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This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
I wouldn't worry about it crushing one of my cats but I would close it and then hear a plaintive "meow" from wherever it was sleeping inside :D.
This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
Yeah I’ve seen pictures of similar things to this years ago. I seem to recall that the pictures I saw were from Japan. Is there a name for this type of construction? I tried to Google compact apartment and transform room but couldn’t find anything at a glance so I must be using the wrong terms. It also reminds me a bit of storage lockers on rails that some libraries use, like this: https://www.southwestsolutions.com/…
This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
Says in the video, 20lbs of force is sufficient to trip it. I wouldn't worry about it crushing one of my cats but I would close it and then hear a plaintive "meow" from wherever it was sleeping inside :D.
One of my major concerns when I see this kind of design is that they never talk about the target room size.
Looking at their other product the "Studio Suite" that one's diagram and specs suggest a room about 6m x 3.5m.
(Both are larger than my largest room.)
On their marketing page, they target landlords not tenants, with the suggestion that landlords should buy these and will then be able to charge higher rent.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Says in the video, 20lbs of force is sufficient to trip it. I wouldn't worry about it crushing one of my cats but I would close it and then hear a plaintive "meow" from wherever it was sleeping inside :D.
I didn't even think about cats, I think I'd be irrationally paranoid at the sensors failing if I had small pets around. I'd want a gap at floor level as backup, maybe an aesthetically integrated cat flap. But I've owned remarkably stupid cats before who weren't very environmentally aware. Certainly taught me to close doors carefully and quietly.
The best description of cats is furry toddlers than ever grow up.
Awesome design. Does it have a hidden metal rails and some electronic for moving or is it all manual?
I know this is a subtle detail, but when I see this I fell neck pain. The ideal mounting height for the TV is such that when you are in your comfortable viewing position, your eyes should be roughly aligned just below the top part of the TV (for big TVs this is difficult so I aim for 20% from the top). I've seen countless HGTV make-overs where they put the TV other the freaking fireplace - just horrible. This is slig…