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OT: Do you like Patio Homes? Eichlers, Mackays, etc.

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san_jose_guymoney was invented for handing to women, but buying dances is a chump's game

Usually built in the late 50's thru the 60's.

Some people like them, some people don't. Not built in all areas. Here because of moderate climate and low humidity, meaning less insects.

They speak to a desire for informal life, and "merging the indoors with the outdoors".

So usually it has to be a whole neighborhood because of the large windows, and keeping it one story.

"Not just building homes, building a lifestyle."

But they may be energy inefficient and cold, because of the windows. Usually large fascia timbers and roof beams, and these are exposed. They may not weather well, and may incur high up keep costs. Many people do modify them in ways which ruin the effect.

And then if there are two story houses or other types of houses, this can ruin the yard privacy.

Some people call them fire traps, or see them as cheapie houses, like vacation cabins.

I do like them, but I see how there can be problems.

Usually the Eichler floor heating fails and gets replaced with something else.

I like he slab floor design and the simplicity. But there are also other ways to do this.

Can be two story.

And consider how similar the are to Wright's Usonians from the 30's.

SJG

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You've been on tuscl for over two consecutive hours. It's time to give it a rest and continue recruiting in your organization of countercultural ideas that will do nothing but bring in the police/FBI to shut the operation down.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonians
en.wikipedia.org

Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin, Mathematicians both.
en.wikipedia.org

Wright's later stuff, 1930's forward opened up lots of doors. His stuff was for ordinary people, and each Usonian was unique.

But those who followed this openness, they were mostly building fat cat houses.

But Eichler's homes, all also unique and designed by professional architects, they were also affordable.

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twentyfive

Your witty comebacks show off your anal retentive personality rather than anything you are trying to convey Most are laughing at you I doubt anyone is laughing with you.

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san_jose_guy

25, you're the one holding on to water. Don't get too far from a toilet, case it will come out soon.

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Some people are using newer books than Rudin's, like I believe this:

amazon.com

But you don't really know the field unless you have read Rudin.

More pics of Rudin House:
peterbeers.net

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Call.Me.Ishmael

Even your trolling is awkward.

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twentyfive

Sounds like kiddie type humor sort of what you would expect from a first or second grade child.

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Some of these pictures are Rudin House,
pinterest.com

Others are from Wright's other projects.

In the Usonian's the often look like motor yachts, all the built in furniture, just big enough, but you can't really add anything.

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Dougster

SJG is gay!

Lol!

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And Dougster is loosing what is left of his mind, after the extra terrestrial doctors got done carving on it.

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san_jose_guy

This is okay:

sickoftheradio.com

But I'm not really a fan of suburbia. It is impractical, too much money for an illusion, your windows too close to the neighbor's windows.

I more like funky places. Very rural, or totally urban and stealth.

pinterest.com

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vincemichaels

I like a house with fresh beer on tap.

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san_jose_guy

I like loft conversions, but not the high priced yuppie type, legal. I like the stealth and not approved type:

cdn.decoist.com

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