Does the idea of life in a stack of sewer pipes sound like a nightmare? Do you shudder when you imagine a creepy high rise of tubular sleeping coffins? But look again at the photo above and imagine a six foot figure standing in a pipe entrance with two feet clearance overhead.
An innovative Hong Kong design considers a tiny, perhaps temporary, homes made from mass produced 8 foot diameter sewer pipe. See some surprisingly cozy-looking models, and learn about some positive features such as cost, insulation, and locatability at Mother Nature Network: Is this housing solution just a pipe dream?
For a possible use of this idea in a current American homelessness project, try: Tiny Houses as Personalized Homeless Shelters— A Stepping Stone To Permanent Housing?
