2012 sep 13
http://www.rmi.nus.edu.sg/aboutus/_files/rminews/The_rise_and_rise_of_shoebox_units.pdf (click to read report)
LAST week, the Government announced new rules to cap the supply of so-called "shoebox" units - tiny residential units - in the market. The move suggests some discomfort with the proliferation of such units in recent years. The Government projects an increase in the number of shoebox apartments from the current 2,400 to 11,000 by 2015.
But why has this sub-sector of the housing market boomed? And what are the issues that arise if more such units are built?
The recent mushrooming of shoebox apartments has raised some concerns about the liveability and sustainability of such apartments, which generally refer to units having a gross floor area of less than 50 sq m.
Are shoebox units inhumane?
http://www.rmi.nus.edu.sg/aboutus/_files/rminews/The_rise_and_rise_of_shoebox_units.pdf (click to read report)
LAST week, the Government announced new rules to cap the supply of so-called "shoebox" units - tiny residential units - in the market. The move suggests some discomfort with the proliferation of such units in recent years. The Government projects an increase in the number of shoebox apartments from the current 2,400 to 11,000 by 2015.
But why has this sub-sector of the housing market boomed? And what are the issues that arise if more such units are built?
The recent mushrooming of shoebox apartments has raised some concerns about the liveability and sustainability of such apartments, which generally refer to units having a gross floor area of less than 50 sq m.
Are shoebox units inhumane?
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