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http://transportblog.co.nz/tag/micro-apartments/
Are Apodments Ruining Seattle Neighborhoods?
Weighing the pros and cons of microhousing, the newest trend in affordable living in Seattle.
http://www.seattlemag.com/article/are-apodments-ruining-seattle-neighborhoods
Seattle residents turn out to debate ‘apodments’
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seattle-residents-turn-out-to-debate-apodments-259895211.html
Tiny aPodments causing big controversy in Seattle
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Tiny-aPodments-causing-big-controversy-in-Seattle—224002631.html
Micro-Housing
http://seattle.gov/dpd/codesrules/changestocode/micros/whatwhy/
Ready for tiny? 2,400 micro-apartments coming to Seattle
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Ready-for-tiny-2-400-micro-apartments-coming-to-5486211.php
Life in Seattle’s 300-Square-Foot Micro-Apartments
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2013/10/22/seattles-footprint-wallingford-micro-apartments/
Accept your citizen status and crawl into your $1000 a month padded cell...
I’m in architecture. This is the type of crap you get when you mix vacuous, uncritical leftism with architecture.
From one of those articles:
**He pays $807 a month (by bank transferno checks accepted) for the furnished room at the LEED Platinumcertified Tudor Manor development. That includes all utilities, a free laundry room, Wi-Fi and parking, an option Gunning chose that raised his rent by $60 monthly. His space is as tidily packed as a lunchbox, with the desk and chair, one window, one bed, wall-hung shelves holding clothing and books, and a convenience center with mini-refrigerator and microwave. Theres a bathroom with shower, but no closet or kitchen. (Gunning uses a small, shared kitchen, with a stove, down the hall, which he says is rarely in use.)**