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> I think the author missing the biggest reason for these styling differences. This is their function. A long term dwelling serves a different function than a h

> I think the author missing the biggest reason for these styling differences. This is their function. A long term dwelling serves a different function than a hotel. All of the residential buildings have more personalization on the outside of the building than hotels allow. I'd also like to add that the shown residential homes show much more wear and age than the hotels do, making it hard to do a side by side comparison. Yeah I'm surprised nobody else mentioned this. The residential buildings have window AC units and people hanging laundry on their balconies to dry, two things you'll never see at modern hotels (the ones pictured don't even have balconies). There's no apples to apples comparison happening here.

daveslash 4y ago
Came here to make the same comment. Patios are valuable in a residence and windows that can, you know, open, is pretty important too. If you have patios, people will put stuff there - lawn chairs, laundry, surfboards, plants, hang flags, etc... comparing a residential building to a hotel seems like apples and oranges. Though, that's not to say that the original point about the "window trick" isn't valid, just that it's not fair to compare buildings of different functions. Hotels can get away with it whereas residential buildings, not-so-much. Edit: office buildings can probably get away with it too.