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One interesting finding: People either really love contemporary houses or they really hate them: it's the only style to make both the most-popular and least-popular top four.
Another, however, is that colonials are among the least popular house styles — and I'd say that home builders churn out more of those (or derivatives of them) than of any other single house style.
Personally, I am fond of contemporary houses. I also like Craftsman-style houses (one of the other most popular styles). Midcentury modern, another style I like, is the most popular style in the state I call home, according to the survey, and there are plenty of great examples of that style in the Philadelphia area. Actually, come to think of it, I'd put midcentury modern at the top of my favorite-style hierarchy.
Stucco Spanish colonial or Pueblo revival or a fusion of those makes great sense in this high desert climate. Some of these might be adobe but these days they are mostly frame-built with stucco overlay. Flat roofs are climate friendly due to the periods of strong winds and the low rainfall. They will have ample covered outdoor space (portals) for outdoor activity protected from the sun. Some larger homes might have an interior courtyard, and many will have exterior walled courtyards, maybe two. Interiors will have tile floors, maybe Saltillo tile. Higher beam ceilings with vigas, maybe square or left round. Rounded corners, mostly white or light neutral colors. Maybe some exposed adobe surfaces. All of that is a modern version of regional vernacular and traditional homes.
Unfortunately, what we see being built is some sort of weird Tuscan/Pueblo/Palladian multi-storied monstrosity, draped with stucco, with some kind of tiled gabled roof.
Unfortunately, what we see being built is some sort of weird Tuscan/Pueblo/Palladian multi-storied monstrosity, draped with stucco, with some kind of tiled gabled roof.
Yeesh, that does sound awful, and I haven't even seen any pictures of such houses yet. But I can imagine them in my head — they sound like builders are dressing up Colonials in Southwestern drag.
And you now know what people think about Colonials per that poll.
One interesting finding: People either really love contemporary houses or they really hate them: it's the only style to make both the most-popular and least-popular top four.
Another, however, is that colonials are among the least popular house styles — and I'd say that home builders churn out more of those (or derivatives of them) than of any other single house style.
Personally, I am fond of contemporary houses. I also like Craftsman-style houses (one of the other most popular styles). Midcentury modern, another style I like, is the most popular style in the state I call home, according to the survey, and there are plenty of great examples of that style in the Philadelphia area. Actually, come to think of it, I'd put midcentury modern at the top of my favorite-style hierarchy.
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The most popular style in Maryland is adobe? Who would have thought?
Nor do I see what differs between most of the styles. Cottage versus colonial? Bungalow versus craftsman? Adobe versus Mediterranean?
My favorite style is one-story home with clean lines and simple trim. No soaring 2-story open areas inside, no tacked-on bumpouts that invite roof leaks. My ideal home would have a 4-car garage around back, one 2 car garage for cars and the other 2 car space for my hobbies, ideally heated and air-conditioned.
Having a backyard garden saved my sanity in Covid. Gardens should be included in "architectural style" in my opinion, it's part of the homestead.
I LOVE the way 2 story homes look from the street but having built one and owned another I know how much more effort is expended going up and down. One story home built in Zone X above flood level is all I'll live in. We get so much more use from our home space on one level. Neither of us has difficulty with stairs, not overweight or health issues, etc. Nearby relatives have their guest room on second floor and due to 14 stairs straight up no one stays there after first visit. When you have 9' ceilings on ground floor the stairs up get treacherous.
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