Re:Portland’s Small-House Movement Is Catching On
by ghaff on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:08AM
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In all fairness, there's a big difference between 250 square feet and 800-900 square feet.
I agree that you get into the 250-400 or so square foot range and there are a lot of compromises. I've stayed in well-designed 200 square foot hotel rooms in NYC and, while they were comfortable enough to sleep in, I certainly wouldn't want to live there.
(I know there's a certain cultish appeal to to these small spaces but I also wonder whether, by the time you add up the space you need for bathroom, minimal cooking, some storage, hallways/stairs/elevators in the case of multi-unit dwellings, etc. whether going from compact to tiny really saves all that much.)
I agree that you get into the 250-400 or so square foot range and there are a lot of compromises. I've stayed in well-designed 200 square foot hotel rooms in NYC and, while they were comfortable enough to sleep in, I certainly wouldn't want to live there.
(I know there's a certain cultish appeal to to these small spaces but I also wonder whether, by the time you add up the space you need for bathroom, minimal cooking, some storage, hallways/stairs/elevators in the case of multi-unit dwellings, etc. whether going from compact to tiny really saves all that much.)