Micro dwellings
- Thread starter Todg
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I note that these are designed by an artist. It shows.
While an interesting concept for emergency or field shelter, I think that most humans would prefer not to live in a Habitrail. And there are some real livability issues for the long term - "combined table & bed" seems to assume you'd never need both at once. They also flat-out won't work for people with mobility problems - the injured, the elderly, etc. Heck, try making your way through the big multi-unit system at the bottom while simply trying to carry something.
- John
While an interesting concept for emergency or field shelter, I think that most humans would prefer not to live in a Habitrail. And there are some real livability issues for the long term - "combined table & bed" seems to assume you'd never need both at once. They also flat-out won't work for people with mobility problems - the injured, the elderly, etc. Heck, try making your way through the big multi-unit system at the bottom while simply trying to carry something.
- John
He's an artist alright, complete with utterly impractible ideas. Let's see anyone - including the artist - live in one for any period of time.
A bed/table? Sure, I'm going to eat breakfast on the same surface I just spent the night. Dust, hair, dead skin, and toast crumbs? Sounds great, Skippy!
Sure, you can stack 'em like Habitrails but why would you want to? Unless you have a ladder fetish of some sort. Try carrying dinner from the kitchen pod to your bed/table pod sometime. Or navigating the maze between your bed/table and the toilet pod at 1AM.
You can get pretty much the same results, and with far less materials, by using Quonset huts. They're all on one level and have enough space inside for people to personalize in little ways. The last bit is a big factor in longterm habitability.
Have fun,
Bill
A bed/table? Sure, I'm going to eat breakfast on the same surface I just spent the night. Dust, hair, dead skin, and toast crumbs? Sounds great, Skippy!
Sure, you can stack 'em like Habitrails but why would you want to? Unless you have a ladder fetish of some sort. Try carrying dinner from the kitchen pod to your bed/table pod sometime. Or navigating the maze between your bed/table and the toilet pod at 1AM.
You can get pretty much the same results, and with far less materials, by using Quonset huts. They're all on one level and have enough space inside for people to personalize in little ways. The last bit is a big factor in longterm habitability.
Have fun,
Bill
Seems like a forward-looking idea, but the lack of space really restricts it.
The nice thing about it is the modular construction.
That being said, I wouldn't want to live in one, though. Perhaps I missed it.. will this be docked above a septic tank?
And that idea, string from bridges, etc. they are reaching.
Millions of years show that people want a
cave-like dwelling, near water. View and trees nearby a big bonus.
Something like this, pressurized might work for space colonists, 100 years from now...might.
The nice thing about it is the modular construction.
That being said, I wouldn't want to live in one, though. Perhaps I missed it.. will this be docked above a septic tank?
And that idea, string from bridges, etc. they are reaching.
Millions of years show that people want a
cave-like dwelling, near water. View and trees nearby a big bonus.
Something like this, pressurized might work for space colonists, 100 years from now...might.
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Only if they're really, really small. Or they're furry, like to live in wood shavings and eat tasteless vegetable-matter pellets. (Oh, wait, that sounds like some environmentalists....
These are to be put in spare places, like vacant lots and the the roofs of buildings.
In my experience, vacant lots seldom have utilities. Not many roofs are
fitted with water and power outlets, and the upper ends of drain pipes are not designed to accept ... waste. And the thought of that much weight on the roof...
But it is fun to imagine the alien hamster people.
In my experience, vacant lots seldom have utilities. Not many roofs are
fitted with water and power outlets, and the upper ends of drain pipes are not designed to accept ... waste. And the thought of that much weight on the roof...
But it is fun to imagine the alien hamster people.
far-trader
SOC-14 10K
Hmm, a tiny unpowered steel box with little hatches. Sounds like a cooker in the summer and a freezer in the winter. Ummmm, pass.
Economical, lightweight and durable? Steel? OK I'll buy the durable bit.
Easy to build by anyone who can weld? Sure, and everybody and their kid can weld right.
Living on, or under water, is a realistic alternative to living on land? Umm, for fish maybe, I want air and an assurance that I won't wake up wet.
I'm sure I could go on, and on and on...
It's an interesting idea and the guy probably got a huge government grant to work on it but it has a long way to go before it can be anything but some artist's future dream.
Economical, lightweight and durable? Steel? OK I'll buy the durable bit.
Easy to build by anyone who can weld? Sure, and everybody and their kid can weld right.
Living on, or under water, is a realistic alternative to living on land? Umm, for fish maybe, I want air and an assurance that I won't wake up wet.
I'm sure I could go on, and on and on...
It's an interesting idea and the guy probably got a huge government grant to work on it but it has a long way to go before it can be anything but some artist's future dream.
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Ummmm, Uncle Bob, I don't remember seeing a connection for utilities, anyway. I think you're just supposed to open one of those holes that's aimed down and....
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