need lodging design ideas for futuristic metropolis themed map

[ROBOT EVAN]

the map im working on is a futuristic city. so all metal and concrete, gloomy colours only broken my the metal wasp stripe hazard texture here and there. i have made a few houses but deleted them because i didnt find them fitting. does anybody have any ideas on what could be a fitting kind of housing in a futuristic city environment? GIMME SOME O DAT INSPIRATION BOYS

thanks

[Kuro.]

Pod hotels. Shitty tenements. Penthouses for the upper crust far away from scum at ground level.

[Oskutin]

Depends on if it is utopian or dystopian future.

[ROBOT EVAN]

[QUOTE=oskutin;50920528]Depends on if it is utopian or dystopian future.[/QUOTE]

bit of both. have any of you played final fantasy 7? its kind of a midgar like setting.

[Ryu-Gi]

You know Gmod really really needs? Beautiful luxury lofts. Preferably with lots of big, bright windows and patios overlooking the cityscape around it, with lots of breathing room and space. These could be the sorts of homes for the upper-class rich types.

[IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CL7t-xb_Tag/T8DHQN6FCUI/AAAAAAAAAFc/O_bq-5Rybeg/s640/White-Romantic-Design-Loft-With-Large-windows.gif[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.urbancondospaces.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/04/Mosler-Lofts-Living-Room-Views.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://cdn.home-designing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/loft-apartment.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/08/ee/04/08ee040f21878a777276682e2e59779b.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.elitetraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Chateau-Beach-Residences.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://cdn.myfancyhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Five-Story-Luxury-Loft-in-Tribeca-for-Sale-24.5-Million-1.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i0.wp.com/www.kadvacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Black-And-White-Luxury-Loft-Give-Cherished-Feel-Of-Home-Decoration-5.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://lindseypellegrin.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/wpid-741a3af6ac9e5792217fd2618c24709b.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://appartments-world.info/img/814/main_1250002719091.jpg[/IMG]

Contrasting from this, the lower class citizens would have smaller, more cramped apartments with smaller windows. It should feel claustrophobic, like the city's made a vain attempt at providing cheap housing for as many folks as possible with limited space. The best real-life examples of this is Hong Kong, which has a massive population and very little space to accommodate them all, with the average space not much bigger then an office cubicle.

[IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIamTW9GqRo/UQSbYvL5S6I/AAAAAAAAMF4/alwgAx2dV6s/s1600/michael-wolf-architecture-of-density-hong-kong-people-packed-like-sardines-living-in-a-shoebox-claustrophobic-residential-cages-living-in-small-spaces-the-flying-tortoise-001.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://images.sobadsogood.com/a-shocking-look-at-hong-kongs-claustrophobic-apartments/2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://voguesugar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Crowded-Apartment-in-Hong-Kong-1.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/22/article-2282764-1831F369000005DC-688_964x641.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://cdn5.viralscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Crowded-Apartment-in-Hong-Kong-8.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://gadling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hongkongabove-2.jpg[/IMG]

[taz0]

i think a Judge Dredd theme would look nice

[ROBOT EVAN]

[QUOTE=taz0;50928066]i think a Judge Dredd theme would look nice[/QUOTE]

like peachtrees? yeah that could work good mixed with the interior pics from ryu.

thanks!

[Viero]

If you need something very high-density that aren't quite slums, you could take some cues from [URL="http://sleepbox.com"]Sleepbox[/URL]

[IMG]https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/09/dezeen_Sleepbox-by-Arch-Group_20.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.metalocus.es/sites/default/files/file-images/ml_sleepbox_hotel_14_1200.png[/IMG]

[Ryu-Gi]

Found something really interesting inspiration for the cheap housing, this is Ponte city in South Africa. It's Africa's tallest residential skyscraper and fell into decay during the 80's and 90's due to gangs taking it over. The inner core was once filled with a pile of garbage 5 stories high at one point.

[IMG]http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2015/02/150205_ROADS_PonteCoreIMG.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://2summers.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ponte-looking-down-sm11.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://cache2.asset-cache.net/gc/497313921-aerial-view-of-ponte-city-tallest-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=RxtS57W73MLHv0CAmC%2FSjD%2FND91q89TrCm%2B%2BvlMptsJgVQpJKywyxfGA9dNtunwN[/IMG]

[IMG]http://static.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Pontecity.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://betterarchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/ponte-plan.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/441/18526856918_4fedce1319.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ponte-city-apartments-960x720.jpg[/IMG]

Here's Kowloon Walled City from China, another residential disaster. It was once the most densely populated spaces on the planet. Like Ponte City it fell into decay after crime took over. It was demolished between 1993-94.
[IMG]http://static4.techinsider.io/image/55ca35102acae7cc3f8bcc0d-1200/kowloon1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/05/article-0-12EF340A000005DC-165_964x736.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]https://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/2013/03/16/scm_news_1.1.nws_backart1_1_0.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/05/article-0-12EF32BB000005DC-209_964x618.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.deconcrete.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kowloon2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://static3.techinsider.io/image/55ca35102acae719008bf38a-1200/by-1986-the-walled-city-had-caught-the-attention-of-photographer-greg-girard-girard-would-spend-the-next-four-years-in-and-out-of-the-city-capturing-daily-life-inside-its-teetering-walls.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://pictures.digitalrev.com/image/upload/w_1400,c_fill,q_60/v1455609019/x6k6dezvzzcy6tty2ab3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]https://ard2music.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/kowloon-walled-city_street.jpg[/IMG]

EDIT: And here's some more inspiration for the rich parts of the city, this is the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
[IMG]http://www.yoursingapore.com/see-do-singapore/recreation-leisure/resorts/marina-bay-sands/_jcr_content/par-carousel/carousel_detailpage/carousel/item_1.thumbnail.carousel-img.740.416.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://q-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/840x460/151/15197605.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.marinabaysands.com/content/dam/singapore/marinabaysands/master/main/home/shopping/directory480x280.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://insideretail.asia/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Shoppes-at-Marina-Bay-Sand.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]https://edge.media.datahc.com/HI136985513.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.denniston.com.my/webpagev2/images/MP-Marina Bay Sands.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://images.theage.com.au/2012/03/06/3102087/420-Singapore-Marina-Bay-Sands-Skypark.jpg[/IMG]

[T553412]

And remember: when in doubt, [B]brutalist architecture[/B]

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[t]http://www.shlur.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/46006.jpg[/t] [t]http://www.shlur.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/brutalist-berlin.jpg[/t]

Here's a [URL="http://www.shlur.com/2013/08/the-brutalist-architecture-of-leeds/"]couple[/URL] of [URL="http://www.shlur.com/2013/11/brutalist-berlin-brutalist-architecture-berlin/"]articles[/URL] featuring extra pictures.

[Doctor Smiles]

"And they say his reference image folder grew three sizes that day."

[Ryu-Gi]

There's this place in Japan called the Kawasaki Warehouse, it has an arcade inside that's themed off of Kowloon City, it's VERY Cyberpunk-ish.
[video=youtube;V_2KgQOqzBc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_2KgQOqzBc[/video]

[CHILI]

[QUOTE=Ryu-Gi;50931510] Here's Kowloon Walled City from China, another residential disaster. It was once the most densely populated spaces on the planet. Like Ponte City it fell into decay after crime took over. It was demolished between 1993-94. [pics removed]
[/QUOTE]
That was really interesting to read.

[Shift28]

Self sufficent water and electric systems for the rich ppl