What style house is this?

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jcramsey said:
Looks like a Mcmansion with a touch of craftsman to me
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That was my thought as well. It's been 20+ yrs since any architecture classes, and this wasn't what was in my books anywhere. I'd never seen this combo. Kinda like skittles and M&M's in the same bowl
 
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I call that the "I wanna be different and have style like every other person and not be like every other person" 2015 model
 
There are a number of that style 3-car garage in my neighborhood. Unless you have a smart car or a Miata you ain't getting into that one bay without a 100 point turn.
 
AdamH said:
There are a number of that style 3-car garage in my neighborhood.
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Not really asking about that....more looking for:

Craftsman, dutch colonial, french provincial, Victorian, farmhouse........etc


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I personally don't think it's a specific style...but didn't know if any of the builders here knew
 
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shawn said:
walking through AutoZone with the crap magnet on.
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I had typed that but erased it because I didn't think it would transition over from Beaterz.com to home design clear enough
 
Has Craftsman touches for sure.
 
In all seriousness there are definite obvious craftsman features. The roof line is trying for some tudor inspired callings, but Im not sure its achieving that.

I am betting there is a ton of wasted space and lost corners inside.

But then again Im reminded of my engineer side which thinks "A giant fawking box is the most efficient. Less angles."
 
It's not really an architectural style. It's a mishmash of styles that are stuck together I order to look fancy to people who don't know better. People seem to like as many mismatched rooflines as possible, because that must fancier than a house with more restrained rooflines.

There are tons of houses like that where we are, and you just choose whether you want some stone veneer on part of it, or some faux-Victorian gingerbread trim, or some stick-on Tudor details made from foam or trimboard, or an oval second story window, or some black metal roofing over the porch. None of those things really match the house at all, but it doesn't seem to matter because they all get sold as fast as they get built.

I'm no architect, but I can tell you that no architect was probably involved in the design. The roof nubs at the highest points are a giveaway; no architect would make the roof planes meet in such an awkward way... Honestly though, for a house of that type, it's not too distasteful compared to many..

The windows that are boxed at the bottom with faux stone are making me grate my teeth.
 
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Ron said:
But then again Im reminded of my engineer side which thinks "A giant fawking box is the most efficient. Less angles."
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"Red iron building with BARD units" is the perfect design for anything more than a home.....so that's why I struggle so much with "residential architecture"

Fabrik8 said:
I'm no architect, but I can tell you that no architect was probably involved in the design.
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I would wager a bet of at least 1 good beer (I said GOOD beer!) that there was in fact an architect involved (initially) and I'd double that bet (GOOD beer #2) that the name of that "architect" would be Frank Betz

Now...what the builder did with that after the fact (per the homeowners request) is something different (and the root of the discussion)
 
Most of the stuff I'm talking about are done as spec homes, so the builders are adding on all sorts of random shit and then selling them to willing buyers.

The entrance, random stained trim under the eaves, triple windows, and the Dormer over the garage are all meant to be Craftsman style, but without traditional Craftsman proportions. I'm glad they didn't do Prairie muntins on the windows.

The metal roof too, but only as an accent because metal roof would be waaaaay too expensive for anything but tiny, simple sections. Again, supposed to look fancy but isn't actually fancy.
 
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