This seems to operating in a different universe than the one I inhabit.
120 square feet is a prison cell, not a home.
120 square feet is a prison cell, not a home.
I reckon the problem here, isn't the problem of packing in homes, its land-use approvals.
This is why a poorly-built trailer in North Dakota's oil fields can still be 100k (instead of 20k in Maine), whereas a beautiful mansion in rural Texas can be 200k (instead of 900k in New Jersey)
Maybe if somebody forced you to live in a situation you don’t want to be in, you’d find it oppressive. But when you build your own home, you get to learn what you really need in a home. (And tons of square footage probably isn’t one of those things)
Sinking 50k into SF for a prison cell ( that for most house guests is socially unacceptable ) is a bit of a tough sell for me!
Yep, that's what you get exactly. I mean, the space is only the size of 4 queen size beds edge to edge. Typically people in those quarters sleep on futons and fold them up during the day to make more room. The real killer is that cooking in these is tough, because your "kitchen" is 2x2 or smaller with a tiny sink next to a 1 or 2 hob (small ones) electric stove over a dorm-style mini fridge. If you like making real meals and not getting everything from Picard, you have to get very creative.
Not really. I lived for years in an apartment like that and cooked just about anything you'd care to mention without too much effort.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-entertain-in-a-teeny-tiny-f...
I mean, consider that there's a lot of single introverts around here. If there are smaller places they can move to, there will be less competition for the giant places that introverts with children need.
It might cause me to be more minimalist and to spend more of my time outside, but I consider that a good thing.