See: Capsule living in the US

UP(st)ART is a community for young people with artistic aspirations in need of an affordable place to live. Each room contains up to six capsules. They contain a single bed, a bar for hanging clothes, a few compartments for storing shoes and other items and an air vent.

Kay Wilson packed up her life in a hurry and moved to Los Angeles... only to find that what she paid in Pennsylvania for a nice studio apartment would only get her a 2.9-square-metre box in California.

By most standards, the accommodation is still not cheap - $750 (Dh2,754) per month plus taxes. That works out to around $800.

Jeremiah Adler, Founder and CEO of UP(st)ART prepares dinner in one of his homes in Los Angeles, California on October 24, 2019

Around 50 people are eating together in one of the four-building complex's communal areas. Among the group are rappers, dancers, sculptors and actors from the US and elsewhere.

Cheaper options exist, but UP(st)ART offers a good, central location and modern buildings equipped with a gym, dance classes, recording studio (pictured), art workshop and free cleaning and laundry services.

UP(st)ART, which opened three years ago, resembles a cross between a college dorm and a luxury hostel.