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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 20’s,” 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 30’s and 40’s, 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at observer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: bloomberg; michaelbloomberg; microapartments; tinyhouses
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To: BenLurkin

Try living in a Japanese apartment.


21 posted on 12/21/2013 8:16:43 PM PST by struggle
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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.


22 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.)
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To: BenLurkin
5th Element living.


23 posted on 12/21/2013 8:18:51 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: madison10
It looks like a prison cell.

Shhhhh! You weren't supposed to notice, madison10! Small spaces are good enough for the commoners.

24 posted on 12/21/2013 8:19:25 PM PST by Standing Wolf (No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
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To: cripplecreek

Even a meat popsicle needs a place to live.


25 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.)
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To: cripplecreek

Love. That. Movie.


26 posted on 12/21/2013 8:23:03 PM PST by madison10
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To: madison10

Perfect role for Bruce Willis. Gary Oldman was great as Zorg.


27 posted on 12/21/2013 8:25:16 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: darkwing104

OK, maybe the chick one was better. N/M what I said earlier.


28 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.")
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To: Cyber Liberty

I’ll keep looking, hard to find anything that isn’t copy written or belongs to Disney


29 posted on 12/21/2013 8:30:48 PM PST by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: BenLurkin
my cabin is ~650sqft, but i do have a scuttle attic for storage...
30 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)
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To: cripplecreek

Yes, that’s exactly how I feel too.


31 posted on 12/21/2013 8:47:00 PM PST by Bobalu (The true secret to genius is in creativity, not in technical mechanics)
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To: struggle

You could do what this guy in Hong Kong did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB2-2j9e4co


32 posted on 12/21/2013 8:49:52 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mears
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33 posted on 12/21/2013 8:53:18 PM PST by digger48
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To: darkwing104
ahhh, i wondered what happened to Dark Wing Duck...
34 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)
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To: Chode

Disney is one of the owners of A&E.


35 posted on 12/21/2013 9:05:30 PM PST by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: darkwing104
Good on you then...
36 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)
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To: dfwgator
and fine for pets, too.

37 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 :-)
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To: Bobalu

A roof over your head. Your not house poor. No pain in the butt roommates. Fine.


38 posted on 12/21/2013 9:14:16 PM PST by Blackirish
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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.


39 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)
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To: BenLurkin

Bloomberg again? Hey Bloomberg you live in one champ.


40 posted on 12/21/2013 9:15:21 PM PST by Red Steel
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