Human scale - spaciousness without pomposity

My former home in Emerald Hills/RWC was bigger than most 2BR/1BA houses built in the same era. For instance, the hallway was 5' wide, not 3' as is most often the case; the ceiling height was full 8' throughout and 11' in the living room. Without being pompous it provided a sense of roominess, headroom, breathing room. A visiting architect once commented that it had a "human scale"; I think that is a great concept.