As dwelling sizes decrease, fire safety challenges increase. Design guidance for apartments under 37m².. Micro Apartment Fire Safety Small dwellings create compressed escape distances and concentrated fire loads. Design Challenges Open plan kitchen/living areas with no separation from bedrooms Single escape route from upper level mezzanines Detection selection to minimise false alarms from cooking Sprinkler protection where travel distance is compensated Furniture fire load density higher per m² than standard apartments For residential fire engineering, contact us.