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Wtf does the free market system, aka capitalism have to do politicians messing up housing???

As a landlord I see a few big problems with this. First, eliminating the fire escape redundancy is STILL a big safety issue. Second, all of the common areas take up square footage that could be apartments which could be making money for the landlord rather than just consuming it. Third is that if the areas where these buildings are or become economically depressed the common areas become opportunities for criminals.

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China falling apart ppl starving eating rats ya that works well .

Venezuela looking good to you ? Look at the rat eating poor in commie countries .

why not have fire escapes or exterior ladders as the back up escape?

no cap love it when architects discourage people from moving in with kids wouldnt want someones kids screaming outside of my window

So glad I live in a rural area would rather die than live in an apartment

9:00 fuck those "no dogs may poop here" signs. and to anyone who complains about people not picking up after their dogs, may i just point out that the person in that shot is getting a bag ready to do exactly that.

As someone that lives I an apartment and has for majority of my life, I always had thoughts of, what was this person thinking when they designed this or that, I know they oftenare ooderbuildijgs for me, but I'd love to see these new designs, I especially like the sense of community and I'd love the coffeeshop below it thing, parks community gardens and spaces where interacting with your neighbors is normalized and intential, I wish there was a system that allowed tforseting up of a proper environment for interaction withing these kinds of spaces, like if we ran neighboorhood classes or group activities etc or events or just generaly had a space where people went to hang out and otwas normal to meet new people. I have autism Andi don't drink,as an adult it's hard to make friends because it's not normalized to randomly talk to people and introduce yourselves and make friends in most public settings, ie like a bar it's normal to do, but I don't drink and want more sencoryriendoy social spaces anyway. Like you can't randomly go up to people in parks or stuff and meet new people organically, it would be creepy I think for most people. I wish there was more options. I once stayed in a co-op housing during college, when I was homeless, andi loved it, it was like what they call "intentional living spaces" much like the show Good Trouble, where they had the Coterie, but it was a house in the college sororities street district. Watching that show I really missed that place and felt this desire formor spaces that function as similar intentional communities. We could really use that kind of vibe, especially when people are alone and lack family and could use a space where people can have that strong sense of community that is almost like family. Particular LGBT+ people, or people that are outcasts to their own communities.

We definitely need shared spaces, mixed use development and more affordable housing.

This is moronic. Yeah, let's get rid of stairs and force even more people into a building, which makes evacuations even more dangerous. Brilliant rule to break. JFC.

Yes, here in Auckland, lots of new terraced housing. I believe housing supply outpaced net immigration for the cumulative past 3 or 4 years... (search for the article)

How about stopping human population growth? Most effective way to “solve the housing shortage.”

Most of the building codes/regulations you highlight have existed for decades, yet the floorplans of individual condos and apts built pre-2000 are much larger, with more creative floorplans, full kitchens and bedrooms that all have windows. So what's with that? The notably omitted analysis here is that so long as it's a private development the macro goal will be to maximize profit. As the desirability and value of urban real estate around the world has skyrocketed in the last quarter century, developers have pushed for smaller and smaller units to maximize profit. If we're pushing to eliminate some building codes, why don't we add some? How about a higher minimum square footage per unit? How about a requirement for bedrooms with windows, or balconies? As great as some of these concepts look,

5:08..Privacy is very very important to me. I do NOT want to get to know my neighbors. So many people feel this way.

The neighborhood streets were never designed for this type of density. You would have to upgrade the water and sewer lines, the electrical grid will need updated for the increased electric demand, most people don't want their neighbor on another side of a wall. People buy homes to have some space, privacy, and own some land, not to be next living in another glorified apartment or condo again.

Given a raised building, one could have a couple columns on the outside of the building to reflect natural light down and underneath. That way there could, theoretically be a garden there. Or maybe not, just spitballing.

LOVED the designs - so much nicer than the big, boring,rectangular block was built in our neighborhood.

oh god when will we stop trying to reinvent the wheel?????????

In Sweden I lived in a narrow house with 4 floors, the main door was located on a balcony like walkway connecting all apartments to one main stair (and elevator), but on both sides there was also spiral stairs so there was 3 stairs to each floor and none of them took up and living space, and the walkway nearest the door could be decorated and made personal. The bottom part of the house had higher ceiling level and made it good for stores and things like daycare centers, so there was a barbershop and a consulting office at ground level, and a bicycle room, in the basement we had storage, washing room and a utility-room for heating, TV/Telephone and Internet connections.

Amazing video! Thank u ❤

Communal areas require respect and like-minded values. Good luck with that.

Bruh, American cities are so fuckin' boring except for the old ass cities on the east coast with most of their buildings built before these regulations.

As a Roman citizen let me just say,....this looks like home! :D

Gahh! This is frustrating. We need to outlaw the suburbs.

laughs in eastern european post-soviet apartment blocks

You do realize you lying f*** that "the rest of the world" does not build like this? I am sayinh because I was born and I live in this "rest of the world".

We had a school bus.

So basically, these people wanted to look like they're approving change, but still want to keep it from happening in the first place. Fire them all

I lived in a single staircase apt with 4 apts per floor fed to the staircase. If you aren’t careful, it creates a megaphone effect where you hear everyone talking normally outside as if they were in your apt. The stairways had a landing and were shaped around it forming a big U. The front was open and that didn’t help. It was horrible.

making bigger apartments doesn't really matter when everyone can barely even afford the existing small one.

Or do away with concealed carry and do revealed carry. 😂

Socialize with neighbors…. I’m not a fan of this idea. Shared “common areas” uh huh. Yeah no. Different families different morals different values different ideas of what’s appropriate and what isn’t… these are not good to mix together. Private spaces for each is more appropriate.

While I enjoy architects seeing what they could create if rules were changed or relaxed (I especially enjoy the 3 corner appartment design), isn't this reinventing the wheel? I've rarely met an apartment building without family apartments in my life, and my city can't be the only one like this. A fresh look at existing practices can be good, but so can looking at what other places do within the same restrictions. Nothing stops an architect from simply making the thin units wider, and putting less of them. that's why 4-1/5 and 5-1/5 apartments cost more after all.

I have built low and high density residential next to each other in Cities Skylines. Thankfully, I don't have to live in my creation. It looks horrible.

You should have mentioned Germany. 80% of Germans rent and don't buy houses. The buildings are either owned by government or nonprofit organizations.

Which of these categories does Habitat for Humanity fall under?

7:22 My favorite line of the video.

You need to also consider that 80% of Germans rent houses and don't buy. There will be similarly high stats in other European nations.

Once there is a fire in the building, you will be more than happy to have two staircases. Otherwise, you would be dead.

European style homes are great for tourists, which is the reason I like touring Europe, but it is not joy to live in it, which is why I like residing in America. On a related topic, public transportation is awesome in Europe FOR TOURISTS. Private transportation is awesome in America FOR RESIDENTS. It all comes down to context.

It will work itself out.

I think it would be cool to have underground parking for a house, but it only appeals to form and not function.

I don't understand why people enjoy sharing walls with strangers so much.

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So even though State governments are theoretically allowing more multi family housing, local regulatory environments are still restrictive to the point of making it impractical. There might also be a profitability factor. I would bet single family homes are significantly more profitable for developers. Kind of like how individually packaged commodities sold at retail can be priced much more per unit than bulk wholesale quantities.

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These are wonderful ideas. I really like the idea of shared spaces between apartments. This can bring back plant life and more accessible parks for living spaces. However, as great as the ideas are, have to take in account for cities and their strict property and zoning laws. Like in Houston, TX, the most terribly zoned law city. A lot of these apartments would violate their zoning and property laws. Plus, Houston and Houston Proper cities asking for affordable housing also do not want to see it in their backyard. Which makes living in certain surrounding cities a gas guzzling issue between work and your job. If this could be possible, I would love to see apartments like these in surbanbian cities of the Houston area. There are a lot of abandoned lots and building that could be turned into these shared space apartments. This could also promote turning certain suburban areas into bikeable cities. Maybe even create a better transportation system as well.

Exactly what we need: apartments that are crammed full of people (read: illegal immigrants).