We have noticed over the last several years that customers are moving away from the large, elaborate homes, and asking for smaller, well-designed, and planned homes that contain less, but more efficient space. As people move towards retirement, their needs for large great rooms, formal dining rooms etc, are less critical. Most of the homes we have built have been in the 1200 - 2000sf range for the last several years. Our customers focus on well designed living / kitchen spaces, a reasonably sized master suite, and additional flex space that can serve as an office or a bedroom to accommodate summer guests. Here is an interesting article we found looking at national trends towards smaller homes. Smaller home trends
REEF has also designed some smaller homes as part of our standard portfolio called the Cottage Collection... click here -Cottage Plans