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Micro-Apartments Could Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health
observer.com ^
| 12/20 5:13pm
| Vincent Mancuso
Posted on 12/21/2013 7:50:31 PM PST by BenLurkin
Even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg has championed the micro-unit, some experts are concerned that living in 250 to 370 feet spaces could be risky.
Sure, these micro-apartments may be fantastic for young professionals in their 20s, Dak Kopec, director of design for human health at Boston Architectural College, told The Atlantic. But they definitely can be unhealthy for older people, say in their 30s and 40s, who face different stress factors that can make tight living conditions a problem.
According to Mr. Kopec, the space-saving trend of tiny apartments can lead to increased claustrophobia, domestic abuse, and alcoholism.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: bloomberg; michaelbloomberg; microapartments; tinyhouses
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To: BenLurkin
Try living in a Japanese apartment.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:16:43 PM PST
by
struggle
To: BenLurkin
250 sq. ft.? The model appears to be scaled down somewhat, and the perspective of the photo makes it look even smaller. 370 sq. ft. would be rather larger than truly needed for a single. Living in a densely packed, unfriendly city would be difficult, though.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:17:34 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: BenLurkin
5th Element living.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:18:51 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: madison10
It looks like a prison cell.
Shhhhh! You weren't supposed to notice, madison10! Small spaces are good enough for the commoners.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:19:25 PM PST
by
Standing Wolf
(No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
To: cripplecreek
Even a meat popsicle needs a place to live.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:20:01 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: cripplecreek
To: madison10
Perfect role for Bruce Willis. Gary Oldman was great as Zorg.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:25:16 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: darkwing104
OK, maybe the chick one was better. N/M what I said earlier.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:27:29 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: Cyber Liberty
I’ll keep looking, hard to find anything that isn’t copy written or belongs to Disney
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:30:48 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Forgive but don't forget)
To: BenLurkin

my cabin is ~650sqft, but i do have a scuttle attic for storage...
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:45:57 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: cripplecreek
Yes, that’s exactly how I feel too.
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:47:00 PM PST
by
Bobalu
(The true secret to genius is in creativity, not in technical mechanics)
To: struggle
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:49:52 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Mears
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:53:18 PM PST
by
digger48
To: darkwing104

ahhh, i wondered what happened to Dark Wing Duck...
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posted on
12/21/2013 8:55:10 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Chode
Disney is one of the owners of A&E.
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posted on
12/21/2013 9:05:30 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Forgive but don't forget)
To: darkwing104

Good on you then...
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posted on
12/21/2013 9:07:05 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: dfwgator
and fine for pets, too.
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posted on
12/21/2013 9:09:32 PM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi :-)
To: Bobalu
A roof over your head. Your not house poor. No pain in the butt roommates. Fine.
To: digger48
Oh well, shoot, I’d put up with just about anything to be on the coast (& an RV/ anything mobile is the best way to do that since you can get it the heck out of Dodge when you need to) but I couldn’t stand living in an apt that small, even with a big patio. (Your pics look pretty, tasty by the way. ;-) Poor things)
If Y’All google Hong Kong apartments, it will really blow your mind. It makes the old Soviet era blocks look spacious.
I bet this kinda stuff is exactly what Herr 0bama has in mind.
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posted on
12/21/2013 9:15:02 PM PST
by
KGeorge
(Till we're together again, Gypsy girl. May 28, 1998- June 3, 2013)
To: BenLurkin
Bloomberg again? Hey Bloomberg you live in one champ.
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