Aw, man. New Orleans schools sent me a recruiting email. Sniff.

I am confused by pods. I get the kichen -- but I know what the floor would look like. But the bathroom whole wall openning up -- no thanks. And Where would I put my books?

Like almost every decorating magazine, show, etc., I've seen - you're only supposed to have a small number of decorative books.

And the pods - those are for luxury apartments? so you get a not very well designed bathroom that essentially opens up on one complete side, and a fairly small kitchen which gets closed behind doors. bleah

those are for luxury apartments?

Lofts. I'd assume they are expensive, but they just say they're for lofts.

But the bathroom whole wall openning up -- no thanks.

They don't, not according to the pod living page. I'm assuming they're photographing them opened up so you can see what's inside.

I have Monday off of work. I do not have Monday off of school and I have a test in Monday's class. NOT COOL!

I couldn't deal with the pod site, so I don't have a clear picture of what they are.

When I briefly lived in a loft, the space was split so that the back half was two story and the bathroom and kitchen were upstairs. It also had two small rooms off to the side, so maybe not truly a loft?

In NY, a loft is a huge open space. Originally, they were old factories, etc., that had been converted into living spaces.

And they're not all lofts - I DID sit through the interminable loading process, and the picture of Jade herself, to check them out. There are lofts, one-bedrooms, one-bedrooms with home offices, etc.

Mine was a huge open space, which a previous tenant had put up a few walls in and built a (for want of a better word) loft to put the kitchen and bathroom on.

I took another stab at the site, and I have a better idea of what pods are but I still don't get why. Just to hide the kitchen and bathroom?

To have a big shiny box in the middle of your apartment, silly!

The loft moniker is more marketing than anything else in that condo building. I mean, some of the space is convertible but I don't think it's a traditional loft. Anticipating the question, I'm talking about a particularly open floor plan. They'd look more like lofts without those things in the middle! ETA: I forgot when I posted this that some of the floorplans actually were lofts.

Admittedly, however, lots of Manhattan renters don't use their kitchens and would like to reclaim that floor/wall space. I still think a big lacquer closet in the middle of the house looks silly and overbearing, rather than freeing.