Micro-housing isn't necessarily about just living in a box or a pod.
http://inhabitat.com/top-5-tiniest-tiny-houses
1 meter is approximately 3.28 ft & 10x10ft= 100sq ft. That can be used as a basic area example for additional rooms in a dwelling.
So, if a house had 4 rooms that were each 10x10 sq ft, that's 4x100 sq ft. or 400 sq ft of living space.
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/amazing-tiny-homes-1380323351-slideshow
If there were five 100 sq ft rooms, that would be equivalent to a 500 sq ft apartment.
http://inhabitat.com/tiny-space-age-loftcube-prefab-can-pop-up-just-about-anywhere
Double that & its like a 1000 sq ft cottage.
http://www.microhomesolutions.org,
http://www.buildinghomegarden.com/micro-homes.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_apartment,
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/photo-tour-an-ultra-narrow-house-in-d-c-slideshow
While a 100 sq ft room can be used as a general frame of reference, many rooms can be in the 150, 300 or 400 sq ft range.
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/photo-tour-an-ultra-narrow-house-in-d-c-slideshow/photo-tour-an-ultra-narrow-house-in-d-c-first-floor-floor-plan-photo-1345764341.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Kane_Residence This house could be in the 1500-2000 sq ft range.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_architecture#Other_styles_popularised_during_the_period
This house could be in the 2000-3000 sq ft range.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-detached
The
John_Steinbeck_House is a fine example of an
attic &
the basement above & below the main floor.
It could be considered as a 3 floor house or a house with 3 levels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Ladies#San_Francisco
These 3-4 level homes could be in the 3000-4000 sq ft range.
The
Carson_Mansion is suppose to have well over 16,000 sq ft not even counting the basement area of the house.
The
James_J._Hill_House is suppose to have at least 36,000 sq ft of living area.
