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The newest homes that FLW had a hand in building date from 1959. By the standards of the time, they were comfortable (if a bit lacking in closet space). If yo
by linksnapzz 7mo ago
The newest homes that FLW had a hand in building date from 1959.
By the standards of the time, they were comfortable (if a bit lacking in closet space).
If you'd like, you can buy a modernized kit Usonian (inspired by the Jacobs I house) from Lindal here:
https://lindal.com/home-designs/madison/ https://lindal.com/home-designs/madison/
- hibikir 7mo agoThat hous is still extremely small for what most people in the US would put in a full sized suburban lot: Nowadays a median build is 2300 square feet (213 square meters). It makes that 1600 square feet look very small. The hallways, the large space dedicated to a great room and just 2 bedrooms won't help. You will find new houses that small, but typically when it's extremely high value land, so typically infill. And then chances are it's a multi story house that fits the lot to the limit.
- linksnapzz 7mo agoLindal has larger models, for those so inclined. That said, the kit pictured will, if constructed, will have amenities & physical qualities that the similarly sized original Jacobs house has had to have retrofitted at great cost.
- bombcar 7mo ago1600 square for two bed/two bath will feel large if well designed; many modern houses are not well designed for their size - usually one version of a given plan is the "optimal/designed" version, and you can keep adding things that make it frankly ridiculous, weird winding hallways, small rooms, etc.
- anjel 7mo agoLooks more MCM than FLW to me