irvinehomeowner said:Not the ones I'm referring to.Bullsback said:I would argue actually make the spaces nice (but I am a big fan of the current floorplan styles...not to say all old floorplans are junky, but ones that are very closed off, are in my opinion, blah). When I look at those 2500 sq foot homes that are the way you described, I walk in and go, oh shit, I don't like any of this. So closed, etc, so not functional to what I like (makes me feel claustrophobic).
Most of them have the O-formation with high vaulted ceiling so less claustrophobic than today's box-on-box layouts... even with 10ft ceilings.
And the Great Room concept is not new, many of the older homes have the kitchen/nook/family room setup that is what they now call the Great Room. The difference is they also had another dining area and a living room. I realize several here say they never use those spaces but if you have kids and entertain guests, I find that strange as we use every space we have downstairs.
And because the older homes weren't box-on-box to allow for those vaulting ceilings, the footprint was also larger (esp with a 3CWG). Here's one of my favorites in Westpark II:
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And that's 2750sft!!
You young-uns don't know what you're missing.
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Friday night boredom question: how many iterations of this post have you written in your illustrious TI history?



