Dream Homes from the Past Century
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#2Is it just me or does anybody else think that the Desert House, United States looks a lot like a rest stop bathroom?
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#3Also check out https://www.dwell.com/ – sort of like a Dribbble for homes
There's something really inspiring about nice architecture and interior designs
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#4Is it just me or does anybody else think that the Desert House, United States looks a lot like a rest stop bathroom?
My thoughts exactly.
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#5I dislike how much glass is used in many of these houses. I imagine they let a LOT of ambient noise and heat inside.
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#6I dislike how much glass is used in many of these houses. I imagine they let a LOT of ambient noise and heat inside.
Usually those aren't built next to highways, train tracks, industrial zones, airports etc.
Do you have a problem with wind, water, and birds?
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#7Part of me loves architecture and seeing these amazing homes. Sadly, a bigger part of me cannot afford a 1 bedroom condo.
In my old age, my lower middle class 'lot in life' prevents me from really enjoying luxurious things.
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#8I dislike how much glass is used in many of these houses. I imagine they let a LOT of ambient noise and heat inside.
You might be surprised at how capable the right glass can be. I have never felt cosier than when I stayed at a bed and breakfast with what must have been glazed/airgapped floor to ceiling windows for one wall. It overlooked a raging ocean as it was storming, with alpacas on the porch, and you couldn't hear any of it.
I can't speak for radiant heat though, as I was there in winter. You might be right there.
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#9Is it just me or does anybody else think that the Desert House, United States looks a lot like a rest stop bathroom?
Definitely an odd exterior aesthetic but it's a lot more rational on the inside: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/jim-jennings-sli...
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#10Recently my idea of a dream house would something in the traditional Japanese style with wood, tatami, shoji, and a beautiful garden. I remember being really blown away by the Nomura house [1] in Kanazawa many years ago.
Of course I would probably want to update it with better insulation, air conditioning, and more glass/screens to let me enjoy the views of the garden while keeping the bugs out.
The best part is you don’t even need to break the bank to get something like that. An old abandoned Japanese folk house can be purchased for next to nothing and completely renovated for less than the cost of a 1 bedroom condo in the Bay Area. [2]
[1] https://www.kanazawastation.com/nomura-samurai-house-garden/