Wednesday 14 September 2011

RIBA condemns 'shameful shoe box homes' now built in Britain | Society | The Guardian

RIBA condemns 'shameful shoe box homes' now built in Britain | Society | The Guardian

The Royal Institute of British Architects has criticised the "shoe box" sized homes now being built in Britain. Ahead of its inquiry into housing needs, RIBA claims that many of the new homes being constructed are too small for the number of people expected to live in them.

The institute says the average new three-bedroom house is 8% smaller than the recently adopted standard for homes in London, with floor space of 88 sq metres (947 sq ft). That is 8 sq metres short of the recommended space, the equivalent of a single bedroom.

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