Anyone who owns old real estate is of course preserving their investment, but I know of nobody who is stil building them. They were cheap to build but as you note, had other inefficiencies.
One of the greater problems that we are discovering in the past decade has to do with venting, insulation, and vapour control designs. vaulted cielings tend to trap excess airborne moisture near the top of the cieling where it can force it's way into the roof assembly where mold can then present itself if no adequate ventilation exists.
Another negative point as our population ages - our eyes need more light, and the fact that only two end walls are conducive to window placement limits the amt of natural light we can get on the interior.
the new thing in alternate home design is concrette dome shells that tolerate extreme weather quite well, as demonstrated in recent hurricanes.
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