Nested Housing Solution Promises Infinite Accommodation in Finite Space
Matryoshka Housing Model Revolutionizes Market
A consortium of London property developers unveiled plans to solve the housing crisis by building flats inside other flats, creating what they call “a nested housing solution inspired by Russian dolls and desperation.” The innovative approach promises to fit up to seventeen studio apartments in the space currently occupied by one bedroom.
Spatial Economics Redefined
Lead architect Simon Weatherby explained the concept while gesturing at blueprints that appeared to violate several laws of physics. “We start with a standard £850,000 one-bedroom flat,” he said. “Then we simply build a smaller flat inside it. Then another inside that one. It’s basic recursion.”
The scheme addresses London’s housing shortage through what developers describe as “aggressive dimensional optimization.” Each successive flat is approximately 60% smaller than the previous one, ending with a final unit measuring roughly eighteen inches square, marketed as “cozy.”
Pricing Structure Mirrors Complexity
The outer flat rents for £2,100 monthly. The middle flat, accessible through a small door in the wardrobe, costs £1,800. The innermost flat–entered by crawling through the kitchen cupboard–is advertised at £1,500, described as “bijou” and “character-filled.”
“You can’t put a price on London living,” said estate agent Marcus Patterson. “Well, you can. And we did. It’s enormous.”
Housing charity Shelter called the development “satirizing itself” but admitted it’s “probably only six months from being genuine policy.”
Interested tenants are reportedly queuing around the block, literally fitting inside each other to save space while they wait.
SOURCE: https://thepoke.com/london-flats-inside-flats-nested-housing
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