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THE CELL OUTPERFORMS THE BLOCK

Capsule module housing achieves 540 units per hectare — triple the density of conventional mid-rise typologies at comparable construction cost.

Habitable Units per Hectare by Urban Typology FIG. 03
0 200 400 600 800 45 180 320 540 720 SUBURBAN GRID MID-RISE BLOCK POINT TOWER CAPSULE MODULE M-1 PROJECTED 1980 M-1 ×3.0
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