It seems funny, but people buy such housing (15 photos + 2 videos)

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov found economy-class apartments with an area of 20 square meters ridiculous last summer in Kazan. I wonder what he would say if he saw the apartments from this selection, which are several times smaller than the Kazan small-sized apartments?

Russia

Residents of Biysk were resettled from a dilapidated house. They gave me an apartment in a new building, the area is normal, I can live. And everything would be fine, but the rooms are smaller in width than the bus interior. The family, seeing such a narrow apartment, which they were shown only after signing the relocation papers, would be glad to return to their old wooden house, but the electricity and water there have already been turned off and will soon be demolished. Probably, the ugly layout was made by mistake or because of “saving” money on design and construction. High-ranking authorities say that it’s okay, the walls can be demolished and redevelopment can be done. This apartment is not such a bad option. In Moscow, for example, an apartment with an area of only 11 square meters is for sale. m, and is sold at 172,727 rubles per meter. I remember the house of godfather Pumpkin from the book about the adventures of anthropomorphic vegetables and fruits.

Japan

Japan has a lot of people and little land, so housing prices are high. Japanese architect Kota Mizuishi designed a house for a family of three on a narrow strip of land that, without his resourcefulness, would simply be overgrown with grass.

The unusual house turned out to be three floors. The wall separates only the toilet from the bathtub (even in such a small house it was possible to place a full-fledged bathtub, and the bathroom itself does not look cramped and uncomfortable). Instead of walls there are former translucent curtains.

On the second floor there is a living room and a kitchen. They are located in the wide part of the house, and in the narrow part there are bookcases and a wardrobe. There is also a third floor or mezzanine, which is given over to the child. The house also has a beautiful balcony overlooking the river.

Recently, the Japanese launched a flash mob on Twitter, and after the hashtag with hieroglyphs, they posted photos of the most unusual apartments. For example, such an apartment-corridor with a toilet right next to the door.
Such an apartment-toilet was rented out for 96,000 Yen per month (approximately 50,000 rubles).

House of Keret

Another narrow house. It was originally made as an art object; it was invented by Etgar Keret, an Israeli director and writer. After a two-story house-corridor was erected in the space between two residential buildings in Warsaw (in an area where the Jewish ghetto was located during the war), Keret decided to live there himself. True, he lives in a narrow house only during rare business trips to Poland.

Keret wanted to show with his project that people build too much living space. To avoid social catastrophe, it is necessary to build cheap, small and cozy houses.

The widest place between the walls of the house is 152 cm, and at the narrowest - 92 cm. The total living area is 46 sq. m. m. Even two people are unlikely to be able to live comfortably in the Keret House, but you can get by very well alone.

Madrid

In a Madrid apartment of 28 square meters. We managed to organize a very cozy and functional space. Every inch was put to use: to the right of the entrance there is a bathroom, above which there is a bedroom, next to the toilet there is a kitchen neatly built into the wall, to the left there is a storage room that turns into a staircase to the second floor. The rest of the space is occupied by a sofa, an armchair and a table with chairs.

China

The housing problem spoils not only Muscovites. In China, the housing issue is very acute due to its billion-dollar population. Inspired by Japanese capsule hotels, apartment owners began separating them with partitions and renting them out to low-income Chinese. The owner of a six-story house in the million-plus city of Wuhan made a real anthill out of the house. Chinese who don't want to stay on the streets but can't afford proper housing are lining up to rent or buy these tiny apartments. In some rooms, the area of which does not exceed 5 square meters. m, several people live.

A bed in such an apartment costs about $50. Exactly half of a store saleswoman’s salary goes to paying for housing.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is considered the second most expensive city in the world, and the third in the list of cities with the highest rent (after Moscow). About 100,000 thousand people live in such closets with an area of 3.7 square meters. m, they are called studio apartments.

There are also more budget accommodations, they are called “coffins”. The area of the "coffin" is 1.5 square meters. m. There are “improved-plan coffins” or “luxury boxes”. They are located in the city center and have a window and Internet access. The monthly rent is $384.

And the most budget option in Hong Kong is a cage. Lonely poor elderly people or unemployed people living on social benefits live in cages. The cage rents for $167 per month.

On the new telegram channel of Fishek you can read about how an American lived for a year in a 3.5 sq. m garbage container. m, and how it ended.

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