Microapartment

type of house

Microapartment is the name for a small apartment. Usually, it is between 14 square metres (150 sq ft) and 32 square metres (340 sq ft) in size. Usually, there is one room, with a bathroom, and a small kitchen. Unlike a studio appartment, where the kitchen, and bathroom are in the apartment, there are also cases where several microapartments share a kitchen or a bathroom.

"Apodment" microapartment building, inSeattle

Microapartments are popular in large urban centers, where rent is high. They developed from apartment hotels, which were for business trips, at the start.