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Theworld'scraziestmicro
apartmentsyouwon'tbelieve
peopleactuallylivein
CHRISWELLER
4H

Humanityis
movinginto
cities,butthe
Earthisn't
gettingany
bigger.
Thatmeans
our
apartmentsare
getting
smaller,and
ourliving
arrangements
denser.

TyroneSiu/Reuters

Somepeople
jumpthesharkandgetroommatestoavoidsuchclosequarters.Others,duetopoverty
orpersonalobligations,havenochoicebuttoaccepttheircircumstances.
Wedon'tknowhowtheydoit,butsomehowtheymakeitwork.
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WangCunchun,90,liveswithhis60yearoldsonina
107squarefootapartmentinShanghai,China.

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China'slargestdeveloperChinaVankeshowcasesa
microapartmentatthePearlRiverDeltaRealEstate
FairinGuangzhouprovince.

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InspacedeprivedChina,tinyisthenewbig.

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Likealltinyapartments,efficientstoragekeepstheroom
fromfeelingtooconstricting.

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TheBurgerfamilyfromLosAngeles,California,gets
readyinaconvertedgarageinwifeElizabethBurger's
mother'shome.Thefamilylosttheirhomein2009and
wasforcedtosellalltheirpossessions.

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Dharavi,alocalityinthedirectmiddleofMumbai,India,
isoneofthelargestslumsinAsia.Morethanamillion
peoplelivethere.

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Therentfora100squarefoothomerangesfrom$0.04
persquarefootto$0.06persquarefoot.

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Ina60squarefootapartmentinHongKong,amother
spends$487amonthtohouseherselfandherson.

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Bycomparison,JonChristianStubblefieldlivesina200
squarefootpalaceinSeattle,Washington.

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"Itwasanaffordableoptionlivinginsidethecity'score
forunder1,200,"Stubblefieldtoldreportersin2013.

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Afewmilesaway,SeungchulYouagreeshisoneroom,
200squarefootapartmentsuitshisneedsjustfine.

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However,bothmenwouldprobablybristleattheideaof
oneapartmentinWarsaw,Poland.Atitsnarrowest
point,it'sjust36incheswide.

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It'sthehomeofIsraeliwriterEdgarKeret,whovisits
Warsawtwiceayear.

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Keretdesignedtheapartmenttocommemoratehis
parents'family,whodiedintheHolocaustduringWorld
WarII.

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KongKyungsoon,73,livesinacrampedapartmentwith
justtwo21squarefeetoflivingspace,notincludingthe
areaforhertoiletandhotplate.

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ShelivesnexttotheposhGangnamsuburb,inSeoul,
SouthKorea.

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Insidea600squarefootapartmentcomplexinHong
Kongsit19unitsallmeasuringlessthan25squarefeet.
Theyareknownas"cubiclehomes."Or,more
ominously,"coffinhomes."

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Witharentcosting$150amonth,theunitsare
comprisedofjusttwowoodenpanelssettogether.
Residentsarejuststepsfromshoppingandfinancial
districts.

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Anotherstyleisthe"cagehome,"astackablesixfootby
twofootwirebox,alsolocatedinHongKong.

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Hundredsofelderlymen,suchasKongSiuKau,livein
theseconditions.Inonesuchbuilding,upto12mencan
livetogetherintightlypackedcages.

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Theconditionsaresqualid.Therearebedbugsand
putridsmells.

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UntiltheHongKonggovernmentacknowledgesthe
dangeroftheconditions,however,thebestformer
residentscandoisprotest.Thecagesarewheremany
willliveouttheirremainingyears.

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