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2. Large garage door being the dominant feature of a house's street presentation.
Too true! No eaves in the Australian climate is really silly, it means window tinting or awnings to keep sun off windows.
I think the garage "feature" thing came into being with narrower blocks? But it's hard for builders to put them anywhere else on a single storey design, except for the ones where the garage is right at the back with additional back lane access.