My Micro NY - modular home with a mini-apartments, which expects all of New York

Modular high-rise buildings with small apartments solves the most urgent problem of modern cities - the shortage of affordable housing for one or two people in the city. It seems that in New York, deal with the question seriously.

So, in 2013, the mayor's office "Big Apple" has announced a tender for the project development and construction of universal mnogokvartirnikov for social needs. The victory went to arhbyuro nARCHITECTS. It took two years to work through the details, approvals and paperwork, in April 2015 began to build the object. A few months later, the designers looked to the construction site and reported on the progress of installation. I suggest you watch this short video to better understand what was going on.

Construction begins at home away from the construction site - at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Here are made large metal frames, which later become the structural elements of the future house.

Insulated workpiece transported to the building site by conventional trucks where they, like cubes

This approach has several advantages:

• A small spot of building allows you to build in existing high-density areas.
• Minimum waste and, accordingly, damage to the environment.
• Reduced construction time.
• Low load on public roads virtually eliminates the inconvenience to naught.
• Lower construction costs, which directly affect the cost of purchase and rental.

The area of ​​apartments ranges from 24 to 35 square meters. It's not much, and even less than required by US regulations. But My Micro NY - A pilot project with the support of the state, one of whose tasks is just boils down to, to see if such a number of meters for a full life is enough. Although by and large the answer for a long time on the surface: the main thing - to organize the available space by using transformed and built-in furniture. Per examples You do not have to walk far.

Each apartment is equipped with kitchenette, dishwasher, refrigerator, pantry, bathroom and folding furniture. Ceiling height of 2.7 m and large windows help to visually expand the space. Monthly cleaning is included in the rental price.

By the way, American publications predict the price from 2000 to 3000 dollars a month. Apparently, it is not so expensive to Manhattan - the historical center of New York. City authorities expect that these prices will cool somewhat greedy for profit developers, landlords and realtors, who are used to make money out of thin air. However, this situation is typical for us. That is why it would be desirable to My Micro NY fired. This will boost other similar designs. For example, the same Kasita - compact mnogokvartirniku with transportable apartments. And, perhaps, their loud blow on the real estate market once touches the countries of the former USSR.

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