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Affordable capsule hotel envisioned for Paris

By Adam Williams
December 15, 2014
Affordable capsule hotel envisioned for Paris
The EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel would be located on the banks of the Seine river in Paris (Image: +imgs)
The EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel would be located on the banks of the Seine river in Paris (Image: +imgs)
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As its name suggests, the EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel draws inspiration from Japan's famous capsule hotels (Image: +imgs)
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As its name suggests, the EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel draws inspiration from Japan's famous capsule hotels (Image: +imgs)
The EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel would be located on the banks of the Seine river in Paris (Image: +imgs)
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The EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel would be located on the banks of the Seine river in Paris (Image: +imgs)
Looking out over the Seine (Image: +imgs)
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Looking out over the Seine (Image: +imgs)
What works in size-conscious Japan may well prove a tougher sell in Paris (Image: +imgs)
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What works in size-conscious Japan may well prove a tougher sell in Paris (Image: +imgs)
The smaller room measures 4 sq m (43 sq ft), and the larger measures 7 sq m (75 sq ft) (Image: +imgs)
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The smaller room measures 4 sq m (43 sq ft), and the larger measures 7 sq m (75 sq ft) (Image: +imgs)
Each room is raised on stilts and joined by a service corridor, with a shared bathroom for every 10 rooms (Image: +imgs)
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Each room is raised on stilts and joined by a service corridor, with a shared bathroom for every 10 rooms (Image: +imgs)
The capsules come in single and double versions (Image: +imgs)
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The capsules come in single and double versions (Image: +imgs)
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Paris is a world class city, but it's also a tourist trap, and there's a definite lack of decent inexpensive hotels in the city center. In a bid to change this, Parisian firm MenoMenoPiu Architects recently designed a concept capsule hotel that would offer tourists an affordable place to stay, right on the banks of the Seine river.

The EauBerge Paris Capsule Hotel draws inspiration from Japan's famous capsule hotels, and its rooms are duly small, measuring 4 sq m (43 sq ft) for a single, and 7 sq m (75 sq ft) for a double. The hotel is accessed by a shared corridor, and features one bathroom for every 10 rooms.

Looking out over the Seine (Image: +imgs)
Looking out over the Seine (Image: +imgs)

"Paris has the largest concentration in square meters of museums in the world, nearly 120 museums in total, with many urban areas which tend to be transformed into living conservatories," says MenoMenoPiu. "In order to meet the needs of short-term housing for tourists, we decided to make further use of the banks of the Seine river, for example the Banks of Saint-Augustin."

What works in size-conscious Japan may well prove a tougher sell in Paris, and the concept seems unlikely to be realized. That said, MenoMenoPiu told Gizmag that it is currently liaising with the relevant authorities in the hope of moving the project forward.

Source: MenoMenoPiu Architects

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Adam Williams
Adam Williams
Adam scours the globe from his home in Spain in order to bring the best of innovative architecture and sustainable design to the pages of New Atlas. Most of his spare time is spent dabbling in music, tinkering with old Macintosh computers and trying to keep his even older VW bus on the road.

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David McDonald
Good idea but absolutely hideous-obtrusive in design...I truly hope it never sees the light of day in this proposed incarnation. Back to the drawing board...this time with the intent of actually being worthy of blending-in with the fantastic architecture of Paris.
Steve Smith
If youth hostel lodging is the only way to see Paris, then perhaps your financial priorities are out of whack.
Wombat56
One bathroom for every 10 rooms? Does that mean one toilet for every ten?
Imagine the scene at about six am outside the bathroom. Sometimes when you gotta go, you gotta go.
Stephen Colbourne
Its success will be according to its price. If it is the cheapest accommodation available people will stay there regardless. It sounds better than a youth hostel where you have to share rooms in bunkbeds.