Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 23, 2010 9:52 pm I have been to many suburbs and yet I find recent period houses architecturally even boring unattractive and unappealing reminiscent of Mon Uncle with Jacques Tati old movies of the fifties where cubism was king and extremely functional houses straight lines and confined perimeters grays, purples, cheap alum windows and cheap roofs. Cold and unwelcoming housing is typical squarish house with no apparent warmth? recently I observed a photo where all houses looked similar grey, grey houses grey fences even the people inside though entertained looked gray to me. isn't time to think outside the mold? You do not need to go to outer space theme just create warmth home sweet home not functionality for its own sake. Just create what your heart dictates not what is in fashion I want to see originality not clinical cleanliness. I'm renovating - building a small extension at the back of the late Edwardian house. This is the first stage. Second stage of the renovation will be to replace roof on… 0 1062 6 11528 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17774 |