Other tiny houses of the world;
Eric Wong, managing director of a
capsule bed manufacturer, poses in a modified capsule bed inside a
showroom in Hong Kong January 7, 2012. The beds, which are modified
for the Hong Kong market, have adjustable ceilings, a larger air
conditioner and a TV. They are aimed at university students and
budget mainland Chinese travelers visiting the territory and will
cost $450 a month or $30 a night, according to the
manufacturer.
Tracy Burger, 45, washes dishes
in a bathroom sink in a converted garage in Los Angeles, California
December 18, 2011. Tracy and his wife Elizabeth, 43, lost their
apartment in 2009 after both losing their jobs with combined
earnings of $100,000 a year. They were forced to sell most of their
possessions and live in a motel before moving into Elizabeth's
mother's garage with their son Dylan, 8,
A man sits inside his "cubicle"
home, one of the 19 24-square feet units inside a 600 square foot
residential apartment complex in Hong Kong September 16, 2009. The
Hong Kong government estimates that about 100,000 people live in
similar "cubicle" units, which cost an average monthly rental rate
of $150, in one of the world's largest financial hubs, according to
the Society for Community Organization, an NGO which helps those in
need.
Ng, a 60-year-old man, poses for
photos in his 60-square-feet (5.6-square-meters) subdivided flat
inside an industrial building in Hong Kong January 19, 2012. Ng
pays a monthly rent of HK$1,250 ($161) for the flat. A total of 38
residents staged an ongoing protest against the government's
decision urging them to leave due to illegal subdivision in the
industrial building for residential purposes, without providing
them a place to stay,
A man is seen through windows as
he watches television on his bed in a scrapped vehicle which serves
as his dwelling, at a dismantling centre for old vehicles on the
outskirts of Hefei, Anhui province April 12, 2011. Seven families
in the center, with ages from 4 to 84, dismantle old cars as their
livelihood during the day and live in renovated scrapped vehicles
during the night.
Residents have dinner in a
renovated scrapped vehicle which serves as their dwelling, at a
dismantling centre for old vehicles on the outskirts of Hefei,
Anhui province, China,
A comb tied with a rope is
pictured inside a one room dwelling in a residential area in Mumbai
October 5, 2011. Ten migrant workers who pay a monthly rent of
6,000 rupees ($123) live in a 4.5 x 3 meters (15 x 10 ft.) room.
All the occupants who come from the same district of the northern
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are in Mumbai for better job
opportunities and work as taxi drivers and manual
laborers.
