Coming from the UK it amazes me that the vast majority of family houses have a small footprint but are high. Our house has 3 stories + a small loft. The new ho

Coming from the UK it amazes me that the vast majority of family houses have a small footprint but are high. Our house has 3 stories + a small loft. The new houses being built have 4 stories. Footprints are around 13x6. In the UK in a similar town the footprint is easily twice that but the actual livable space is often less.