# Urban Sheet Abodes Cocoon by Tanya Shukstelinsky is Compact Housing Designed for the Big City By Michael Hines | Published 2013-07-04 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocoon-by-tanya-shukstelinsky References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/03/cocoon-by-tanya-shukstelinsky/) Those who want to move into the city at any cost may someday find themselves living in Cocoon by Tanya Shukstelinsky. Cocoon is designed as [temporary urban housing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miami-tiny-house). It's essentially a [vertical dwelling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabini-edelweiss) where privacy is provided by a sheet. The sheet has stairs and handholds stitched into it. This creates "rooms" and ways for folks to move between them. Cocoon by Tanya Shukstelinsky doesn't offer much in the way of space, but it does feature a dining room, bathroom and bedroom. Cocoon was created for the designer's [final year project](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-comunidad-habitacional) at Jerusalem's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. That being said, it's not outside the realm of possibility to think that this school project could become an actual living space. People will pay, and live in, just about anything these days. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Compact Housing:** The trend of compact housing presents an opportunity for innovative solutions that maximize space and provide essential amenities in urban environments. - **Temporary Urban Housing:** The demand for temporary urban housing creates an opening for disruptive innovations that offer flexible and cost-effective living options for city dwellers. - **Vertical Dwelling:** The rise in vertical dwelling solutions inspires innovative designs that optimize space utilization and promote efficient urban living. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture and Design:** The architecture and design industry can explore innovative approaches to create compact and functional living spaces that meet the demands of urban residents. - **Real Estate:** The real estate industry can adapt to the trend of temporary urban housing by providing flexible and customizable living options, tapping into new market opportunities. - **Construction and Engineering:** The construction and engineering industry can develop innovative building techniques and materials to support the construction of vertical dwellings, optimizing land use in densely populated cities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [Spacious Light-Filled Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/long-black.md) - [Cleverly Designed Micro Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabanon.md) - [Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cpsula.md) - [Smartly Designed Compact Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-apartments2.md) - [Futuristic Capsule House Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capsule-house.md) - [Singular Person Foldable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-baby-box.md) - [Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecocapsule-nextgen.md)