tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post3504898876321204839..comments2024-03-28T09:40:20.315-04:00Comments on Architecture Tourist: Teardown gets it's raftersTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-38579028817348519062009-12-16T11:34:42.390-05:002009-12-16T11:34:42.390-05:00I agree with you about a garden making the divisio...I agree with you about a garden making the division between the two houses look better, I think they improve anything (except the situation on the dread of Ashford Park picture). I think it's important for archetects to keep a fluidity in a neighborhood; the houses neededn't look all alike, but if they look way too different it makes everyone's home seem lesser. <br />Just my opinion.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-10087462400511615032009-12-16T10:32:04.358-05:002009-12-16T10:32:04.358-05:00House things:
Most folks aren't very kind to ...House things:<br /><br />Most folks aren't very kind to the new ones. In some neighborhoods I don't think it's worked out very well. I think you can have beautiful streets where houses are packed cheek to jowl. Or they can look ugly for 100 years. I think eclectic streets / neighborhoods can be the best of all.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-30296529916947174132009-12-16T10:18:25.494-05:002009-12-16T10:18:25.494-05:00Doug, I'm a serious tear down drive-by guy. Th...Doug, I'm a serious tear down drive-by guy. There are a lot of them in nearby neighborhoods right now. And all are "above average" as the say in Lake Wobegone.<br /><br />A single change from one day to the next can be dramatic: Like installing windows.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-7518585095563680032009-12-16T10:17:07.777-05:002009-12-16T10:17:07.777-05:00I like to watch construction of new houses in my n...I like to watch construction of new houses in my neighborhood, too. But, I'm not as kind as you are in my assessments of these new houses. It's more pleasing to my eye, when there is some sort of architectural continuity. By that I don't mean cookie cutter, but there should be a flow.<br /><br />I'm not sure if the big new houses reduce the value of 60-year-old houses down to their lot size. I imagine that would depend on the style of the house and its condition. Of course, if you have a towering behemoth next door casting its neighbors in shade, I wouldn't think that would be a good thing.house thingshttp://houseitemsandroomsilike.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-11899691932432779772009-12-16T09:10:38.810-05:002009-12-16T09:10:38.810-05:00love watching this...there's a teardown just u...love watching this...there's a teardown just up the street from me and I find myself altering my route to 'spy' on it every day now!Doug Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328946310707404767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-47605167940567340662009-12-16T09:02:38.111-05:002009-12-16T09:02:38.111-05:00I did notice the new house has a smaller front yar...I did notice the new house has a smaller front yard. I guess they moved it up since the footprint is larger? I can't wait to see more progress. I loved the plans you sent me awhile back.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070855776622435462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-87937973063756212022009-12-16T08:53:33.551-05:002009-12-16T08:53:33.551-05:00I've been wondering how this was coming along,...I've been wondering how this was coming along, so I was pleased this morning to view these photos! It is great fun, Terry.Tinahttp://tinasteelelindseyart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-61744874453071754502009-12-15T23:36:07.444-05:002009-12-15T23:36:07.444-05:00Folks around here mostly don't like these. Som...Folks around here mostly don't like these. Some lots let you build "modern size" without showing the size too much.<br /><br />I think by and large in Morningside architect and builders do a good job and relating the existing housings. But as I say nobody builds houses like the existing houses.<br /><br />Most folks realize that if they are building these in your neighborhood, it's probably a good neighborhood.<br /><br />The worry is: Do these big new houses make ordinary 60 year existing houses tear-downs. That is, are these houses reduce the home price to the lot price. Or does having a $1M+ house next door make your minimal traditional more valuable? I don't know, some of both I'd guess. Does the little house next door bring down the price of the big house?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-15245715740355572222009-12-15T22:30:05.955-05:002009-12-15T22:30:05.955-05:00Very, very interesting. The house is still at that...Very, very interesting. The house is still at that stage where I can't imagine how it will look, but I do think it looks big compared to its neighbors.<br /><br />There is a street near Chastain Park where the houses can't have basements because of the creek. The older houses just had two stories, and that was that. The newer houses are being built with three stories, and they tower above their neighbors. There is one house that was beautifully renovated a few years ago, a 1.5 story house, very charming. In the intervening years, the house to the left was torn down and a 3 story house was put up; the house to the right is currently under construction, and they tore out all of the trees and are building a 'Greek Revival' 3 story house whose columns make the house look even taller. I feel a bit sorry for the 1.5 story house in the middle, which is now in the shadows of the huge houses on either side.Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-8501882210647405722009-12-15T19:40:26.804-05:002009-12-15T19:40:26.804-05:00Tara, can't wait for it all to be done. The de...Tara, can't wait for it all to be done. The design/builders 2-storied a house nearby, super nice job. They managed it without even messing up the yard which had very good turf on it.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-82342647653310713442009-12-15T17:56:40.880-05:002009-12-15T17:56:40.880-05:00This is so fun Terry, you keeping up with this pro...This is so fun Terry, you keeping up with this project. Feel like I have a private reporter!<br /><br />New house looking large but a few well placed understory trees would help immensely. Other landscape tricks too but those understory trees should be put in pronto.<br /><br />Garden & Be Well, XO TaraTara Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233493520013405385noreply@blogger.com