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Mcmansion. An ugly one at that. Nothing truly traditional about it. It doesn't fall into any real style.
Yup. Most of the newer homes around here (built in the past 25 years) resemble that house. They are just parts of different styles stuck together. Many are listed as "Colonial" (HA!) but there should really be a "McMansion" style code in the MLS.
Yup. Most of the newer homes around here (built in the past 25 years) resemble that house. They are just parts of different styles stuck together. Many are listed as "Colonial" (HA!) but there should really be a "McMansion" style code in the MLS.
Two selections I'd add, "cracker box" and "slapped together eyesore".
I bet the sides and back have vinyl siding. This would qualify it for my description of most new housing developments which is "vinyl sided ghettos". They take a style of house and truncate all the features to make them cheap enough, so that all you wind up with is some big old garage doors with some house behind them.
Our MLS doesn't have a category like that. It shouldn't. Aren't there quite a few that are just plain houses without an architectural style?
All homes have an influence that they draw from. That' why they are all called traditional because they have become so generic that they really don't meet the requirements for a particular architectural style. I love when agents call everything Colonial or Craftsman when they aren't even close. I've said homes have a "hint of Craftsman" when they have the wide pillars out front but wouldn't call them Craftsman.
I find a home with interesting architecture, but just wonder what is the name of the style, could you help to identify it?
First, why do you find it interesting? It's the contemporary version of a pseudo-modern starter home.
I use "A Field Guide to American Homes" by Virginia and Lee McAlester to identify housing styles.
Although it has been out of print since the mid 80's, it can identify a lot of otherwise unidentifiable housing styles.
Using that as a guide, and extrapolating from what they indicate, I would call it Eclectic Neo-Tudor with brick/stone wall cladding. From pages 362, photo 4 and 363, photos 3, 5, and 6.
Note the high pitched roof, although not as steep as traditional Tudor. The modestly decorative fenestration with a relatively low arch. Where the traditional Tudor battens on the gable ends would normally be, they have been bricked or stoned, thus the brick/stone clad which is indicative of higher quality Tudor. But if you study the photo a bit more, you will see the garage doors are plain without any real custom design, the windows and doors are basic, off the shelf components, the gable end vents appear to be fiberglass off the shelf components. The only real design element that appears to be the least bit custom is the window over the entry which was doubtless a special order at the local Lowes.
Overall, I would consider the quality of construction to be Average where Average Quality is defined as "......the quality of materials and workmanship is acceptable but does not reflect custom craftsmanship. Cabinets, doors, hardware and plumbing are usually stock items. Architectural design will include ample fenestration and some ornamentation on the front elevation." (Marshall and Swift Residential Cost Handbook, page Avg-1)
Good, your post is most professional one so far.
For all identifiable architects, they are big, much beyond 2000 sqt. This is about 1600 sqt that shows some style.
Could you enlighten us with some nicer architect if any that designs smaller home?
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Originally Posted by Good-pasture
First, why do you find it interesting? It's the contemporary version of a pseudo-modern starter home.
I use "A Field Guide to American Homes" by Virginia and Lee McAlester to identify housing styles.
Although it has been out of print since the mid 80's, it can identify a lot of otherwise unidentifiable housing styles.
Using that as a guide, and extrapolating from what they indicate, I would call it Eclectic Neo-Tudor with brick/stone wall cladding. From pages 362, photo 4 and 363, photos 3, 5, and 6.
Note the high pitched roof, although not as steep as traditional Tudor. The modestly decorative fenestration with a relatively low arch. Where the traditional Tudor battens on the gable ends would normally be, they have been bricked or stoned, thus the brick/stone clad which is indicative of higher quality Tudor. But if you study the photo a bit more, you will see the garage doors are plain without any real custom design, the windows and doors are basic, off the shelf components, the gable end vents appear to be fiberglass off the shelf components. The only real design element that appears to be the least bit custom is the window over the entry which was doubtless a special order at the local Lowes.
Overall, I would consider the quality of construction to be Average where Average Quality is defined as "......the quality of materials and workmanship is acceptable but does not reflect custom craftsmanship. Cabinets, doors, hardware and plumbing are usually stock items. Architectural design will include ample fenestration and some ornamentation on the front elevation." (Marshall and Swift Residential Cost Handbook, page Avg-1)
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