The trouble ? Vacant office space in Manhattan has spiked over the retiring few years . One potential solution ? Replicable pop - up hotel rooms designed by Danish firmPink Cloud .
Now , keep in mind : this is an entirely theoretic idea . But it ’s not a bad one . Pink Cloud ’s design works like this : 36 prefabricated box with the dimension of a typical lift would arrive on a hand truck . Each box is color coded — one comprise beds and mattresses , another has sinks , another has sofas and chairperson , and other furniture and features . These modular pieces can be easily work up up and broken down on the smudge , plugging into existing office floor plan to provide sleeping quarters , check - in , lounge field , restaurants , consequence spaces , and other amenities . The hotels would be temporary and peregrine , too — each location would pop up - up for a couple of week before moving on to another fix .
If the undertaking ever does descend to fruition , it would be a winnings - winnings spot for everyone demand . Thanks to the recession , about 21 percent of offices in the once - thriving Midtown are now vacant . At only $ 120 / Nox , pop - up hotels would offer another alternative to cash - strap visitor , while throwing a economical bone to owners of long - vacant properties .
There are a few hurdles , however .
Pop - up hotels might not be only legal in terms of zoning , but conceive the recent push to rezone Midtown East , it ’s not solely out of the question . There are also a twosome of logistic question that need to be answered . For case , what about plumbing ? And what about the dozens of rooms that would n’t have windowpane ? Still , it ’s a somewhat saucy idea . New York City is visited by 51 million masses ( and reckoning ) every year , you have to get creative with the room you apply that tiny island blank — especially blank that ’s going unused . [ Pink CloudviaArchitizer ]
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