Comments on: Lookotels Seeks to Roll Out Prefabricated Capsule Hotels in Spain http://inhabitat.com/lookotels-a-prefabricated-capsule-hotel-concept/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: ramdyalani http://inhabitat.com/lookotels-a-prefabricated-capsule-hotel-concept/comment-page-1/#comment-502771 ramdyalani Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:39:39 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=178515#comment-502771 more info plz more info plz

]]> By: mark zed http://inhabitat.com/lookotels-a-prefabricated-capsule-hotel-concept/comment-page-1/#comment-271843 mark zed Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:17:56 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=178515#comment-271843 Sadly capsule hotels like this haven't faired at all well in Japan. The original Nakagin capsule hotel in Ginza, Tokyo failed as a hotel and quickly became residential and commercial apartments. These days it's in a very sad state of repair and is set to be demolished any time soon. Where the "kapuseru hoteru" concept has been successful is with the small multi cubical capsule and almost all of these are refits using older traditional concrete commercial buildings (admittedly though the coffin sized capsules them selves being modular) more suited to crashing out after missing the last train than for any R&R use Sadly capsule hotels like this haven’t faired at all well in Japan.
The original Nakagin capsule hotel in Ginza, Tokyo failed as a hotel and quickly became residential and commercial apartments. These days it’s in a very sad state of repair and is set to be demolished any time soon.

Where the “kapuseru hoteru” concept has been successful is with the small multi cubical capsule and almost all of these are refits using older traditional concrete commercial buildings (admittedly though the coffin sized capsules them selves being modular) more suited to crashing out after missing the last train than for any R&R use

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