Architecture in my society

In my society, living areas are tight and packed, and apartments are built extremely high on top of existing structures, since there is no more available ground space to build on. Apartments are single roomed, with a small practical area for washing and toiletry, and the rest of it made for living. Living areas are typically not decorated or renovated. Apartments are entered from long, empty hallways, through bio-identification based locked doors.

A public structure that holds special importance is the Law building, which exists in each city or its equivalent in this society. In this building, government officials are responsible for food portion distribution, as well as collecting fines and taxes.

Transportation is no longer done on roads, as buildings rise so high that it became impractical to build roads that support such a system. Personal cars are an extremely rare occurrence, and people transport from place to place through communal floating carts, that transport between blocks.

There are no longer green spaces, as the atmosphere is so thin and does no longer support vegetation and photosynthesis. Due to this lack of vegetation, he air is extremely thin in oxygen and is not breathable without a mask.

There are no public or recreational businesses that serve food, as there is not enough of it to make it into a recreational activity. Bathrooms are found almost everywhere on the street, and are not based on plumbing or water systems. These bathrooms are built as small capsules with vacuum holes. The waste is disposed of by compression and dehydration. These dry waste cubes are then dropped into the waste layer, which is the surface level that is no longer inhabited by people.


Leisure activities are largely based on VR communities, where people come together in virtual spaces to get away from the grey and grim reality. Virtual forms of entertainment are also one of the main consumed products, and there are many stores and theaters that provide such services, whether for home use, or for use in a communal space.

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