In late April the Ministry of Construction has approved the proposal to build a 25 m2 apartment of an enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City. This decision of the Ministry of Construction has received mixed feedback and evaluation from the market. Is this the right direction to open the door to a low-cost merchant or is it putting more pressure on the operation and management of apartment projects and urban planning?
 
                     
 
With regard to this issue, before that, the Ministry of Construction also affirmed that, due to the actual needs of the people and the proposal of some localities and enterprises for the investment in the construction of apartments with the size of the area Small and medium-sized pending the promulgation of the National Technical Regulation on Condominiums, the Ministry of Construction has issued a document approving that it is possible to temporarily construct an apartment area of ​​at least 25m2 . According to the Ministry of Construction, the quality of housing is determined by basic factors such as quality of construction, quality of completion, equipment system, infrastructure conditions, operation management services. , The regulation allows the construction of small and medium size apartments (minimum 25 m2) is not the cause of the formation of poor quality housing as public concern. However, there are also concerns about the formation of slum apartments in the future. Some experts have expressed concern that some high-end home-builders may take advantage of the 25-square-meter nod to reduce the area. Accordingly, if some high-end real estate projects in the inner city are also subdivided for easy sale, the population density may increase, putting pressure on the transport infrastructure.

 

Talking about this issue, Do Thi Thu Hang, deputy director of Hanoi Savills Research said that this move is considered as a new orientation of the state management agencies to regulate the area. The minimum stock of commercial apartments, when the 2005 Housing Code stipulates that this area is 45 square meters, but the revised Housing Code 2014 leaves open the issue. "This can be considered as a logical solution to the problem of the shortage of cheap commercial apartments." Reducing the size of the apartment leads to lower cost of apartments, suitable for the budget of the customers as demand. Bridge to buy cheaper, "she said. However, according to Ms. Hang, the owner should be careful and careful in the design, space utilization but still ensure convenience, encapsulate the convenience of living. This may not be too difficult as developers can refer to the countries that preceded the construction of micro-apartments such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. Reducing apartment space is also a trend in apartment projects to increase liquidity, so from an investor's perspective this is a praiseworthy move in policy.
                      
      
Representatives of Savills also said that in theory, the 25 m2 apartment does not go against any existing regulations on the minimum area for commercial apartments. However, according to Official Letter No. 1245 / BXD-KHCN dated June 24, 2013 on the architectural norms of high-rise buildings, the Ministry of Construction has set the norm of population in the housing project is calculated on average 25m2 floor use of apartment / person. In short, according to this letter, the Ministry of Construction allowed only one person in the apartment of 25 m2?
 
If this is the case, the small size of the project will create overall operating pressure when the demand for electricity, water, waste treatment and fire prevention are met. Firefighting as well as the need to use the general infrastructure and facilities of the project in terms of the number of people and the number of households that increase.Micro Apartments also poses a management challenge when controlling the number The number of people living in the apartment will be much lower and the quality of life of the residents will be greatly affected if the number of people living in the apartment is high. Than the rule, "Hang said.
In addition, the problem of urban housing development is that by 2020, Hanoi will increase the average urban living area to 26.3 square meters per person (housing area Minimum 8.5 m2 per person) from an average area of ​​23.1 m2 per person and a minimum floor area of ​​6.5 m2 per person in 2015. The permission to build a 25 m2 apartment can affect the level of Somewhat to this goal if the development of 25 m2 apartment is not well managed in terms of the number of people living in the apartment.
 
"To bring the 25 m2 apartment successfully into operation, state agencies should have an overview when setting out specific regulations and guidelines in project planning, design and construction. There are small-area apartments. Enterprises that enter the micro-apartment market should also work closely with functional units to operate and effectively manage the project, "Hang added.
 
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