SPACE IS
RIGHT
By Callan Chan
Homes not boxes
Introduction
The Coffin Home
2 × 200 m² rooms hold 12,000 families in Hong Kong Rent of a coffin home can be 1.5 × the cost of a full‑size apartment 5–7 years waiting for public housing in the poorest districts Housing policy reforms stalled since the 2008 real‑estate boom The average resident of a coffin home lives in a space less than 3 m²
Dimension 01
1.5m
Standard Average Length
"The hardest part is not the size. It is the silence between the walls that are only inches apart."
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Structure
Plywood dividers. No windows. Shared ventilation.
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Privacy
Not existent. Every sound is public.
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