Field Notes — for builders and developers planning new residential neighborhoods and master-planned communities

Before anyone moves in, before the furniture arrives, before a single family dinner happens, the house has already made a decision.

Not about how much anyone will love each other. About how often they'll have the chance to be around each other.

That decision isn't made entirely by the people who live there. It's also made by the floor plan. And one of the most important factors isn't square footage, the number of bedrooms, or even the price.

It's whether the house has a center.