As a child, I lived with my family for a few years on a traditional narrowboat [1]. These are 6'10" across or less (the walls slope in a little inside) down a l

As a child, I lived with my family for a few years on a traditional narrowboat [1]. These are 6'10" across or less (the walls slope in a little inside) down a length of between 20 and 70 foot, or 68 foot in our case. Living in a small, narrow space is actually surprisingly easy. There were 4 of us, and whilst it was difficult at times, most of the pressures were about not being hooked up to infrastructure like running water, sewage and electricity. Such spaces force a sense of minimalism that I think we've lost in the modern World. The space many of us have is very luxurious in many ways. This house looks lovely, and other narrow/slim houses linked here and from Wikipedia to my mind look great. I wonder why this style is not more popular given the inherent advantages (i.e. running cost, less space to clean, etc.)? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrowboat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrowboat