1/9: Jordan house

[CharlieG]

Originally posted by jaguar
snip...Now, back to our regular programming.
Look at late FLW stuff, look in a few of the better architecture mags, and interior deisgn mags(i'm lucky to have a very good architecutre book shop i know in the city) , there is some fantastic stuff out there, the whole block thing is like some kind of crappy neogeorgian SHIT that personally causes my eyes to burn whenever i look at it.

The problem is that a lot of the FLW stuff is pretty as heck, but not very functional - look at his kitchens. To much of what is out there (and yes, NYC has some descent architechure bookshops) just isn't functional

Your right about of a LOT of that neogeorgian stuff - it IS crap. However, the WORST stuff I see right now are either the Townhouse stuff, or the typical semi attached or attached house - they build them as "Lot Max" cubes, and don't even break up the block longhouse with any details (Like a femish lay to the brick) - It's designed and build as cheaply as possible.

The GOOD news is that there is a builder around here building what COULD be the same cookie cutter semi attached who is now doing some little things - a pattern in the bricks, a small spot for a shrub or two, some better lighting. His stuff sells faster and actually looks a lot better. Maybe the other builders will learn