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Cage Homes
The cramped, unsanitary living conditions endured by the extremely impoverished. A bleak reality exists as a phenomenon in Hong Kong.
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Capsule Hotels
A band-aid solution to the relentless Japanese work culture. Salarymen are overworked and are no different than worker bees.
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Enlistment
Seen as a shortcut to financial stablity, many enlisted on a whim while failing to account for its long term consequences.
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Public Housing
Small living spaces brings the community closer, fostering tight knit relationships.
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Secondary Suites
Transforming and upscaling unused spaces into living areas is an unconventional but effective practice.
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Squatting
Squatters could be granted legal rights over land under strict conditions, one of which includes the regular maintenance of the property they reside in.
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Van Dwelling
The nomadic, self-sufficient lifestyle can make anywhere the road can take a person’s home.
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Workforce Housing
Occupations that are rural or require frequent travel often provide housing. However, workers must be content with its grueling and laborious aspects.
Work by
John Lee aka. mortemflail
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“Domicell, a homophonic pun on the word domicile, depicts the effects of the housing crisis and financial turmoil across cultures and social statuses. The word “cell” implies the sense of entrapment...” [More]