2024-12-22T01:47:21-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150056792/cruise-ships-tenements-drainpipes-hong-kong-s-housing-crisis-inspires-creative-design-approaches Alexander Walter 2018-03-27T14:03:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/99/9925c5t9hiaj0kag.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>For eight years in a row, an international survey of nearly 300 cities has named Hong Kong the world&rsquo;s least affordable housing market. [...] Architects and developers have also put forward some novel proposals, ranging from the quirky to the audacious. While some of the ideas may be repackaged versions of the cramped spaces the city has long known, others could reshape the future of housing in Hong Kong.</p></em><br /><br /><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jt/jt4c9uyypl684qq6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jt/jt4c9uyypl684qq6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The proposal by architect James Law to squeeze 100-square-foot micro apartments into concrete drainpipes was widely <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150043028/this-100-sq-ft-micro-living-unit-made-from-concrete-pipes-is-hong-kong-s-newest-housing-solution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">published</a> a few weeks ago. The <em>NYT</em> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/world/asia/hong-kong-housing-crisis-ideas.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lists</a> a few more 'solutions'&nbsp;&mdash; some lofty, others being already implemented.<br></p>