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  DnD

  15 years ago

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  The neighborhood, by requiring conformity and uniformity, expresses selfishness no more no less than the builder. They might pretend to protect the common good, but it is simply to protect "their" (perceived) property value.
  
  Design style is not the issue. The builder should have the right to build whatever the codes allows, and he did. At least it's not a McMansion. More power to him.

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  Gemma Went

  15 years ago

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  Well the response is a tad childish, but I do agree that he shouldn't HAVE to conform. The design is great.

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  Ralphy

  15 years ago

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  Wow, lots of comments. Apparently since people like the design, it's okay. What if he wanted to build something that didn't appeal to you? Would you still be in favour? Ugh.

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  SillyBug

  15 years ago

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  What is considered a misfit today, might just be 'it' tomorrow.
  
  And, ehherm, what exactly is 'historic' here?

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  Ralphy

  15 years ago

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  Love the attitude. It is the new American dream that you should be allowed to do whatever you want without considering others in the least.

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  paulo Pereira

  15 years ago

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  Wow - angry, angry people out there! I shouldn't talk though, if I had the money and this happened to me I'd probably do the same thing as the builder.

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  DesignRonin

  15 years ago

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  Brilliant. Why the need to conform to the LCD, or the perception of some that living in the past IS the way we all have to live. If anything this is a very interesting piece of architecture.

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  MadMolecule

  15 years ago

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  Well, he knew about the zoning law when he bought the house, so I don't have a whole lot of sympathy for him not getting the variance. But the house that he built is awesome; looks great (to me, anyway), and stays carefully within the restrictive covenants he agreed to when he bought.
  
  As a lawyer, I am all in favor of people doing things that are just barely within the law.

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  taomeister

  15 years ago

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  I side with the architect / builder - In the pursuit of keeping up neighborhood property values and social conformity neighborhoods are tramping on property owner's rights, not to mention stifling creativity. We could always use less cookie cutter McMansions and expanses of manicured lawns. Bravo.

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  Michelle Schneider

  15 years ago

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  There's something about rebellion against the snottiness in such communities that appeals to me, but the homeowner's action smacks of a certain childishness... I would have just sold the lot and moved out of the neighborhood.

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  simon

  15 years ago

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  I love this building, so small but in its location its wicked.

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  chairgirl

  15 years ago

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  I love it! An end to the tyranny of zoning laws and condo associations! Why must we all live in little boxes made of ticky tacky?

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  tr

  15 years ago

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  on one hand, i see the view in the eyes of those preserving historic neighborhoods, etc. but honestly, from the look of that pic, this neighborhood is not one to "preserve the look." it's like stupid HOA rules in McMansion neighborhoods...what's the point? so everything is the same? let's get some diversity out there.

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  lucklucky

  15 years ago

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  Love the attitude. It is one of those social-fascisms that every house, person, taste etc should be equal and conformed to a specific ideal.

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