{"id":10939,"date":"2025-04-17T19:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10939"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:18:07","slug":"within-a-dystopian-apartment-complex-with-more-than-20000-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10939","title":{"rendered":"Within a dystopian apartment complex with more than 20,000 residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With its enormous scale and futuristic design, China\u2019s Regent International, also known as the \u201cDystopian Apartment,\u201d has gone viral on TikTok. This sinuous S-shaped tower, which was designed by Alicia Loo of Marina Bay Sands fame, rises 675 feet above Hangzhou\u2019s major business center and can house up to 30,000 people. Currently, it houses about 20,000 people.<\/p><div class=\"nqegv69f63715c841e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.nqegv69f63715c841e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.nqegv69f63715c841e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.nqegv69f63715c841e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.nqegv69f63715c841e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.nqegv69f63715c841e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>The tallest side of Regent International spans 39 stories and houses an incredible array of amenities, including restaurants, supermarkets, swimming pools, salons, and even internet caf\u00e9s. With rent starting at about $200 per month and going up to $600 for larger units, it provides a cost-effective, all-in-one urban lifestyle for many young professionals, students, and social media entrepreneurs in a city where living space is at a premium.<\/p>\n<p>Its self-contained design and density, which evoke scenarios from dystopian novels, critics fear, leave little space for outdoor leisure or personal privacy. Others, however, applaud it as a possible model for addressing the world\u2019s housing shortage without resorting to unending suburban development. In Whittier, Alaska, where a whole town is housed in a single structure, similar trials have also been attempted.<\/p>\n<p>Regent International undoubtedly pushes the limits of compact, ecological living, even as discussions on quality of life persist. This tall community has already changed the discussion about how\u2014and where\u2014we might all live in the future, regardless of whether you view it as a warning story or a creative solution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-views content-post post-4760 entry-meta load-static\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With its enormous scale and futuristic design, China\u2019s Regent International, also known as the \u201cDystopian Apartment,\u201d has gone viral on TikTok. This sinuous S-shaped tower, which was designed by Alicia Loo of Marina Bay Sands fame, rises 675 feet above Hangzhou\u2019s major business center and can house up to 30,000 people. 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