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My understanding of FLW is that his houses are beautiful but impractical to live in. It would be great to see a comeback of his style if the problems with livab
by thebigspacefuck 3y ago
My understanding of FLW is that his houses are beautiful but impractical to live in. It would be great to see a comeback of his style if the problems with livability could be fixed, though in this case it seems like they couldn’t fix them all.
- nightski 3y agoShe was trying to make it "net zero". That is in no way a requirement to have a livable house.
- renewiltord 3y agoYeah but insulation is. 55 F with the furnace and fan at max is unreasonable. That's barely shelter.
- echelon 3y ago> My understanding of FLW is that his houses are beautiful but impractical to live in. That's the problem. These are art pieces that barely attempt to fit the role of suitable human living spaces. A number of these houses flood, have structural issues, or develop mold problems. Some have been demolished due to their disuse and impracticality.
- AlbertCory 3y agoAnd many are owned by nonprofits, or ultra-rich people.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoI wonder what the feasibility is, if funds are no object, of redesigning and building from scratch to create a replica built to modern standards vs rehabbing in place.
- AlbertCory 3y agoI met an artist who said he could paint me a Monet or Van Gogh or anything I wanted. A good imitator, in other words. Provenance is all. Once you've lost that, you're competing with everything else out there.
- coryrc 3y agoShe has inherited wealth. Money means nothing and she took no effort to be cost-effective. The roof work was reasonably priced, but the rest was vanity-priced.