Man visits chilling 'Black Mirror' building complex where 20,000 people live to show what it's really like

While young people in the UK are struggling to find anywhere to live, some places in China host as many as 20,000 people in one building.

It might feel a bit like Black Mirror to have so many people living in the same space, in an area where they can work, eat, sleep, shop and socialise, with it advertised as a place where you don't ever really need to leave.

Ever since the Coronavirus pandemic, people have been spending a lot of time indoors, and having everything on your doorstep might well encourage some folks living in the Regent International Center in Hangzhou, China.

It was designed by Alicia Loo (also the chief designer of the world’s second seven-star hotel, the Singapore Sands Hotel) and was initially intended to be a six-star hotel.

However, it's now home to 20,000 people, and one content creator headed to the capital of China's Zhejiang province to visit the building and get a feel for what was inside.

And it seems like whatever you want to do before and after work, you'll have access to it in the gigantic 675 feet tall building, which essentially serves as a 'vertical city' for all those living inside it.

The views from the balcony aren't too bad though (YouTube/Where To Next?)

Inside, YouTuber Where to Next found over 5000 apartments, and after taking a look inside, he was pretty impressed with the view of Hangzhou that you get from the balcony. However, it quickly became clear that the decent-sized apartment he was viewing, would actually be split into six separate apartments, which suggests that you're not going to have much room to roam around.

It's easy to see why it might be popular with students, especially given that the small apartments without windows usually go for around 1,500 RMB per month (£167.58), according to local news outlets. A small price to pay for a vitamin D deficiency.

Meanwhile, some of the larger properties with balconies are on the market for 4,000 RMB per month (£446.88), and you might even get a window if you're lucky.

Considering the housing crisis which is impacting a lot of countries, with people finding it very hard to find somewhere to live, it is easy to see why someone might be willing to live in a spot like this, especially if they're not earning much money and maybe don't have a family.

Dining tables have room for just one person and the wallpaper is peeling away in some of the apartments that he sees, which again emphasises why they are so cheap.

One of the most eerie things the YouTuber noticed was that 'you get the feeling you’re being watched the whole time, and that’s because you are'. Being so close to the other apartments means that there is 'no privacy', but at least you might make some friends with whoever is living close by.

The dystopian building also has beauty salons, all the Chinese food you could want and even a rooftop bar but while things might be practical, it gives us a disturbing look into how our own futures might look if we continue the worrying trend of spending our lives online rather than outside.