不管是真是假，日式胶囊酒店的超第五元素感深得人心，即便酒店员工不是一群机器人。这座酒店由京都的Alphaville建筑事务所精心打造，给人眼前一亮的感觉（可是住在这多多少少还是会有点幽闭恐惧）。
酒店清一色的白色以及简约的木材建筑让酒店看上去别具一格，酒店的窗户排列参差有序。酒店的窄边天窗沿着一边的墙伸展而开，这也是Alphaville的意图所在，他们采用这样的设计，微弱的阳光可以透过酒店从高处投射进来，这也与日本的建筑文化紧密呼应。
建筑师们说，这种日式胶囊酒店可以在很好地保护客人隐私的同时保障客人之间交流通畅。在酒店尽头有起居区和餐饮区，里面有小吧台和管式炉灶。
Bright New Capsule Hotel Defies the Gloomy Sci-Fi Standard
True or not, the popular image of Japan's capsule hotels is pretty Fifth Element, even when they aren't staffed by robots. Which is why this guesthouse, by Kyoto-based studio Alphaville, is such a breath of (still kind of claustrophobia-inducing) fresh air.
The overwhelming whiteness and the simple wood construction help set the place apart, as do the small windows in the rooms, which are stacked on top of each other. Narrow clerestories run along the top of one wall, which Alphaville implemented to bring a "subtle light from far above through the wooden structure, in tribute to traditional Japanese architecture."
The architects tell Dezeen the idea was to mix "a Japanese capsule-type hotel in which the privacy is well protected, and a dormitory in which the communication among the guests is active." To that end, there's a living and dining area at one side of the structure, which has a bar and a wood-burning pipe stove.