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Bring back levittown I guess. Customization/design premium is insubstantial compared to land price most of the time. That said I can see snowflake designs with
by dirtyid 6y ago
Bring back levittown I guess.
Customization/design premium is insubstantial compared to land price most of the time. That said I can see snowflake designs with no consideration for functionally leading to excessive environmental costs. Ideally the default typology should be an extremely efficient and economical net-zero rectangle oriented for maximum solar gain. People should recognize how much additional "extravagance" goes on in your typical construction, and maybe reel back a little. There should definitely be a mcmansion extra roof / unnecessary geometry tax like old window taxes.
- Mountain_Skies 6y agoLevittown is interesting because all of the houses were cookie cutter copies of each other when built but if you go look at it now, the houses vary a great deal. Some of the difference are cosmetic, such as different paint colors. But there are bigger differences in who added on a large front porch, a great room, extra bedrooms, or expanded out the kitchen to double the space. Add in differences in landscaping and it's not quite the poster child for bland tract housing that it once was.