Apartment block for bikers

[Bob]

An apartment block in Suginami, Tokyo, has been designed with the specific needs of motorcyclists in mind. The C-shaped block surrounds a central courtyard to provide a turning circle, leading to a series of small garages at ground level (one per apartment) which provide space to lock up a motorcycle. The garages also serve as the entrance to each apartment, with stairs up to the living quarters above.

Each apartment features what appears to be a unique design, to maximise use of space. In some cases the garages double up as bathrooms!

The apartment block, called NE Apartments, is the result of collaboration between Japanese architects Yuji Nakae, Hirofumi Ohno and Akiyoshi Takagi.

[MIXONE]

Always thinking them Japanese eh.

[Maha]

...but is there a place specifically for your helmet to sit?...bet they didn't think of that.

[Haggis2]

...but is there a place specifically for your helmet to sit?...bet they didn't think of that.

Gotta leave the lid down on the dunny....

[SMOKEU]

Needs a good workshop space too.

[Fast Eddie]

...but is there a place specifically for your helmet to sit?...bet they didn't think of that.

knowing the japs I bet there is!

have you seen those crazy folding apartments? where they have heaps of internal walls that move around, so you have one main room/floor space.. you move some walls around and u have your bedroom, done with that, move some walls around and u have a kitchen now.. done with that, move some walls around now you have a lounge.

good use of space eh

[Maha]

knowing the japs I bet there is!

have you seen those crazy folding apartments? where they have heaps of internal walls that move around, so you have one main room/floor space.. you move some walls around and u have your bedroom, done with that, move some walls around and u have a kitchen now.. done with that, move some walls around now you have a lounge.

good use of space eh

No, haven't seen them but remember seeing those 'one size fits all sleeeping only cube stacks'...no space for a bike though.

[MyGSXF:Me]

Here's the link to the pics

http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycle-apa...008/pictures#1

[Scuba_Steve]

So bikers not only take up much less room on the road, we can take up much less room in intercity apartments too... Motorbikes, they are the solution!

[scracha]

In some cases the garages double up as bathrooms!

So I can watch my sweet ride whilst showering. Where's my flight bag?

[G4L4XY]

Here's the link to the pics

http://www.gizmag.com/motorcycle-apa...008/pictures#1

Genius!!..sometimes a pic says it all

[CookMySock]

...but is there a place specifically for your helmet to sit?...bet they didn't think of that.

On top of the microwave oven, which is on top of the washing machine, which is on top of the fridge.

It's a small fridge OK!!!

[Subike]

I could well imagine sets of apartments like this being set up at university's.
Would be a good money earner for a property owner with a vision.