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stretchwithme
This is the future for non-rich people living in congested cities. I can even see units constituting a room being shared between neighbors, assuming the robots will clean it in between uses.
barrkel
Good for people not sharing the space. Rather inconvenient otherwise.
duck
Already posted a couple months ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1294480
stcredzero
Something bothered me about it when I saw it. Now I know -- it looks lonesome. It's perfectly optimized for the stylish modern lifestyle of one single guy. It reminds me too much of my own place. (Except mine's not nearly that stylish.)
tzury
That's right, however I think it is worth watching again, especially when in this time he gets more screen time explaining more about it.

I think submarines designers should see this as well.

foomarks
It's good to read this again because I couldn't put my finger on it before: despite the ingenuity of the storage system, this guy is living with so much stuff that it feels claustrophobic.
jpcx01
Wow, I'm going to have bad dreams about that place.
redfiche
It has a bathtub, but you have to move three walls to get to it. How long before that gets old?
chrischen
Just make it motorized and automatic for the Americans.
tansey
Also, how long until mold growth sets in with no air circulation for that tub.
dkokelley
Could this be done effectively in an RV?
duck
No, an RV's interior is about using lightweight materials and a design that can "flex" with the vehicle. Something like this would add too much weight, thus making it more of a R (ie it wouldn't be able to move).
JeffL
Same sort of thing in the 5th Element.