[dghughes]

It sounds like something Japanese people would do since apparently the commutes in Japan are horrifying long.

Those capsule hotels in Japan have been around for quite awhile.

I've thought of creating an apartment building of pod apartments it seems to be a Millenials thing to couch surf or share apartments.

[logfromblammo]

A capsule 2.2m high by 2.2m wide by 5.2m long will fit one to a 20' standard container, two to a 40' standard container, and three to a 53' road trailer. This is important to remember if you intend to build where manufacturing is cheap and transport to where land and rent is expensive.

[jacalata]

Seattle has aPodments - http://apodment.com/

[hedgehog]

The name is misleading, they're just very small apartments with a design carefully chosen to minimize regulatory constraints & tax burden. They go for about $600 a month.

[sologoub]

Cursory look on Craigslist showed a bunch of apartments for less than $900 in Queen Anne area, with ~$600 around Freemont. Not sure I see the need for "pods".