03-02-2022, 09:41 PM
(03-02-2022, 03:47 PM)jamincan Wrote: I hate the trend for ensuite bathrooms in small apartments. There are so many more valuable ways to use the space. Even worse is when it's an ensuite with no shower. Useless.
Last fall I was looking casually at condos and it seems pretty much everything built after the early 80s has terrible floor plans. Some stuff like ensuites and walk-in closets are crammed in apartments far too small for them. But more generally, the layouts are just utterly incoherent with no thought to how space is used. Like cramming a 7x7 window-less "den" next to the entrance-way, just because there's some extra space there. Or having an entrance directly into a dining room. Or the dining space being directly in the middle of the apartment where everyone wants to walk. Or a bathroom opening onto a dining area. *bleargh*
They need these gimmicks to brand the place as luxury, despite the fact that it makes one of the most in demand luxuries, space, even more elusive. I truly believe they are built to be sold, not lived in.
I live in an ancient (by Kitchener standards) building. The hardwood floor is quite worn, there are no modern finishes, and there are completely random elements exposed from the past 100 years of previous uses. However, there are no upgrades that could convince me to accept half as much space... My place is clean and has the necessities, and the non-restrictive amount of space allows me to make it into a home.
Condos of the same size basically don't exist, it's no wonder people don't see them as a real alternative to houses.