Building & Investment (Nov- Dec 2018) November - December 2018

Concepts & Designs Artist impression: The OPod Tube House, a prototype developed by Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture could be the answer to housing crisis in cities across the world. (Source: jameslawcybertecture.com) Artist impression: The OPod Tube Houses are low-cost, stackable microhomes that could slot into gaps between Hong Kong’s city buildings. (Source: jameslawcybertecture.com) 74 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz ƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘ tŚŝůĞƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƟŽŶŽĨŽǁŶŝŶŐĂŚŽŵĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐĂƉŝƉĞĚƌĞĂŵĨŽƌŵĂŶǇƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐͲďĂƐĞĚƐƚƵĚŝŽ:ĂŵĞƐ>Ăǁ ǇďĞƌƚĞĐƚƵƌĞŚĂƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂŶŽǀĞůŝĚĞĂƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚďƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞŵƵĐŚͲŶĞĞĚĞĚĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚǇŽĨϳ͘ϯŵŝůůŝŽŶ͘ INNOVATIVE MICROHOMES dŚĞKWŽĚdƵďĞ,ŽƵƐĞŝƐĂŶĞǆƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂů͕ ůŽǁĐŽƐƚ͕ŵŝĐƌŽͲůŝǀŝŶŐŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƵŶŝƚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŽƵƚŽĨƌĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞĚĂŶĚƌĞĂĚŝůǇ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƉŝƉĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƵƟůŝǌĞƐĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƚŽ ŚŽƵƐĞŽŶĞͬƚǁŽƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ͘ DĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞŽǀĞƌϴŌǁŝĚĞ͕ĞĂĐŚ ϭϬϬƐƋŌƐƉĂĐĞĐŽŵĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨĂŶǇĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂďĞŶĐŚ ƐĞĂƚĐĂŶďĞĨŽůĚĞĚĚŽǁŶƚŽĂůƐŽĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĂƐĂďĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐƵƐŚŝŽŶƐĚŽƵďůŝŶŐĂƐ ĂŵĂƩƌĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐƌŽŽŵĨŽƌĂŵŝŶŝ ĨƌŝĚŐĞ͕ĂŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞ͕ĂƐƵŝƚĐĂƐĞƐƚĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚĂĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐƌĂĐŬ͘dŚĞŐůĂǌĞĚĚŽŽƌĂůƐŽ ĚŽƵďůĞƐĂƐĂǁŝŶĚŽǁ͕ĂŶĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƐƚƌŝƉƐ ĂŶĚĂƌĞƚƌĂĐƚĂďůĞůĂŵƉĂƌĞĂůƐŽďƵŝůƚŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŚŽŵĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉŝƉĞŝƐ ďĞĞŶƐĐƌĞĞŶĞĚŽīƚŽĨŽƌŵĂďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ ĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĂƐŚŽǁĞƌĂŶĚĂƚŽŝůĞƚ͘ dŚĞĐŝƌĐƵůĂƌǁĂůůƐĂƌĞƟůĞĚǁŝƚŚŶĞĂƚǁŚŝƚĞ ŚĞǆĂŐŽŶĂůƟůĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŇŽŽƌŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŝŶ ƐůĂƩĞĚďŽĂƌĚƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞKWŽĚdƵďĞ,ŽƵƐĞƵŶŝƚƐĐĂŶďĞ ƐƚĂĐŬĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂůŽǁƌŝƐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĂŵŽĚƵůĂƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŝŶĂƐŚŽƌƚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚǇ͘dŚĞĮƌŵĐůĂŝŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ KWŽĚdƵďĞ,ŽƵƐĞĐĂŶďĞďƵŝůƚĨŽƌĂůŝƩůĞ ŽǀĞƌh^Ψϭϱ͕ϬϬϬĂŶĚƌĞŶƚĞĚŽƵƚĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚ h^ΨϰϬϬĂŵŽŶƚŚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƌĞůŝĞĨĨŽƌƌĞĐĞŶƚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚůŽǁŝŶĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐŝƟĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ OPOD HOUSING NO.1 &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚŽƚǇƉĞ͕ƚŚĞ:ĂŵĞƐ>ĂǁǇďĞƌƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ ŚĂƐůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚKWŽĚ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐEŽ͘ϭ͕ĂƐŽĐŝĂů ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐϮϭƵŶŝƚƐŽĨKWŽĚ dƵďĞ,ŽƵƐĞƐ͕ƐƚĂĐŬĞĚŽŶϮůĞǀĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŝůů ďĞĚĞƉůŽǇĞĚŽŶĂŶƵŶƵƐĞĚƵƌďĂŶƉůŽƚŝŶ dŽ<ǁĂtĂŶŝƐƚƌŝĐƚŽĨ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐ͘ĞŝŶŐĂ ŵŽĚƵůĂƌĂŶĚŇĞǆŝďůĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ͕ƚŚĞKWŽĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐEŽ͘ϭĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŝŶůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶϯŵŽŶƚŚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶƚŽ ϮϬƐĞƚƐŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚƐŚĂƌĞĚĐŽŵŵŽŶ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĂŶĚĂĐŽͲůŝǀŝŶŐĐŽƵƌƚǇĂƌĚ͘ ĂĐŚKWŽĚdƵďĞ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ǁŝƚŚďƵŝůƚͲƵƉ ĂƌĞĂŽĨϭϰϬƐƋŌ͕ŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐŚŽǁĞƌĂŶĚĂƚŽŝůĞƌ͕ĨŽŽĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĂƐŽĨĂďĞĚ͘dŽ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂŵŽĚĞƌŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ͕ ƚŚĞKWŽĚdƵďĞ,ŽƵƐĞƐĂƌĞĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚǁŝƚŚ ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ;tŝͲ&ŝͿĂŶĚ ŚŽŵĞĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶĨŽƌďĞƩĞƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ dŚĞKWŽĚ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐEŽ͘ϭ͕ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞĚƚŽ ŽƉĞŶŝŶϮϬϭϵ͕ǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐŽĨ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐƚŽ ĂīŽƌĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƐĂƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƵƉƚŽƚǁŽǇĞĂƌƐĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞŽŶĂǁĂŝƟŶŐůŝƐƚĨŽƌĂƉƵďůŝĐŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ŇĂƚŽƌƐĂǀŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŚŽŵĞĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ͘

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