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We've found it folks: mcmansion heaven

74 points by roldie 3y ago

designerbenny 3y ago
Reminds me of: https://fuckyournoguchicoffeetable.tumblr.com https://fuckyournoguchicoffeetable.tumblr.com
dylan604 3y ago
i've watched movies that felt like this. multiple directors brought in a different stages of the film, so none of it feels coherent. however, i would love to have been a fly on the wall during the meetings with whatever contractor was used to build this.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  A good chance money laundering justifies the weird set of decisions.
shermantanktop 3y ago
More like this: https://twitter.com/hashtag/FridayNightZillow https://twitter.com/hashtag/FridayNightZillow The article’s snark was not always that funny. These places generate their own humor.
- ishopatbakers 3y ago
  Agreed. An example of the content being interesting because of the subject and in spite of the editorializing.
amanzi 3y ago
I kind of like it. I wonder if the whole house was built from new or did they build on top of some old structure? Definitely has character :-)
- geeB 3y ago
  Same. This is more someone made it big enough to build his childhood dream house than not what I would associate with the word McMansion. Now, if this is mostly architectural crap over standard American construction, that’s just terrifying, but even if so, the look, location, and price do put it in a different category imo.
js2 3y ago
Video tour: https://youtu.be/2tzp9sZVCm8?si=jFYW7WSwUrnVDq3d https://youtu.be/2tzp9sZVCm8?si=jFYW7WSwUrnVDq3d (Mute your sound... the "music" is gag inducing.)
daniel-thompson 3y ago
i've been reading this blog off and on for years, it's fantastic. a good introductory entry for those not familiar with the concept of a mcmansion: https://mcmansionhell.com/post/149284377161/mansionvsmcmansion https://mcmansionhell.com/post/149284377161/mansionvsmcmansi...
tzs 3y ago
OT: what's the deal with the images being cropped so that some of the text is cut off? I'm seeing it on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and iPhone. Clicking the image opens a view of just the image, which is not cut off, so it is not a problem with the image itself. It's happening because of the "object-fit: cover" in this from index_build.css: .post-content div.npf_row .npf_col figure img,.post div.npf_row .npf_col figure img,body div.npf_row .npf_col figure img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover } That suggests it is a deliberate design choice. If so, what's the reasoning behind it?
- tasuki 3y ago
  And also for some reason I can't zoom in to see the pictures. Opening the picture still does not let me zoom in. I have to open the picture in a bloody new tab to be able to zoom in and see it. Considering the condescending/trying to be funny tone of the article, I'm wondering whether perhaps the joke's on me. I'm currently furnishing a house and let me tell you, finding furnishings consistent in any way is near impossible.
- DHPersonal 3y ago
  It's a Tumblr blog theme, so it just has some quirks. https://mcmansionhell.tumblr.com https://mcmansionhell.tumblr.com
- proactivesvcs 3y ago
  I think it's because tumblr is the McMansion of blogging services ;-)
- NikkiA 3y ago
  This is the 3rd or 4th site I've seen doing this, this week, I suspect it has to be some kind of weird trend going around.
starkparker 3y ago
The Castle at Smith Lake! Surprised the author didn't point out that even the lake is artificial. Or the 8,000 sqft. primary garage with helicopter pad. Many more pictures on the listing: https://www.arcrealtyco.com/website/GAL/1358642 https://www.arcrealtyco.com/website/GAL/1358642 An old video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tzp9sZVCm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tzp9sZVCm8 A set of photos from the previous listing, which includes an underground tunnel: https://www.al.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/796169622e7109/this-whimsical-castle-on-alaba.html https://www.al.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/796169622e7...
- nunez 3y ago
  shocking that this house is $5M; it's in the middle of nowhere! about an hour from Birmingham and 1.5hrs from Huntsville.
- dylan604 3y ago
  > Surprised the author didn't point out that even the lake is artificial. What do you mean by artificial? As in, not a natural lake but man made or some other sort of artificial like it's not really there or it's not really water but some video keyed in during post? Man made lakes are quite common. In Texas tall tell legend, it is known that Texas only has 1 natural lake with the rest being all man made. As with all Texas legends, arguing against that is about as effective as arguing with a fence post. Never mind, there are plenty of other, albeit, smaller natural lakes. All of the large lakes that most people think of are all developed by Army Corp of Engineers used for flood control and storing water through the common dry spells. They just happen to let people use them for recreation too

74 points by roldie 3y ago

Reminds me of: https://fuckyournoguchicoffeetable.tumblr.com https://fuckyournoguchicoffeetable.tumblr.com

i've watched movies that felt like this. multiple directors brought in a different stages of the film, so none of it feels coherent. however, i would love to have been a fly on the wall during the meetings with whatever contractor was used to build this.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago
A good chance money laundering justifies the weird set of decisions.

shermantanktop 3y ago

More like this: https://twitter.com/hashtag/FridayNightZillow https://twitter.com/hashtag/FridayNightZillow The article’s snark was not always that funny. These places generate their own humor.

ishopatbakers 3y ago
Agreed. An example of the content being interesting because of the subject and in spite of the editorializing.

amanzi 3y ago

I kind of like it. I wonder if the whole house was built from new or did they build on top of some old structure? Definitely has character :-)

geeB 3y ago
Same. This is more someone made it big enough to build his childhood dream house than not what I would associate with the word McMansion. Now, if this is mostly architectural crap over standard American construction, that’s just terrifying, but even if so, the look, location, and price do put it in a different category imo.

js2 3y ago

Video tour: https://youtu.be/2tzp9sZVCm8?si=jFYW7WSwUrnVDq3d https://youtu.be/2tzp9sZVCm8?si=jFYW7WSwUrnVDq3d (Mute your sound... the "music" is gag inducing.)

daniel-thompson 3y ago

i've been reading this blog off and on for years, it's fantastic. a good introductory entry for those not familiar with the concept of a mcmansion: https://mcmansionhell.com/post/149284377161/mansionvsmcmansion https://mcmansionhell.com/post/149284377161/mansionvsmcmansi...

tzs 3y ago

OT: what's the deal with the images being cropped so that some of the text is cut off? I'm seeing it on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and iPhone. Clicking the image opens a view of just the image, which is not cut off, so it is not a problem with the image itself. It's happening because of the "object-fit: cover" in this from index_build.css: .post-content div.npf_row .npf_col figure img,.post div.npf_row .npf_col figure img,body div.npf_row .npf_col figure img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover } That suggests it is a deliberate design choice. If so, what's the reasoning behind it?

tasuki 3y ago
And also for some reason I can't zoom in to see the pictures. Opening the picture still does not let me zoom in. I have to open the picture in a bloody new tab to be able to zoom in and see it. Considering the condescending/trying to be funny tone of the article, I'm wondering whether perhaps the joke's on me. I'm currently furnishing a house and let me tell you, finding furnishings consistent in any way is near impossible.
DHPersonal 3y ago
It's a Tumblr blog theme, so it just has some quirks. https://mcmansionhell.tumblr.com https://mcmansionhell.tumblr.com
proactivesvcs 3y ago
I think it's because tumblr is the McMansion of blogging services ;-)
NikkiA 3y ago
This is the 3rd or 4th site I've seen doing this, this week, I suspect it has to be some kind of weird trend going around.

starkparker 3y ago

The Castle at Smith Lake! Surprised the author didn't point out that even the lake is artificial. Or the 8,000 sqft. primary garage with helicopter pad. Many more pictures on the listing: https://www.arcrealtyco.com/website/GAL/1358642 https://www.arcrealtyco.com/website/GAL/1358642 An old video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tzp9sZVCm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tzp9sZVCm8 A set of photos from the previous listing, which includes an underground tunnel: https://www.al.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/796169622e7109/this-whimsical-castle-on-alaba.html https://www.al.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/796169622e7...

nunez 3y ago
shocking that this house is $5M; it's in the middle of nowhere! about an hour from Birmingham and 1.5hrs from Huntsville.
dylan604 3y ago
> Surprised the author didn't point out that even the lake is artificial. What do you mean by artificial? As in, not a natural lake but man made or some other sort of artificial like it's not really there or it's not really water but some video keyed in during post? Man made lakes are quite common. In Texas tall tell legend, it is known that Texas only has 1 natural lake with the rest being all man made. As with all Texas legends, arguing against that is about as effective as arguing with a fence post. Never mind, there are plenty of other, albeit, smaller natural lakes. All of the large lakes that most people think of are all developed by Army Corp of Engineers used for flood control and storing water through the common dry spells. They just happen to let people use them for recreation too