Nothing is either too great or too small other than by comparison.
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. It is dependent upon the costs of construction and of maintenance. It is also proportional to the more illusory standards of livability and of choice. This relationship is taken as grounds for concluding that buildings of 3-7 stories generally represent the best size range for urban dwellings in Los Angeles. The housing study, conducted between 1983 and 1994, tests the notion that to conserve energy and preserve life quality in an urban setting, buildings can be neither too big nor too small.