Re: [GBlist] monster houses (swelling/shrinking)

[David Bergman <bergman@cyberg.com>]

>
>we spent some time deciding/discussing a priori what kind of square
>footage we could probably do fine with as "green" Americans.  200 square
>feet per inhabitant?  300? 400?  I think we could also afford to spell
>out why such a number might be either appropriate or out of the question.
>It just might be revealing.

I think it's interesting in this discussion to look at the sizes of 
apartments in NYC, where economic necessity requires small footprints for 
most residents. You could look at these spaces with two things in mind: the 
size that people are able to live in, and the observation that nearly 
everyone complains about that size.

( bear in mind that the "net" square footage sizes don't include necessary 
common elements like stairways, elevators, mechanical rooms, common laundry 
rooms, etc.)

David Bergman
David Bergman Architect/Fire & Water Lighting + Furniture
bergman@cyberg.com    http://www.cyberg.com
t 212 475 3106    f 212 677 7291


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