I’ve been saying this since 1988: It’s not that prices are so high. It is that money is worth so little.
Been to Sydney. Boring.
We moved from a five bedroom, three bath home in the Seattle area to a 950 sq ft home on 32 acres in rural KY. The things we miss: walk in closet, large bedroom, guest room for when family visits.
But that’s about it. The design is absurdly efficient and there are only two of us (empty nesters). in the loft we have a media room and an office with two computer workstations (one a laptop station). We have a large kitchen and living room combination, and adding a nice island dramatically increased the efficiency of the kitchen. We have a bed and bath.
It’s really all you need, especially if you have a large garage / out building. I suppose if the house and a postage stamp lot was all we had, we’d need more room, but we spend so much time on the property that this size is fine.
16 square metres is about 172 Sq ft. Yikes
Affordable??? Not hardly
My camper it bigger than that I think!
At least (unlike tiny houses), it’s got a toilet that does not do double-duty as shrubbery.
It looks like a prison cell, and it’s $300 per week?
This tiny living space fad is not going to last. Apartments and living spaces that small and austere are going to lead to an increase in depression cases. Mark my word.
Arthritis forced us to move to a two bedroom ranch style condo six years ago and I still grieve my backyard, deck and firepit.
“The key is that these are key workers, so they have to be able to live close to where they work to create that diverse community.”
Huh?
There’s a vibrant “tiny house” movement in the US, adherents reveling in the life of occupying a sparse-yet-elegant 100 sq ft or so. That’s the floorspace of a standard office cubicle.
If that’s how you want to live, go for it.
The Left needs to get out of their way, not making “minimum dwelling space” requirements (enforced thru what is ultimately a death threat) imposed on those content with sacrificing space & cost for location, location, and location.
The Right needs to remember that individual rights include living in a ridiculously expensive (per square foot) space that is ridiculously small (for some standards) amid a ridiculously high population density.
It’s a free market solution: people want nice spaces in premium locations, can’t afford a normal space, so someone refits a building stuffed full of micro-apartments ... and it sells out. Win!
Living and white privilege areas is very expensive
About five years ago I heard some radio talk-show hosts in Dallas discussing this new trend of micro living. They said the average micro “home” is about 150 square feet, and most are bought by single people with no kids and few friends....
...so, me being a smartie pants, called in to their show and said, “I understand these micro homes are 150 square feet, and owned by single people with no kids and few friends. But, I’m still wondering, is 150 square feet going to be enough for all their Harry Potter collectibles?”
Both of the hosts had a good laugh.
Just watched the video. That is a horrible space, looks more like a cell than anything else. Those people need to contact IKEA for help to make it look and function better. IKEA actually has “rooms” set up in store that could give these government flunkies some inspiration. As it is, it is a knockoff of a Soviet living space.