I’ve actually owned a condo that was not on a corner and stretched along a single exterior wall. It did not extend very far into the building and had windows extending all along the side. There were no windows at the ends of the unit. This place had no issue at all with natural light, nor did it feel like a bowling alley. Problem solved.
You can’t have anything but windows at the end when you have a unit between two corners.
Architects solve this by extending units that aren’t at the corners along the outside wall, and strategically placing decks so more windows can be added around the deck. This allows windows in nearly every room and that’s what’s done with the majority of buildings, both old and new, no matter how many staircases are required. Since everything is about money, I have no doubt that it’s slightly cheaper to build homes with long, narrow living spaces and fewer windows.
What the builders didn’t seem to anticipate is those kinds of units fetch significantly lower prices and are harder to sell. I know I won’t buy one at any price.
Looking in BC and many of the places are built like bowling alleys with windows only at one end. What were these builders thinking?
To make matters worse, many (scummy) realtors are now including patio and decks space in the square footage. No, a 800 sq ft place with a 700 sq ft patio is not 1500 sq ft of living space.
I hope you’re right about the Liberals pushing back, but I have no doubt in my mind that if the situation were reversed, Poilievre would delay the byelection for as long as possible and attempt to force the Opposition leader out of Stornoway, just to be as disruptive and difficult as possible.
Carney and his party are engaging in “fair dealing” and expecting the same in return.
Democrats in the U.S. have been making that same mistake for decades. The person and party Poilievre adores and emulates, (Trump, Republicans and their appointed judges) do exactly as they please and screw the opposition for fun – damn the constitution, voters, laws and any possible sense of fairness. The U.S. is experiencing the result of the Democrat’s assumption of “fair dealing” and it has resulted in a fascist regime, citizens being kidnapped and deported, disastrous tariffs, laws ignored, and the Constitution undermined.
IMO Carney’s brought a chess set to a gun fight and is playing into Poiliere’s hands.
“It doesn’t scale”, meaning the company might have to (shudder) hire people if our business doubles.