tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post6515504369489496036..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: New Life, Old HouseArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-61041508324224515912011-06-22T15:02:06.806-04:002011-06-22T15:02:06.806-04:00A truly lovely, elegant house that needs some love...A truly lovely, elegant house that needs some love....and a great decorator to re-imagine the interiors. Such potential!!!<br />Thanks for an inspiring post!Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630076338473303881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-78871090121142878662011-06-22T12:42:40.323-04:002011-06-22T12:42:40.323-04:00Thanks AD, in some ways my house does qualify! ...Thanks AD, in some ways my house does qualify! lol. Some of the workmanship we have experienced has been poor quality, and we have needed to find someone qualified to re-do things. <br />It's getting harder and harder to find trades that do excellent work.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DonnaNo Sacrifice Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-70695218926383635542011-06-22T11:46:57.425-04:002011-06-22T11:46:57.425-04:00Duchess - Hm, in my opinion (as an architect) the ...Duchess - Hm, in my opinion (as an architect) the word refers to the quality of the house more than the lot size (although that is a factor most definitely -although these large old city houses also had very small lots).<br />So often the quality of construction of a house is sacrificed for size. The floors might warp, the wood may be fake, the windows might be plastic and the walls might be paper thin -but they'll have 2 story 'great rooms', entry halls, enormous (unfurnishable) rooms and more space than you can shake a stick at. <br />Great OLD mansions and palaces always had human scale to them. Look at Versailles. It has the hall of mirrors and the grand public spaces (but keep in mind this was a royal court -not an accountant in the suburbs -does he need that?) but each bedroom had a small boudoir, offices and dens where the people who lived there actually spent time.<br />You know what I mean because think how hard it is to furnish a LARGE room -it's difficult! What do you do with all that extra space?<br />So in summary -I think a mcmansion is just an overblown sized house of poor quality.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-66532336349258535372011-06-22T11:43:36.124-04:002011-06-22T11:43:36.124-04:00Devoted - the house had an arts and crafts sort of...Devoted - the house had an arts and crafts sort of feel to it actually. I had never seen curio shelves like that either but they make a lot of sense -usually that is wasted space and it's a good spot to show your meissen or what have you.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-81679689309544838002011-06-22T08:47:30.627-04:002011-06-22T08:47:30.627-04:00The door was fantastic...was the hardware great to...The door was fantastic...was the hardware great too?<br /><br />It was so amazing to see how a simple globe fixture was elevated to art with the ironwork details...loved that so much!Acanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-75930155451633589082011-06-22T01:30:14.452-04:002011-06-22T01:30:14.452-04:00The paneling is INCREDIBLE !
Have a super week.The paneling is INCREDIBLE !<br /><br />Have a super week.Pinecone Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458622319448551558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-51980989082730483312011-06-21T21:28:18.852-04:002011-06-21T21:28:18.852-04:00I love the brickwork on this beautiful old house, ...I love the brickwork on this beautiful old house, and it's so nice to see old houses lovingly restored.<br /><br />I myself have been accused of building a McMansion, and my take on the termMcMansion refers to a house that is built on a site that is dwarfed by the house.<br />Our lot is 108 acres, and I feel our house size is appropriate to the property.<br /><br />Our architect, Thomas Moore in Toronto, really tried to marry the house with the site, footprint wise.<br /><br /> I'm asking this question in all seriousness, and not in the least confrontational, as I really don't know what McMansion means. <br /> How do you define the term McMansion? <br /> Here in Toronto it means a large house that takes up the the whole lot, and is usually inappropriate to the neighbourhood.<br /><br />I'm sincerely curious to hear how your other readers interpret it, and is it a strictly North American term?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DonnaNo Sacrifice Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-52347353569993558232011-06-21T20:56:22.994-04:002011-06-21T20:56:22.994-04:00Hmmm, curio shelves set into the chimney breast pa...Hmmm, curio shelves set into the chimney breast panelling; that is a new one on me! The tile roof really emphasized the Arts & Crafts quality of the original design. I hope the intent is not to Colonialize it.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-62448970177826087702011-06-21T17:10:55.074-04:002011-06-21T17:10:55.074-04:00I would have loved to buy an old gem like this to ...I would have loved to buy an old gem like this to renovate, just not in Pittsburgh. Is that Squirrel Hill or Fox Chapel, perhaps?Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-72563499477851392272011-06-21T14:02:39.024-04:002011-06-21T14:02:39.024-04:00hi stefan
really enjoyed this tour of human scale ...hi stefan<br />really enjoyed this tour of human scale homes/neighborhood. <br />so much to love here; the brickwork, old wallpaper, library, ceiling fixture.....wish that could be reproduced.....enjoyable, thank you<br />debradebra @ 5th and statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039580956294327582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-81696644762133136142011-06-21T11:34:15.375-04:002011-06-21T11:34:15.375-04:00& thank god for the human scale. lovely tour S...& thank god for the human scale. lovely tour Stefan! pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-50804372069828593762011-06-21T11:22:53.525-04:002011-06-21T11:22:53.525-04:00Stefan how wonderful to see this home being renova...Stefan how wonderful to see this home being renovated. That library is gorgeous. I adore the light fixture on the sun porch!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by Karena<br /><br />Last day to enter my exciting Giveaway from the Artisans at Novica!Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-12754177395107351682011-06-21T10:31:14.517-04:002011-06-21T10:31:14.517-04:00Hi, Stefan - I'm trying to place this neighbor...Hi, Stefan - I'm trying to place this neighborhood. Is it Shadyside, or near there? It's so good to see a place with character saved — I hope we can eventually get an update ...Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com