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Assuming the needs of a living space is the same across both populations, this graphic seems disingenuous. The pixel count of the apartment suggests it could fit 6½ of the homes per floor. Across 9 floors that's 58 homes worth of square footage.
I assume the homes have garages, which would not account for living space. But garages don't account for 42% of a homes' size.
But garages don't account for 42% of a homes' size.
You should see some of the houses around here. Sometimes, the garage is more than 60% of the whole house.
Here, buying an apartment makes you liable for any structural issues to the whole building, it's a huge risk and with how terrible build quality is these days I'd never buy an apartment
There are many highrise buildings in Australia with residents paying hundreds of thousands each for issues caused by dodgy builders. The builder simply closes the business during the warranty period and they are off the hook for claims
Man and nature can live together it's just man is selfish and doesn't like to share
I hate living in an apartment. I'd probably kill myself if that was the only living option for long enough.
I want to see this graphic with an added 3rd panel showing the difference between homes, apartments and arcologies.