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As other people have said, these photos do abstract the buildings by not showing any context, but it obviously raises quite an important issue for the rest of the world, particularly countries like the US and Australia - (aussie here) - we are the countries of suburban sprawl, sadly, and it's just not sustainable! Our carbon and resource footprints are who knows how many times that of a family living in one of these buildings.

On the other hand I agree that towers aren't necessarily ideal places to live! I really hope for the sake of the earth that there are people who are happy living in them, but personally I can't imagine living in anything higher than a few stories from the ground. I work in a tall building and I quite enjoy that, but hopefully densification of cities will happen in a way more similar to european cities like Barcelona. With five or six stories uniformly across an area you can get a similar density to a tower, and that's not too ridiculous a distance from the ground. If you still have a balance of good planning that means green and open spaces aren't far away then I think more people would be content!

Wow I thought I could complain living in a small space without a balcony, but I'm fortunate to just be on the second floor and have a carport/outdoor paved space where I've done a couple of painting projects. I agree with some other people though, don't spray paint indoors! Or do anything else that gives off strong fumes if you don't have decent ventilation, it's really not good.

Ooer. I like I like, this is pretty much how I envisage my next apartment! Love all the bookshelves and artwork.

Has a touch of cabinet of curiosities. Interesting!

So nice. I would really love any of those in my own bathroom. But I wonder if they would look dated a bit sooner than you would hope for...?

Such a cool shower curtain!

Wow I really want to live in Berlin! I'm currently in Melbourne though and pay $950 for a small 1br, if you want a decent 2 br I think it would be around $1300+, depending in how close to the city you are. As a student however I'm pretty much paying the max I can afford while being close by to my uni!

Ah, I upset some of my neighbours recently when I was using the communal washing machine at like 11pm.. The people in the flat next door to the laundry must find it pretty loud, and go to sleep early, so they left a very eloquent note on the machine saying simply to f*** off. I can completely understand the annoyance, it's not something that you always realise, but at the same time the note could have been more ..pleasant!
I had been working late a lot so washing my clothes at night was kind of the only option, and besides I've heard people using the washing machine at 12 or even later, so I'm not the only guilty one..

Otherwise, I wouldn't have a clue if I'm a noisy neighbour or not. Generally my little apartment block is fairly peaceful though.

Excellent tips. I actually think just 2 email accounts should be enough, but then having one for spam you sign up for for whatever reason isn't such a bad idea. But only if you're attached to the spam..?

My routine always seems to vary.. I go through phases of various routines! Lately the last thing has been doing the dishes at night, and in the morning I usually make lunches. Being a student tends to mean inconsistency!