BenH Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Look what's going up on 3632 Inverness: http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/zoomanderson/DSC_0002.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/zoomanderson/DSC_0003.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey01 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 (edited) Good to hear/see! The Tall Timbers section, in my opinion, is one of the coolest places to have a modern house just because of the stately Georgian and French variety that typifies the River Oaks home. It's a nice contrast, and from what can be seen looks like it will be a neat project. Edited February 12, 2008 by Jersey01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey01 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Update: This house is almost finished. It is a Ragni & Strasser design, and is stunning to say the least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Good to hear/see! The Tall Timbers section, in my opinion, is one of the coolest places to have a modern house just because of the stately Georgian and French variety that typifies the River Oaks home. It's a nice contrast, and from what can be seen looks like it will be a neat project. I find it a little bit humorous that a stucco mcmansion going up amongst ranchers, bungalows etc. is offending to many, while a mostly monolithic (appearing in this case) monstrosity is a "nice contrast" to the dominant surrounding architecture. flipper ps. I'm just playing devil's advocate, as I prefer the monolith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey01 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I find it a little bit humorous that a stucco mcmansion going up amongst ranchers, bungalows etc. is offending to many, while a mostly monolithic (appearing in this case) monstrosity is a "nice contrast" to the dominant surrounding architecture. flipper ps. I'm just playing devil's advocate, as I prefer the monolith. You bring up an interesting point, but in this case I just don't see the comparison. I think that there is quite a difference in scale between McMansions in a rancher neighborhood versus a modern mansion in River Oaks surrounded by other mansions. If you compare the size of said house with the other homes on Inverness, they are all large homes. McMansions usually double the size of the homes that they replace as well as the neighboring homes. These ranch and bungalow neighborhoods that you mention have mostly the same style of homes, while neighborhoods like River Oaks have so many styles. Tudor, Georgian, Plantation, Spanish, French, etc... why not minimalist modern, too? Another thing that should be noted: this house has small bamboo plants all along the street side... literally hundreds, which will eventually be tall and will shield the home. McMansions are usually 20 feet from the street, and are not shielded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarbrent Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Scott Strasser is quite a brilliant architect, he taught my design studio in college. His mind works on a totally different level than any other architect I have ever met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenH Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Here's some details of the landscaping, and by association, the house:http://www.asakurarobinson.com/documents/I...ssResidence.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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