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A microapartment, also known as a microflat, is a one-room, self-contained living space, usually purpose built, designed to accommodate a sitting space, sleeping space, bathroom and kitchenette with a size of 4-10 square metres (43-107 square feet, 1.2-3 tsubo).〔〔Michael Day, ("Tight fit for Rome's 'micro-apartments'" ), ''The Independent'', 28 February 2012.〕 In some cases, residents may also have access to a communal kitchen, communal bathroom/shower, patio and roof garden (though this might be more closely related to a dorm). The apartments are often designed for futons, or with pull-down beds, folding desks and tables, and extra-small or hidden appliances. Gary Chang, an architect in Hong Kong, has designed a large 344-square-foot (32-square-metre) microapartment with sliding walls attached to tracks on the ceiling. By moving the walls around, and using built-in folding furniture and worktops, he can convert the space into 24 different rooms, including a kitchen, library, laundry room, dining room, bar and video-game room.〔Virginia Gardiner, ("24 Rooms Tucked Into One" ), ''The New York Times'', 14 January 2009.〕 Microapartments are essentially modern versions of the British bedsit, and are becoming popular in urban centres in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and North America, maximizing profits for developers and landlords and providing relatively low-priced accommodation.〔Les Christie, ("Micro-apartments: The anti-McMansions" ), CNN Money, 21 June 2013. *Lauren O'Neill, ("Would you live in a 220-square-foot 'micro apartment?'" ), CBC News, 23 November 2012.〕 In Rome, where the average price of property in 2010 was $7,800 per square metre (10.7 square feet), microapartments as small as 4 square metres (45 square feet) have been advertised.〔 In Hong Kong, developers are embracing the micro-living trend, pushing out cramped microapartments to the market in sky-high prices. The Wall Street Journal compares the 180-square-feet flat in High Place, Sai Ying Pun to the size of a U.S. parking spot (160 square feet) in a video, highlighting the soaring property prices in Hong Kong (one of the apartments in High Place was sold for more than US$500,000 in June 2015).〔http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-hong-kong-the-apartments-are-fit-for-a-mosquito-1433237582〕 There has been a backlash in some cities against the increasing number of these developments. In Seattle, residents have complained that high-density microhousing changes the character of neighbourhoods, suddenly increasing demand for parking spaces and other amenities.〔Hickman, Matt. ("Micro-apartments met with NIMBYist sentiment in Seattle" ), Mother Nature Network, 8 May 2013. *Lynn Thompson, ("Critics of micro-apartments calling for a moratorium" ), ''Seattle Times'', 23 April 2013.〕 In January 2013, New York City got its first microapartment building, with 55 units that are as small as and ceilings from . ==See also== *Face-to-face *Capsule hotel *List of house types *Minimalist architecture and space *Pied-à-terre *Single room occupancy *Studio apartment *Japanese One Room Mansion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Microapartment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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