Japanese Danchi Are Better

I unironically think old Japanese danchi (social housing) are better than modern apartments, bc their single staircase hallway-less design gives you windows on both sides. B3.1 Alicia, Courtyard Urbanist · Aug 12 "I don't like apartments because I don't want to hear my neighbors doing X, Y, Z through the wall." If your building is designed well, you are sharing VERY little wall with neighbors, and NO bedroom walls at all. x.com/UrbanCourtyard... TWO HOMES, ONE LANDING 10:26 AM · Aug 13, 2026 · 1.2M Views

The meme compares an old Japanese danchi social-housing building with a modern apartment layout. The posts argue that a hallway-less design with one staircase landing can give each apartment windows on both sides while minimizing shared walls, especially bedroom walls. The joke is a smug architectural defense of an unusual-looking building as a practical way to avoid hearing neighbors through the walls. EN: The meme compares an old Japanese danchi social-housing building with a modern apartment layout. The posts argue that a hallway-less design with one staircase landing can give each apartment windows on both sides while minimizing shared walls, especially bedroom walls. The joke is a smug architectural defense of an unusual-looking building as a practical way to avoid hearing neighbors through the walls.

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