Good Design - Page 20

JWBear · 07-31-2010, 12:23 PM

...Which led me to find this. Holly crap, that's a god-awful house!

Ghoulish Delight · 07-31-2010, 02:21 PM

Located in the klassy part of Woodland Hills I like to refer to as "SOB" (south of the boulevard)

SzczerbiakManiac · 08-01-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

...Which led me to find this. Holly crap, that's a god-awful house!

I saw the first shots there and wondered why you were so down on it. It's a lovely exterior.

Then I saw the interior. Oh my! It certainly isn't... understated!

Though I love the irony of the realtor's surname: Goldin.

JWBear · 08-01-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I saw the first shots there and wondered why you were so down on it. It's a lovely exterior.

That exterior is anything but lovely! It's tacky med-rev (I think I'm being redundant there) at its worse. I'm taking away your gay card, mister!

SzczerbiakManiac · 08-01-2010, 04:46 PM

I stand by my comments. You're welcome to disagree.

Kevy Baby · 08-01-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I stand by my comments. You're welcome to disagree.

I'm with SM on this one - the exterior wasn't that bad

Ghoulish Delight · 08-01-2010, 05:56 PM

The exterior has issues. The style isn't my first choice, but I don't find it offensive. However the particular execution sucks. The weird horizontal proportions that are so poorly stretched out, that silly columned railing, and the complete lack of transition to the brick driveway. The whole thing is out of scale with the property. Bleh.

JWBear · 08-01-2010, 06:31 PM

Everything is oddly proportioned; massing, columns, windows the balconies... And nothing really goes with anything else. Corinthian columns (in two sizes!) with no entablature; the odd flattened arches on the windows; the oversized balconies that cling to the facade for dear life; the odd "eyebrow" curves on the eaves; the cheap Home Depot lanterns stuck all over the place... The marshmallow quoins (Dear god! Those quoins!) That strange boxy thing over the front entrance looks like it's just been plopped down and the two tall columns are struggling to hold it up. It's bad architecture; a mish-mash of roman classicism and spanish revival slapped on to a oversized shed with no attempt at elegance or subtlety.

Alex · 08-01-2010, 07:04 PM

And yet you put it in SLO and people will drives hundreds of miles out of their way to pee in your fountain.

Frequently, landmark architecture is simply ugly architecture that didn't get torn down quick enough.

Alex · 08-01-2010, 07:06 PM

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I Wonder How These Neighbors Feel About Each Other?

I'd like to think it is a single owner. About the only reason I can think of for ever owning a house is so I could piss off the neighbors with exterior painting and landscaping decisions.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Located in the klassy part of Woodland Hills I like to refer to as "SOB" (south of the boulevard) __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-01-2010, 05:56 PM	#197
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The exterior has issues. The style isn't my first choice, but I don't find it offensive. However the particular execution sucks. The weird horizontal proportions that are so poorly stretched out, that silly columned railing, and the complete lack of transition to the brick driveway. The whole thing is out of scale with the property. Bleh. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-01-2010, 06:31 PM	#198
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Everything is oddly proportioned; massing, columns, windows the balconies... And nothing really goes with anything else. Corinthian columns (in two sizes!) with no entablature; the odd flattened arches on the windows; the oversized balconies that cling to the facade for dear life; the odd "eyebrow" curves on the eaves; the cheap Home Depot lanterns stuck all over the place... The marshmallow quoins (Dear god! Those quoins!) That strange boxy thing over the front entrance looks like it's just been plopped down and the two tall columns are struggling to hold it up. It's bad architecture; a mish-mash of roman classicism and spanish revival slapped on to a oversized shed with no attempt at elegance or subtlety. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And yet you put it in SLO and people will drives hundreds of miles out of their way to pee in your fountain. Frequently, landmark architecture is simply ugly architecture that didn't get torn down quick enough.
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