Imagine a world where your new home has fewer windows than ever, lower ceilings, and buildings packed tighter than ever before! Welcome to the new era of housing in Ireland, where the government plans to tear down all existing urban planning standards to build a whopping 50,000 apartments annually by 2050. Yes, you read that right – fifty thousand! But at what cost?
Less is more? Not really!
The Irish government has decided to reduce the minimum apartment size, shrink open spaces between buildings, and cut down on communal facilities. The result? Apartments with smaller windows, lower ceilings, and denser buildings resembling beehives. All this to cut construction costs by about €50,000 per unit.
Why the rush?
Estimates say Ireland’s population will grow by one million by 2050. The government wants to prepare for this boom and provide more homes for purchase and rent. But is sacrificing quality of life and space the right answer?
Similar problems across the region
While Ireland experiments with cramped apartments, Montenegro struggles with seasonal homes flooding the market, and in Croatia, residents demand bans on apartments in residential buildings due to mass tourism pushing out locals.
What’s next?
If this trend continues, expect our homes to get smaller, with less light and less living space. Is this the price of urban development or the start of a new housing era where we all live like sardines?
Either way, if you think your apartment is small now, just wait to see what Ireland has in store! What do you think about these changes? Would you accept a smaller apartment for a lower price? Or is this the beginning of the end of comfort in our homes? Drop a comment and let’s see who’s in and who’s out in this building revolution!
