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I’m not a fan of the examples given simply because it feels like they are comparing bigger McMansion houses to smaller, simpler houses. I’d rather have the comp
by thatswrong0 8y ago
I’m not a fan of the examples given simply because it feels like they are comparing bigger McMansion houses to smaller, simpler houses. I’d rather have the comparisons be of “proper” mansions to McMansions, because abiding by the stated principals is obviously going to be easier in smaller houses.
Like the primary / secondary mass bit is obviously going to be harder to deal with the bigger the house gets.
- jimktrains2 8y agohttp://mcmansionhell.com/post/149284377161/mansionvsmcmansion http://mcmansionhell.com/post/149284377161/mansionvsmcmansio...
- spc476 8y agoWell, when I hear "mansions" I tend to think along the lines of Biltmore [1], but that's a house with 178,926 square feet (16,622.8 m2) of floor space. [1] https://www.biltmore.com/visit/photo-gallery https://www.biltmore.com/visit/photo-gallery
- igravious 8y agoBeing from this side of the Atlantic I would describe something like Biltmore – never heard of it before, thanks for the ref – as a very large European-type manor. Biltmore for me is bordering on palatial in size if not explicitly in feature. Honestly you'd need an architect or someone who properly knows the language of architecture to accurately relay Biltmore's style and type. Fwiw Wikipedia agrees with me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor_house#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor_house#United_States “The only manor house in the United States (or North America for that matter) that resembled the form and function of a European-style estate and manor is the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina (which is still owned by descendents of the original builder, a member of the Vanderbilt family).”