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The need for micro apartments in densely populated cities of India and the various methods adopted to achieve maximum space utilization in a given area. Gokul B Nair D.Y Patil School of Architecture Email ID- gokulbnair602@gmail.com Ar. Veena Shenvi, Design Chair (Guide) D.Y Patil School of Architecture
ABSTRACT Housing is the pinnacle of architectural construction and accounts for being the core infrastructure of a city. However, in the light of recent years’ cities all round the world are facing serious accommodation shortages due to various reasons such as population explosion. Micro housing is the immediate solution developed by architects to tackle the acute housing crisis faced by densely populated cities. Micro housing has had a substantial impact on the American and the European market over the last couple of years. India is the second most populous country with a population of 1.3 billion people, all these people at some point in their life migrate to big cities like Mumbai in search for employment and education. This leads to the rise in housing demands in these cities, which in turn causes the exponential rise in prices of pre-existing residential spaces. The rising demand along with the changing price tipped the balance of living conditions in such cities. This space crunch has led to people opting for smaller, space efficient and low maintenance homes i.e. Micro Apartments. Micro apartments have been proven useful to a wide spectrum of people as they cater to the basic needs of a resident without wasting any space on lavish features. To understand the concept and need for micro apartments in densely populated cosmopolitans and to segregate the users as per their need is the primary purpose of this research paper and this is achieved by means of surveys and in depth study of research papers and articles.
Keywords: micro apartments and necessity, Housing crisis, design of micro housing complexes, schemes for affordable micro apartments