German town to send refugees to the camps

[celedhring]

Prefab homes are at least fabricated with a home in mind. They have the proportions of a home, they have the internal arrangements of a home. You really need to have in mind how narrow a shipping container is. You can probably make some fancypants hip home putting a few together and cutting off the inner walls to give breathing space, but the ones in the photo are not that.

The ones I saw were prefab apartments (flats  ), not detached homes.  And they looked very similar in size to containers.

I believe they're going up in NYC.

Googled up the NYC ones, and they are pretty shitty too - and intended to be temp housing. This guy shares my thoughts, at least:

http://www.globalconreview.com/innovation/new-york-unveils-homes-you-hope-36youll-never8653/

And I have seen modular flats that look more habitable than that model.

[Admiral Yi]

Of course they're shitty.  Nothing is going to make living in a shipping container fabulous.

[celedhring]

Of course they're shitty.  Nothing is going to make living in a shipping container fabulous.

Well, that's what I was trying to say all along. Meh, I can understand the NYC plan of having these ready for emergencies, but erecting entire neighborhoods of the stuff and pass it as "student housing"? I'm not saying students should all live in fabulous flats - I didn't - but it seems to me the standards are being drastically reduced.

[Ed Anger]

They get to live in the guards' quarters.  Not sure what the big deal is.

I had an ancestor who died in those camps. He fell out of the guard tower.

[11B4V]

They get to live in the guards' quarters.  Not sure what the big deal is.

I had an ancestor who died in those camps. He fell out of the guard tower.

OSHA!

[Malthus]

They get to live in the guards' quarters.  Not sure what the big deal is.

I had an ancestor who died in those camps. He fell out of the guard tower.

Couldn't afford decent housing?

[KRonn]

Prefab homes are at least fabricated with a home in mind. They have the proportions of a home, they have the internal arrangements of a home. You really need to have in mind how narrow a shipping container is. You can probably make some fancypants hip home putting a few together and cutting off the inner walls to give breathing space, but the ones in the photo are not that.

The ones I saw were prefab apartments (flats  ), not detached homes.  And they looked very similar in size to containers.

I believe they're going up in NYC.

Is this part of the recent trend towards "Tiny Houses"?

[garbon]

Of course they're shitty.  Nothing is going to make living in a shipping container fabulous.

You underestimate the abilities of glitter and good window valances.

[Admiral Yi]

You underestimate the abilities of glitter and good window valances.

Tough to underestimate its ability if I don't know what the fuck a valance is.

[garbon]

Defense rests.

[derspiess]

[crazy canuck]

Defense rests.

[dps]

Of course they're shitty.  Nothing is going to make living in a shipping container fabulous.

Well, that's what I was trying to say all along. Meh, I can understand the NYC plan of having these ready for emergencies, but erecting entire neighborhoods of the stuff and pass it as "student housing"? I'm not saying students should all live in fabulous flats - I didn't - but it seems to me the standards are being drastically reduced.

As far as the size going, I don't think a shipping container is any smaller than many dorm rooms.  The proportions aren't very good, though, and if there's an intent for the inclusion of a kitchen, well, then the shipping container is really too small.

Tough to underestimate its ability if I don't know what the fuck a valance is.

Is this worded this way because it's just a hypothetical, or do you really not know what a valance is?