Comments on: PREFAB FRIDAY: O2 Student Village http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:16:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: atozglobalhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-87996 atozglobal Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:49:24 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-87996 I like the concept and am currently building our own model home, but not so boxy. We have a pitched roof with a sleeping loft. Does anyone have a photo of the bath and shower arrangement? We are interested in the latest technology for the micro bathroom. I like the concept and am currently building our own model home, but not so boxy. We have a pitched roof with a sleeping loft. Does anyone have a photo of the bath and shower arrangement? We are interested in the latest technology for the micro bathroom.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49975 David Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:44:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49975 i wish i had these dorms when i was in school. i wonder if they could build them on top of each other, or would that be to much weight? i wish i had these dorms when i was in school. i wonder if they could build them on top of each other, or would that be to much weight?

]]> By: Uros Vitashttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49958 Uros Vitas Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:17:47 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49958 Excellent work in every way:)About the material - I guess there's to much metal inside, maybe some recycled or renewable materials should be considered, Excellent work in every way:)

About the material – I guess there’s to much metal inside, maybe some recycled or renewable materials should be considered,

]]> By: Christopher P.http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49941 Christopher P. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:54:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49941 ....Brings to mind the Dome Village in Los Angeles (1993-2006) which, while successful in stemming the transcience of housing for the working poor, succumbed to the underlying circumstances of all urban land, when viewed as a commodity, rather than a community. To be exact, the land it was on became too valuable in trade to sustain the housing units themselves, which remained affordable. The student village is a great idea -- for a college campus with housing needs and the ability to control land allocation. The fact that these are transportable, due to their size and "miscibility" (i.e., they can be easily arrayed to the dictates of the terrain), means that transient homelessness could be moved from place to place in a larger urban area, like a gypsy camp (which is precisely what happened to the Gypsies and their caravans). The social danger to the "gypsies" is becoming portable outcasts.... ….Brings to mind the Dome Village in Los Angeles (1993-2006) which, while successful in stemming the transcience of housing for the working poor, succumbed to the underlying circumstances of all urban land, when viewed as a commodity, rather than a community. To be exact, the land it was on became too valuable in trade to sustain the housing units themselves, which remained affordable.
The student village is a great idea — for a college campus with housing needs and the ability to control land allocation. The fact that these are transportable, due to their size and “miscibility” (i.e., they can be easily arrayed to the dictates of the terrain), means that transient homelessness could be moved from place to place in a larger urban area, like a gypsy camp (which is precisely what happened to the Gypsies and their caravans). The social danger to the “gypsies” is becoming portable outcasts….

]]> By: Ohyeahhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49760 Ohyeah Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:37:01 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49760 I'll go one better. There's hundreds of people in NY parks living in 10-20 Cubic Feet of space. Cost : $FREE (Cardboard boxes aren't shiek though). I’ll go one better. There’s hundreds of people in NY parks living in 10-20 Cubic Feet of space. Cost : $FREE (Cardboard boxes aren’t shiek though).

]]> By: jerome crumlishhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49757 jerome crumlish Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:33:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49757 I think it would be an awesome way of vanquishing the homeless problem for the WORKING poor in the UNITED STATES, ... a.k.a. the NEW THIRD WORLD. I think it would be an awesome way of vanquishing the homeless problem for the WORKING poor in the UNITED STATES, … a.k.a. the NEW THIRD WORLD.

]]> By: Ethanhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49741 Ethan Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:46:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49741 Every solution need not be a panacea. I would jump on an opportunity to try one out for a year if my college had them. Plus, think of them as a educational exploration into simplified needs. Every solution need not be a panacea. I would jump on an opportunity to try one out for a year if my college had them. Plus, think of them as a educational exploration into simplified needs.

]]> By: Dhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49724 D Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:18:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49724 How do students living in a box that is basically a dorm room for a year prove anything? Not to mention they look way cooler than a regular dorm room. It's just an experiment really, even if it comes off as smug and unrealistic. I could see it as a cool hotel room. Now that I think of it, these are totally unoriginal. Basically just a capsule hotel disassembled and spread across a lawn. How do students living in a box that is basically a dorm room for a year prove anything? Not to mention they look way cooler than a regular dorm room. It’s just an experiment really, even if it comes off as smug and unrealistic. I could see it as a cool hotel room. Now that I think of it, these are totally unoriginal. Basically just a capsule hotel disassembled and spread across a lawn.

]]> By: Bob Ellenberghttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49715 Bob Ellenberg Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:55:20 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49715 I'd like to see a floor plan but I think there is an editing error--77 cubic feet? 77 square feet maybe but 77 CF is just a big shipping box! I’d like to see a floor plan but I think there is an editing error–77 cubic feet? 77 square feet maybe but 77 CF is just a big shipping box!

]]> By: Dianahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49707 Diana Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49707 Sure, these are reasonable for <i>student</i> housing, because they're essentially really high tech dorm rooms. But for working professionals, mature adults or people with families, this kind of housing hardly seems appropriate. Sure, these are reasonable for student housing, because they’re essentially really high tech dorm rooms. But for working professionals, mature adults or people with families, this kind of housing hardly seems appropriate.

]]> By: Clarahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49693 Clara Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:15:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/27/prefab-friday-o2-student-village/#comment-49693 I think it's a good place to stay if fellow neighbors don't make too much noise. I think it’s a good place to stay if fellow neighbors don’t make too much noise.

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