[tevake]

Personal space and need for stuff is a very individual matter.
When I used to run small boat tours it was interesting to see the space that some folks ( usually guys ) occupied . One area that I worked for years called for really small boats so the trip could include going thru sea caves. So seating around the sides of 25' inflatables was the way it was. Some guys would sit down legs splayed, elbows out taking nearly the space for two, and clearly needing that space. It's just the way it is for some of us.

Don't get me started on stuff, I spent the last twenty years living a fairly large four bedroom house with room for four small cars and shop space downstairs. It's a challenge scaling down to what I can manage on my own.
The 40' x 60' pole barn mentioned earlier would make a nice sized structure for my needs. With perhaps a 20' container incorporated into it for tool storage , shop bench etc.
I'm convinced it can be built in a way that looks pretty nice at realistic cost.

Cheers Richard