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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Io Dodds

Dystopian ‘coffins’ or savior of the housing crisis? Welcome to the $700 sleeping pod

The “sleeping pods” are stacked one on top of each other, about the size of a twin bed with four feet of headroom. Each one features basic creature comforts such as power outlets, a storage shelf, and temperature controls.

That's the pitch from Brownstone Shared Living, a relatively new San Francisco start-up that is trying to solve the city's ballooning housing crisis with an unusual form of habitation.

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