Building cost is (partly) dependent on the size of the walls. A long narrow apar...

		wisty on April 27, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hong Kong architect turns shoebox apartment into 2... Building cost is (partly) dependent on the size of the walls. A long narrow apartment costs a bit more to build, because you need more walls. People buy based on raw "floor space" measurements, and that's what they get. Optimal "floor space", but a bad layout.