microhome

plural microhomes · alternative micro-home

1. A very small domestic dwelling, constructed at that size in order to conserve environmental resources.

   Get ready for a new wave of “micro-homes” – tiny flats, often in converted office buildings, that are roughly the size of a typical bedroom yet supposedly big enough for two people to live in.

   2017 February 11, Rupert Jones, “Welcome to rabbit-hutch Britain, land of the ever-shrinking home”, in The Guardian

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   Containertopia and Mr. Kloehn’s mobile shelters draw from the tiny house movement, a shift to a more ascetic way of living that has inspired entire microhome villages in places like Olympia, Wash., and Madison, Wis., as well as isolated examples in countless backyards.

   2015 October 13, Sarah Maslin Nir, “Thinking Outside the Box by Moving Into One”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: microhouse, tiny home, tiny house