[205guy]

The micro-apartment in this story seemingly includes large common areas, including a reservable conference room. That's a great idea, I'm not sure I've seen much of that in SF.

But then, each unit has its own clothes washer/dryer. That seems really inefficient in terms of unused space and appliances (not to mention added water and drain infrastructure throughout the building). Putting a laundry room in the basement, or mabye one on every floor, with coin-op machines seems like a much better idea all around. Most older apartment buildings have this arrangement, so it's not something unusual.