# Square Miniature Housing Steve Sauer's Home is Very Condensed By Vittoria Natarelli | Published 2010-08-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steve-sauers-home References: [woohome](http://www.woohome.com/furniture/boeing-engineers-182-square-foot-three-level-dwelling) The home of [Boeing's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-toneoptic-rpm) interior engineer Steve Sauer is 182 square-feet and three levels. Sauer spent seven years turning a [182-square-foot basement condo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-passiv) into a 3-level living space. This small dwelling includes [two beds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-rubik), a 37″ TV, a bathroom with shower, a kitchen with working dishwasher, and storage for 2 bikes. There is even the fun bonus of a soaking tub underneath a panel in the hallway. Steve Sauer's home may be small, but it definitely has a lot of character! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Micro Housing:** There is an opportunity to innovate on small-scale, multi-functional housing that maximizes limited space. - **Vertical Living:** With the rise in urbanization, vertical homes are a disruptive innovation opportunity to turn small lots into multi-level dwellings. - **Sustainable Living:** With limited space, a more sustainable and eco-friendly living environment is a disruptive innovation opportunity for this industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Real Estate:** Adapting to the demand for small-scale, multi-functional housing, as well as a rise in urbanization, offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the real estate industry. - **Architecture:** Finding a way to design small-scale housing that does not sacrifice functionality could be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the architecture industry. - **Home Appliances:** Creating innovative, space-saving home appliances is a disruptive innovation opportunity for home appliance manufacturers catering to the growing micro-housing market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Space-Saving Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levi-kelly.md) - [Thoughtful Micro Studio Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-studio-apartment.md) - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Space-Conscious Compact Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minuet.md) - [Ultra-Efficient Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hirondelle-tiny-house.md) - [Modular Tiny Home Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vettel-haus.md) - [Compact Urban Dwellings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miami-tiny-house.md) - [Two-Bedroom Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-rubik.md) - [Triple Shipping Container Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modhouse-tiny-home.md)