correct, they can just sit there and wait for their housing prices to increase.

[@alinazang6651]

@@danaliu3295 and these business tycoons have bought off the pro-democracy side of the government to prevent their worst nightmare: Beijing rolling in and forcing land reform, which would cause property prices to drop like bricks.

[@Kaice88]

okay when they went from the coffin homes to her in the water pipe, I have to admit it did look like a great upgrade. If it was for a similar price im sure a lot of people would get great use out of this. Obviously it wouldn't make great permanent housing but it could be a stepping stone

[@MichaelDonyDanardana]

For surface building it's better to have honeycomb shape for space efficiency. But for apocalypse bunker, I vouch for pipe house. It is waaay awesome to be underground imo.

[@youtubeviewer3650]

I can't imagine that pipe rolling out onto the street if an earthquake were to happen XD

[@leviathansheadphone6501]

Everybody gangsta until earthquake happens

[@sneepysnorpy]

There aren’t earthquakes in Hong Kong

[@sgbreezy5596]

Earthquakes can happen everywhere

[@nicolebork3737]

@@sgbreezy5596 True but highly uncommon here

[@llen156yearsago6]

@@sgbreezy5596 nope it doesn't, earthquakes only happens near faultlines, although hong kong can have earthquakes, but it will be very small since the nearest faultline would be near taiwan island

[@virtuosomaximoso1]

We're living in a nightmare when living in a 100sqf home is an optimistic solution.

[@Protectedbikelanes]

Many children/people around the world don't have a safe, dry place to sleep at night 😔

[@VII0777]

Nightmare? This is standard for history; nice even. Living as we do in first world countries is, in fact, paradise.

[@Protectedbikelanes]

@@VII0777 mostly greedy when others can't at least live in a pipe, a dry safe space to live. How much square feet does a bachelor actually need?

[@Ruebz_f30]

how is it a nightmare. its a nice, minimal home.

[@godemperor1953]

@@Protectedbikelanes That’s not true. You can look at any village in the poorest countries they have bigger homes.

[@cymjeff92]

Great concept but please do away with all the unnecessary shelves. Make it into cabinets where one can pack and store many items in it as oppose to shelves where things can fall off, looks messy and collect dust (difficult to clean in small space). It looks to nice to put your knicks knacks but in a small house, maximizing space is crucial. Take airplane service for example. Neat and effective. In fact having a proper desk where one can prop their laptop (maybe comes with a foldable chair) instead of these shelves is better for posture and more practical

[@csoniah4432]

Something like this for college students who need a place bruh is awesome

[@wolfiewho]

imagine someone smashes the window at like 2 or 3 am, that be terrifying

[@ZaylaaZiaa]

Thats just as scary no matter where u live though

[@warlordartist4966]

@@ZaylaaZiaa yeah but you have no where to hide

[@nintentoe1394]

That's why you get shatter proof glass

[@olw4196]

I was shocked how small my hotel room was in HK. it was literally a closet wide enough for a bed.

[@kingquan3826]

😂😂

[@nehankaranch2149]

Mine was 50 sq ft

[@le1laachen]

Stayed in a hotel at HK, had to put my suitcase on the bed to be able to walk around the tiny space

[@TranshumanistBCI]

Still wondering what that emergency blanket was😂.

[@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat]

🙂 What an absolutely brilliant idea for the use of old pipes.

[@xcx23cwea65]

Hong Kong can use shipping containers too, but when it comes to the poor the system don't give a shit. So many new innovations on sustainable housing and nothing happens, just talk and talk.

[@SugarRay2]

xcx23 Cwea container homes is not a good idea. If u stack them you will need a lift. When a string typhoon comes it will rip through the stack. Not to mention the annoying resonating sound when you walk. Stayed in plenty of these before.

[@R4D4RGUN]

that pipe looks more luxurious than my college corridor room tbh

[@doxasophosmoros]

Only cause it's clean and a display room.

[@doxasophosmoros]

And perfect lighting etc. Like an IKEA room. Once you live there it gets messy. Like any dwelling

[@yunan9610]

Still, it's your room, then outside. I'm pretty concerned with the security

[@user-ef8ve9hh3n]

Any updates on this? I hope it has been a success 🙂

[@artedejali]

Love it! Just got to make sure my food, water and litter been taken care of.

[@cookiemonster6963]

Hong Kong does have enough land Space, the only problem is land management. Even in urban areas uncultivated land runs rampant, if such problems are addressed then more housing projects can be made available for the masses.

[@shnbwmn]

Agreed, they should bulldoze all natural land and build it up like NY. Then they can put a park in the middle and say they restored the lost vegetation... (sarcasm)

[@athomenotavailable]

I will go crazy with all the gaps between the furniture and curved wall

[@burhlmao540]

how about the coffin lounge? I think it will suit you well

[@ruiguo0824]

For a young professional not yet starting a family and spends most of the day in office or out-and-about, I would say this is a great solution. It has a toilet and a shower; coupled with modern design and fast internet, it's really all you need in an urban setting.

[@user-nv6qs2qh9u]

Imagine if some gang of creeps try to rob your apartment at midnight when ur inside that thing alone-

[@hnnnnnnnnnng]

That can happen to normal houses too??

[@heisenberg3901]

@@hnnnnnnnnnng but normal house will have proper doors and hiding place

[@jeffbolton2986]

They wont build only 1 room though..maybe they will stack it up too..and u can always buy some security glass or iron bar..

[@ON-YT]

This the the type of things that 20 years ago we would have been joking about and the Onion would have reported about.

[@akriegguardsman]

Yea thats why the onions journalist's are working for any news channel now

[@thatdude._.]

Bruh the Onion is the best

[@trash0175]

The thing is most land in hong kong is not used. Around 70% or them

[@Jaylio]

The government knows this, they are building houses at a slow rate for money.

[@sunrayz81]

Too much emphasis on conservation of green spaces is one of the killing factors.

[@alinazang6651]

@@sunrayz81 that's just an excuse to keep the land developers rich, who have bought off the pro-democracy camp.

[@feather563]

@@Jaylio yea human greed

[@SatumainenOlento]

The problem is man made in Hong Kong. It is the greed of the rich which keeps other people living in a nightmare existance.

[@lushtv7155]

They need to put custom made blinds to fit the round window or May be a glass where you can see outside and no one can see inside

[@pikapikapikachu6679]

This was two years ago. Are these pipe houses under construction? That would really help a lot of Hongkongers. Many people commented that living in these pipe houses can cause depression but compared to their current living situation, this is home sweet home.

[@MegaPollen]

Everyone is so negative. People live in cages, I think this is a better option.

[@kanchansingh3886]

_and that's on periodt._

[@kittenmimi5326]

A cage is better than a cage

[@shsltrash6685]

Kitten Mimi well its a ✨stylish✨ cage so

[@xXWorldgamefunXx]

This is a dystopian nightmare. People need living space and should be able to afford it. We could make it affordable - its just that ressources only go to the top and 70% of the people have to live with a minimum wage.

[@ryy1704]

@@xXWorldgamefunXx so.

[@LaundryFaerie]

Biggest problem: privacy. The architect didn't design this pod with even so much as a privacy screen; Reinfrank had to duct-tape a heavy-duty cloth over the entrance to avoid becoming the latest exhibit in the Human Zoo. Same issue with the bathroom in back. Second biggest problem: space. I'm 5'4", so the low overhead wouldn't be much of a problem for me, but folks who are taller would probably start feeling claustrophobic. The Opod also seems to work best for people who literally have no possessions, as there's little to no available storage space.

[@justiceblackwolf369]

Laundry Faerie think they did it that way so people can walk by and check it out

[@LaundryFaerie]

Oh, probably. But production models would have to be modified for privacy.

[@nikolaymarkov6656]

Have your heard of window blinds and curtains?

[@eccentricPlays]

My college room was around the same size (it was a 3 in 1 set up) and it was actually really comfortable for me ngl

[@angelosy2863]

This makes no sense at all. The problem with HK is their limited land area. How are you going to stack all those concrete pipes? How is this better than just building a high rise?

[@viviantan9015]

how is this helpful? doesn't seem to maximize space

[@Ram-xw4kj]

I plan to get 8 or maybe 10 of them in metal. 4-5 in a row and those other 4-5 paralelt to these first ones and connect them with a pipe or two. Voila, you get a lot of space.

[@lucky1206]

Its a singles den😉 the problem in China is that the government rely too much on the housing market. Investors get loans from the government, then make a huge building and then that's how the housing cost so much over there. In China there is enough housing all over to give every man and woman a place to live and to lower the price by more than half but the government doesn't want to do that..and that's where the problem comes in with coffin homes. Not only that every home bought in China is a 70 year lease...nobody doesn't own anything in China....can't even own property. This is a good idea to stack them on top of each other

[@jaiho2367]

vivian tan it’s the convenience of the unused pipes that helps makes them more affordable from what he’s saying/claiming.

[@inmydarkesthour2278]

Better than where they are living now....

[@naylisyazwina6836]

@@lucky1206 I could live with 2 people there, husband and wife

[@boloh77]

This is not an answer. The fact that you are considering a water pipe to be an answer to an artificially fabricated housing capacity crisis is the issue.

[@princessthyemis]

It doesn't seem artificially fabricated to me...not based on the insane money stats in this video at least!

[@BrickyN00b]

@@princessthyemis I think what he was referring to was the government... A large cause of the housing crisis in Hong Kong is since the government auctions off land to the highest bidders , meaning only rich businessmen will only ever be the ones to own land. Which of course, they use to build very dense apartments and charge fortunes for rent.

[@nessieb8422]

Brickorblock That’s what globalists are working on worldwide through agenda 2030

[@naylisyazwina6836]

It's a tiny home concept which I love. This thing would have gone to a dump site so why not put it to use

[@daniswara1164]

Instead of round it would make much more sense if it were squarish. Make more space too. Also even if you stack them they have to be in squarish shape anyway

[@midnightcat6116]

So cool!! I hope this works for them 💗

[@jaycho6747]

Imagine sleeping and it starts rolling down the street in the middle of the night.

[@tahu1349]

I thought one of the issues in HK was land space, you can't seem to stack these, so the pod may be cheap, but you won't get much density. Surely prefab that can be stacked is better. I am however surprised that people in HK don't emigrate, it seems that this model is not sustainable. Property exceeding people's mean salaries means they cannot afford to live. Will be a demographic time bomb if young leave Hong Kong, and only elderly remain.

[@Pandababy1950]

Those that could moved to en masse to canada.

[@tahu1349]

@@Pandababy1950 I don't blame them, and wish them well

[@JustGOC]

Ta Hu how about the houses in the “ready player one” movie

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Ta Hu Maybe they are too poor to move? It is not easy to just immigrate to another country. It gets expensive and the process can get long and complicated.

[@tahu1349]

@@JustGOC lol I hope in the future it's abit more sturdy than that. But from an economic viewpoint, if the young leave, the ones who can afford (any age leave), and only the poor remain... This does not bode well for the HK economy.... The economy cannot be sustainable then, and asset prices will collapse

[@paulmwai5988]

This is the coolest thing I have seen so far

[@outhereinidaho1479]

We are doing a great job convincing ourselves that living like stored labor units until our shift starts is super desirable

[@planefan082]

Obviously you have no idea what the culture is like in Hong Kong. Your apartment is usually only for sleeping and maybe some gaming and relaxing. The rest of the time, you're out and about. So your apartment doesn't need to be that big. Land use is a problem though

[@mapleshadesuger4646]

Squres would be better.....,and they should come with curtains;-;

[@funwithsophia7133]

It’s reusing the pipes! So instead it throwing it, they could reuse it. And yes I do agree on the fact it should come wit curtains

[@galadriel3134]

Hong Kong is tiny, land is the problem, yes square is much better. Simply reusing inconvenient shapes doesnt make sense.

[@labyrinthatelier3792]

This is only good for minimalist people.

[@syebayip-creativedirector247]

The whole world needs this....Nice...brilliant 👏 👏 👏

[@smith2354]

Make them Hexagonal shaped on the outside, would make it perfect for stacking

[@in2food]

That looks like the least comfortable “mattress” imaginable

[@AngelLestat2]

I live in those pipes too, but I have to move when it starts to rain.

[@mho...]

maybe stay in a disconnected one nexttime 😏

[@harshshah1818]

I liked the way they made interior in pipe.👌👌

[@MaxPrefab]

The problem of it is it cannot be stacked and the expensive thing is land. But this is a great idea for Creative purpose or commercial space purpose or even vacational hotel purpose.

[@TheWolf22t]

I have to say it looks like crap, especially the bed (prison bed). After looking at some of the places people are living in "something" like this could be better

[@lilyheart3733]

TheWolf22t this is a demo not the actual thing

[@reikunator9066]

its only demo I think, personally its cozy for me, but I can see the problem for other people

[@somebodyelse7336]

it could be easily broken into though, its only a glass that stands between the person and outside

[@MissVindicat]

Somebody Else That’s true for many houses.

[@shizukagozen777]

Somebody Else Just like in every house...

[@valaquenta220]

700 000 dollars in hong kong gets you something between 25-30 square feet these days. That's how bad it is right now.

[@hedda4902]

It depends to people if they like to live small or big. For me I couldn’t have lived there a month, because I can’t live in small places. Getting some warmth in there would be great and some curtains but I know it’s not easy to find curtains to fit into something round.

[@FiveofHearts1]

>Live in a pipe. >Work in the Amazon cage >Eat the bug

[@jaushabakkas8127]

yo! straight up! if there some rent room like that for collage and single worker, I'll be done! in fact I want them now!

[@bigheadrhino]

Looks cozy. Would be a fun dorm type situation for college students, if they’re side to side with other pipes.

[@hughjazz8416]

Rural area: Cow tipping Hong Kong: House rolling

[@RayMak]

Looks damn cozy

[@kritikakritika1452]

Second comment here.

[@Shrek_Now_go_away]

Oh hello there

[@theawkwarddog]

@Soldat Der NSDAP so does ur pfp

[@shibainu321]

I swear i saw ur comment in every yt video

[@SM-dm8oo]

No it doesn't! You can't lean back properly.

[@jessicalewis2508]

This is heart breaking and inspiring at once. I love the idea, I hope they can do it.

[@jessicaaguirre1229]

ABSOLUTELY mind blowing

[@Zurcwind]

A cylinder is the worst shape for "space saving" apartments

[@gingin4471]

Why not just built tiny houses? Does this round shape has some kind of purpose? If not, just choose a squarish shape to make it more efficient. Just go with mobile tiny houses. That way, they can just park it somewhere and live there

[@miminguyen5030]

Gin Gin I think it’s more that many have been just left over and have no further use, and could be reused for housing. Also a lot cheaper than buying material to build a house

[@MisfitRecords]

Hong isn't like the United States this is a huge ass city with twice the population of the United States

[@gingin4471]

CHA REE CHAN I'm sorry, I'm not in my best condition right now so I can't understand your point. If it's okay with you, do you mind explaining it a bit about the connection of the overpopulation to my comment?

[@huaiscrblol5077]

Like Sheyla Nguyen said, the water pipes have been left over and have no further use. It's mentioned at 0:35. It would see more logical to use them rather than use resources to build a square one instead. As for your suggestion about the mobile houses, It would be hard to find a place to park and Hong Kong traffic is very crowded.

[@ilonnolan9259]

CHA REE CHAN lol you added two extra zeros to the population of hk. Hk only has 7 mil people, not 700 mil.

[@yardsausage]

give me a regular mattress and put it on a track so that i can run it up the wall when not in use, i just cannot sleep comfortably on those thin little mattresses.

[@adamwong2229]

yardsausage oh wow crybaby much

[@yardsausage]

how is that being a crybaby?..to me it just seems more sensible to have a mattress of my liking, and being able to pull it up sideways when not in use and open up more space..

[@Wolfshot22]

That shower with the curved floor looks like a great slip hazard.. and wouldnt it be more spatially efficient to use honeycomb shapes so you could lock pods together? Its a cool idea though, might be a 1 night holiday stay kinda thing

[@mrchucxy4077]

I would love to live here but I want this pipe house to have a transparent glass option in there so I can make it transparent whenever I want

[@jasonsalz7185]

Best way is to make more household things smaller and portable for small space or foldable, which create more space for the living area and minimalist living

[@yousafzia7406]

Better to use GRP or fiber glass pipes. Much lighter and easy to do plumbing and other modifications and much safer in case of earthquaks and stuff.

[@practically.hayley9070]

Smart, however I’d be scared someone would try to break in because my house is surrounded by everyone passing by. It’s just weird because you’re just surrounded by people.

[@dr.merlot1532]

I also live in a water pipe in Vegas. They made a documentary about my home. My water pipe home is a little less clean than her water pipe

[@citrus573]

Really?

[@tarvinchen2930]

Can I have the link for the documentary?

[@chestermolina2908]

Wow, I am really lucky. Thanks Mom and Dad, and to all of my ancestors who lived well and died well.

[@tlam3028]

These are horribly space inefficient. Hardly going to fix the housing crisis in Hong Kong.

[@starrix4712]

You could only own one outfit per season and use according to this...

[@shivamk8920]

The idea is actually quite sensible and all it requires is an increase in the size of the pipe, specially in terms of width and it will result in a permanent solution to the housing problem.

[@Guttergirl61]

This is awesome!