Japanese Apartment for Motorcyclists

[sugarcrook]

Kinda cool...

http://designtaxi.com/news/352743/Japanese-Architects-Create-Apartment-Building-For-Bikers/

[kopfjäger]

Nice 

[Adamm0621]

Interesting idea, except that if someone walks in the front door while you're taking a shit, or in the shower, it won't be too pleasant.

[Scoober1103]

Interesting idea, except that if someone walks in the front door while you're taking a shit, or in the shower, it won't be too pleasant.

Or if you got a new Panigale in there and you doin something else in the shower or on the crapper!

[Punx Clever]

Lets see... shitter, washing machine, room for a cot, probably a shower down there...

If you throw in a stove, fridge, and sink, you wouldn't even need the upstairs

[sugarcrook]

There's more to the apartment than just the picture I posted. I couldn't find a concise picture of the concept other than the model, but that didn't do it justice.

[zooom]

I personally don't like the washer and dryer being on different levels...I also think that the integrated kitchen sink and stove unit( while very neat and clean in a Scandinavian and cool architetural way) is not practical...this is for a single person that eats out alot...and given that space is at a premium in Japan...I would see this is a very expensive unit to boot....


cool concept though...

[Raux]

I think you're seeing several different apartment layouts.

but as a single person or a couple. this is nice 
and the toilet on the same level as the bike... who knew you could view your bike porn in the appropriate place

[HotIce]

Single person? Or couple?
A family of four can live in a 30 square meters apartment in Tokyo
Seen that, and that is not even cheap.
That, or you get a slightly bigger one, but you commute 2h/day each way to get to work in the center.

I think I might go crazy in 1h in living in a 30 sqm apartment, in two, with a chick.  Can't even imagine in four.

[sugarcrook]

I think you'd be fine in that amount of living space if that's the culture you grew up in. After thinking about it, the laundry appliances are mostly likely all-in-one that do both washing and drying.

[Slide Panda]

I think you'd be fine in that amount of living space if that's the culture you grew up in.

Yep - lots of folks, most of the world have a lot fewer square feet/meters per person in a residence than the US. If that's what you are accustomed to then in won't be such a strain.

Places like that, super mod and clean always look good when you don't have shit...

[Ducatamount]

Have you ever tried to carry a load (laundry,groceries,luggage) up or down a spiral staircase? 

[Slim1899]

Cool idea, but far from practical.  It looks more like a Zombie Survival Apartment then an everyday home 

[ducatiz]

Interesting idea, except that if someone walks in the front door while you're taking a shit, or in the shower, it won't be too pleasant.

this is Japan we're talking about, you're describing "foreplay"

[sugarcrook]