We are 2 seniors with a small kitchen.  Our house came with a 24 cu ft behemoth that hogged far too much floor space.  This unit is compact with plenty of storage for us.  Having the freezer at the bottom simply makes sense as it is not used nearly as often.  The two freezer drawers allow us to separate things we will need sooner from those that are "backup" items.  Also, this is absolutely the quietest refrigerator I've ever seen.