What about converting houses to condos?

[Roger Simons]

If the layout makes this feasible is anyone considering it?  Surely the property would be worth more this way, especially if there is little yard area around the house.  Also if one had a basement, perhaps egress private entrances could be used so the basement could become a few condos.  If the house was a wreck and needed a complete rebuild, one could alter the layout dramatically, hugely improving things.  Like eliminating hallways and stairwells (put all entrances outside).  This would be aimed at very small units for single people.   There would be a lot of neighbourhood resistance though.   It would have to be done in a very low income area.  The aim for this (besides a big fat profit) would be that this would provide far more living units for that property.  Most people, after all, the vast majority, would far prefer to share their space.  

Another option for low cost apartment type housing is to make very small units without cooking or bathroom facilities (though a chemical toilet for the privacy conscious might work and wouldn't take up nearly as much room as a conventional one does and cost much less without the plumbing and upkeep).  If the bed was mounted on top of the desk like this people could live in a very tiny area. 

Another option is to have the bed on a platform that can be raised and lowered so during the day its right up at the ceiling giving more headroom. This is the smartest way and can be done with low cost pulleys. No mechanization is needed.  If a mattress that isn't very tall is used without a boxspring of course and the supporting platform is just plywood, say 1" or so, a lot of vertical space can be saved.  Otherwise this is awkward working within a 8' ceiling.  If the ceilings are tall then you don't have to worry.  Pulley beds are more used in mobile living situations as space is so limited.  They are almost always used over a desk/computer/work area as you don't need a lot of height when you're sitting.  Here's an image search of many examples of pulley beds.  Clearly a lot of people are working with a tall ceiling.
www.duckduckgo.com/?q=pulley+b... I wondered if shipping containers could be used for a sort of capsule type shelter for the homeless.  The inside is about 8' wide so they would be placed width wise and have about 2' for storage at the end.  There could be a bed of about 30" wide with shelving around it for their stuff.  The space could be not tall at all, just enough to sit up in.  This way units could be stacked in the container, allowing a large number of people to be sheltered in one container. They're about 45' long x 8' wide x 9'? tall.  There could be different heights for different sizes of people.  2 or 3.  And of course you can stack shipping containers maximizing land usage.  For added cost, ventilation could be added so each unit could be sealed from outside noise.  That would take some engineering.  As homeless people can have addiction problems and often have loud outbursts, this might be worthwhile.  The main thing is they would have a place of their own, safe and secure.  This would especially be great for women, the most vulnerable in homeless situations.  It should be built for them to start, then for men later.  And you'd never house men and women together if possible of course.