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The trappings of this cult have trickled all the way down to ugly “intersecting cubes” single family homes. They’re ugly, badly colored, and lack a “home” feeli
by joeblubaugh 7y ago
The trappings of this cult have trickled all the way down to ugly “intersecting cubes” single family homes. They’re ugly, badly colored, and lack a “home” feeling.
The opposite form of bad home architecture (McMansiondom) suffers many similar problems - no actual consideration of real livability and usefulness.
We repainted our house a pale pink with an aqua door and I feel happy every time I come down the street to see it. Bring some fun and whimsy to your home!
- Spearchucker 7y agoSoooo this. Recently bought a place (attached house in a row of 3) that won design awards. It's beautiful to be sure, but it's COLD. I made a garden gate with a village of 4 birdhouses above it. I hung geraniums from the balcony, put a pond and birdfeeder next to the front door. Filled the inside with warm browns and grays and green plants to compensate for the cold white concrete. Both neighbors took the time to express their horror. I need my house to be a home.
- nradov 7y agoMcMansions are actually quite livable for the primary target market: upper middle class suburbanites with small children who like to entertain occasionally. The major home builders literally employ sociologists who research how families actually live in their homes and use that to help their architects design new floorplans.
- joeblubaugh 7y agoI grew up in one, my parents currently live in a different one. Both had major livability issues: - No privacy (too much open plan space) - very expensive to heat and cool due to poor insulation - poor construction (this is both a design issue and a quality issue) - ugly (as the article contends, this is a quality-of-life issue)