Comparing between countries can be a bit dangerous as there can be differences in how people access services and to ensure a like for like comparison. A small apartment size might be acceptable (within limits) if you also have access to a lot of common areas / outdoor space as part of the development - but if you get no additional services, the same sized apartment is not acceptable at all. I assume a 9m2 apartment in Paris includes communal toilets and showering facilities which are not an acceptable feature in Australian apartments.
This is very relevant to some thinking I have been doing. I'm designing a linear city. Obe theoretical example would be one block wide and 60 km long. One advantage of such an odd shape is that farm lands could be right next to the city. Well, any ethical person would want the farm workers to live in the city. What if they are very poor? My first thought is that they would live in very small apartments. I'm sure one could get into subsidies, and there may well be subsidies, but my first thought is SMALL.
Obviously the construction quality should be the same as the rest of the city. The way to make it cheaper is to make it smaller.
Comparing between countries can be a bit dangerous as there can be differences in how people access services and to ensure a like for like comparison. A small apartment size might be acceptable (within limits) if you also have access to a lot of common areas / outdoor space as part of the development - but if you get no additional services, the same sized apartment is not acceptable at all. I assume a 9m2 apartment in Paris includes communal toilets and showering facilities which are not an acceptable feature in Australian apartments.
This is very relevant to some thinking I have been doing. I'm designing a linear city. Obe theoretical example would be one block wide and 60 km long. One advantage of such an odd shape is that farm lands could be right next to the city. Well, any ethical person would want the farm workers to live in the city. What if they are very poor? My first thought is that they would live in very small apartments. I'm sure one could get into subsidies, and there may well be subsidies, but my first thought is SMALL.
Obviously the construction quality should be the same as the rest of the city. The way to make it cheaper is to make it smaller.