<![CDATA[io9: dystopian architecture]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: dystopian architecture]]> http://io9.com/tag/dystopianarchitecture http://io9.com/tag/dystopianarchitecture <![CDATA[Future Digs For High Density Subterranean Living]]> This will be the perfect little apartment loft when you live in the Warrens. It's only a matter of time before we destroy the world and run out of space and end up living on top of one another in fold out, pop-up lofts, similar to Blade Runner and The Fifth Element combined. French Marie Claire prepares us all for the future with this little loft that has a bed, desk, bathroom, fridge and microwave all in one (sliding in and out). The bathroom is located where the door is open, the front panel folds to turn into a cozy office, and the bed is on top. Total space: a little under 325 square feet. Click through for more pics.

[Marie Claire Maison via Apartment Therapy]

]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5015101&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Subterranean Slaves Of Amsterdam]]> A Dutch company wants to build a massive underground city beneath Amsterdam, going six stories below the space-challenged city. Strukton, owned by the Dutch railway, wants to drain Amsterdam's canals one by one and then refill them with water after it builds its enormous troglodyte structure. The "web-like complex" would include parking, sports, movie theaters and warehouses... and people would hunt you down and kill you when you turn 35. More pics below.

strukton2.jpgI love the weird fake glowy images of the beautiful buildings of Amsterdam, to compensate for the fugly shopping-mall walls around you. And the giant beach mural, so you can pretend you're outdoors for a minute. The real question: Are they going to be able to keep the whole thing from crashing down around them in a few years? [Reuters]strukton3.jpg

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