26 'unimaginable' images of micro-apartments in the world

The world around us always has so many " unimaginable " things, but perhaps living in apartments less than one square meter is something that certainly anyone of us has ever thought about. is not? The world population is increasing, more and more people want to move to live in big cities. But unfortunately, our Earth area cannot expand any more, which means that our apartments are getting smaller and " denser ".

Some people try to earn more friends in the same room to avoid having to live in a tight space, while others are due to poverty or personal circumstances, no other choice is forced to accept living. in such a crowded environment. Here are 26 photos of micro-apartments around the world that will surprise you and ask yourself why they did so?

90-year-old Wong Chun Chun is currently living with his 60-year-old son in a 10-square-meter apartment in Shanghai, China.

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China's largest real estate company, China Vanke, introduced a micro-apartment built in a trunk in the Pearl River Delta Real Estate Fair in Guangzhou Province .

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The fact that such a small apartment is more than enough for a large family in China .

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Like other small apartments, neatly arranging household items will make the space more comfortable .

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The Burger family in Los Angeles, California, lives in a house designed from a truck in the home of his wife Elizabeth Burger. In 2009, the family encountered a major incident, forcing them to sell their entire assets.

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Dharavi, an old apartment complex between Mumbai and India. This is one of the largest slums in Asia with over one million people living there .

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The rent of an apartment is 9.2 square meters here ranging from 0.04 $ - 0.06 $ per 1 square meter .

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In order to get this 5.6 square meter apartment in Hong Kong, the woman above had to pay $ 487 per month (nearly VND 11 million) for her and her son to live there .

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In contrast, Jon-Christian Stubblefield seems quite comfortable in his 19-square-meter (200-square-foot) apartment in Seattle, Washington .

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In 2013, Stubblefield answered a journalist: " This is a reasonable option for a price of under $ 1,200 when living in Washington ."

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In the immediate vicinity, Seungchul You thinks this 19 square meter apartment is quite suitable for his needs .

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In Hefei City of China, patients are unable to pay for hospital beds in local hospitals, forcing them to rent these 7 to 8 square meters rooms nearby for daily treatment. .

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Housing prices in Hong Kong are so high that many people stay in apartments with only 3.2 square meters at low cost .

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New Yorkers were first officially introduced about 28 square meters of " ultra-small " apartments in a city near Manhattan from the Kips Bay real estate company .

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A modern apartment designed to make the most of the interior space and use smart furniture such as wall beds with monthly rental rates ranging from $ 2500 to $ 2900 .

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Sometimes, even an area of ​​only 29 square meters is considered a "splendid" house. Keret House in Warsaw, Poland (named after the Israeli writer Etgar Keret) with the narrowest point is 91cm wide .

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This small house is designed in artistic style, to make the most of the interior space. The building architect is Jakub Szczesny, Keret let writers and artists stay there for a short time .

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This mini apartment was put into use in 2012 and is only suitable for one person .

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Mrs. Kang Kyung-soon, 73 years old, lives in a small apartment with only 2 square meters, not including: toilets and bathrooms.

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Ms. Kang Kyung-soon's apartment is located near Gangnam rich house in Seoul, South Korea .

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Inside a 56-square-meter apartment in Hong Kong divided into 19 different rooms, all of them are smaller than 2.5 square meters. People call this "small bedroom" or "coffin "!

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The rent of each room is $ 150 / month (more than 3 million VND), these rooms are separated only by pressed wooden walls. People just need to take a few steps to go to the shopping and financial areas .

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In addition, Hong Kong has apartments made of "iron cages" like this. Each of these iron cages is stacked on an area of ​​less than 1 square meter .

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There are hundreds of older people, like Kong Siu-Kau, who live in such apartments. Even up to 12 people live in those narrow cages .

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With filthy living conditions, bed bugs and rotting smell everywhere .

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Currently, the Hong Kong government has acknowledged the danger of living conditions like this and is planning to "remove" them. However, residents here object and argue that these "iron cages" are where they live the rest of their lives .

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