[JustARandomGuy]

>Would you live in an apartment 15 feet wide and 50 feet deep?

For laughs, I just measured the width of my home's hallways and rooms. I don't see why 15x50 feet apartment isn't doable especially for a bachelor/new couple starting out. Assume an apartment with a 3 foot wide, 50 foot length hallway, subtract another 2 feet width for walls/piping/whatever, and then you can hang 5 rooms that are 10x10 feet from the hallway. Enough for a living room/common area/kitchen/2 bedrooms. Might get a bit cramped but very usable.

I assume I'm missing something here since this doesn't seem to be too bad.

[drozycki]

All of your windows are on one of the 15 ft walls. You would need to have the lights on all day in many of the rooms, no opening a window for fresh air, limited escape options in case of emergency. Perhaps some of these concerns should be weighed against the reality of housing shortage and homelessness, but ample windows throughout is the standard for residential today. That’s why modern office tower conversion involves cutting the center out for a light shaft.