Up until the time of the Great Depression, experimentation of architectural styles took place. However, during the years to follow the Great Depression and the First and Second World War, priorities shifted, and once again the wants of the individual fell short the essential needs. It was not possible, because the determination was redirected to the insurance that there was at least a future to come. But soon after World War Two, the housing market boomed once again, and with it the suburbs developed and modern-era housing came into focus. However, form was to follow function in every design. Neighborhoods were built at an exponential rate, and with it cookie cutter homes with little stylistic difference were constructed. These homes were easy …show more content…
Americans at one time were obsessed with bigger being better. However, this came at the cost of affordability. The typical American home now at the start of the twenty first century is roughly two thousand, six hundred square feet. The Micro-housing movement has many aliases for itself. There is that of the Tiny House Movement, or even The Big Squeeze. The American individual, is now more likely to be single and living alone. Side by side with changing demographics, there is also an economic crisis with the affordability of housing and standard of living of individuals. One last condition, is the growing concern to be more conservational minded with the environment. Micro-housing residencies offer a small footprint in comparison to a typical home, both physically and environmentally. Micro-living is possible within a space that is just one hundred to four hundred feet. An individual is able to gain more financial freedom, if their own living is simplified. One third to one half of the common American income is dedicated towards paying for their need of a roof over their head. Going back to the condition that a tenant dweller in New York City faced, governmental involvement had made conditions present more livable. Legislation set a minimum for basic living, with access to sunlight and properly circulated air. These requirements until now prevented any further development into a minimal stylized life. Many of the United States populated cities, have looked toward the future that would be created with the establishment of more minimal communities within the borders of the city. One difference that exists is that for many cities, there exists no consistency of the minimum area of a residential unit. Square footage varies from two hundred and twenty in San Francisco, to four hundred in most parts of New York