I would agree in part... and perhaps we are not so far apart on the rest. But I am so looking forward to your work, I'll pitch my 2 cents and see what you think; Ease of use is certainly at the level of very highest priority. But that very highest level will accommodate more than one priority, and in a small-footprint vehicle I would put "Livability" as an equal priority. Not much "walking around" within this footprint, true. But there is another way of looking at it.
Airy, open space - volume. Roominess. Up around your head, as you sit and (most especially)... stand up.
Cases in point - The Dormobile, and the original EarthRoamer XV-JP. Both solve the footprint/livable space problem very differently and very usefully, creating compact but airy retreats that can be a practical, comfortable refuge for days on end. They are both remarkable in their spaciousness, within those very small footprints. Far more so than the footprint would suggest. And before anyone else says it, (emphatically) YES, they both create other practical problems by doing this. But these designs, with all their problems, result in usable spaciousness and livability. There is a True Challenge for you, Paul; do better.
Get a similar result, without the practical problems. Solve those problems.
Create an internal spaciousness that will simply "Wow" all who enter. Make that another First Priority. Just my 2 cents. I look forward to your solution.
