Seattle is undergoing unprecedented growth. It is estimated that over 20,000 people are moving each year and we as designers are doing our best to accommodate for their stay with densification and an emphasis on building vertically. While here this change is new, it is not new to other cities both domestic and abroad. A well-known leader in dealing with densification is the city of Hong Kong. In the last 50 years, Hong Kong has seen an influx in people unlike any other with its population doubling from three and a half million to over seven million. Due to the city’s mountainous geography and limited space for developable land, it has forced developers to build denser than ever before and is now one of the most densely populated cities in the world with over 17,000 people per square mile. The similarities between Hong Kong and Seattle might begin to be apparent. Both are going through a housing boom on limited land and people are needing to adapt.