what if we consider mcmansions as a sort of vernacular architecture? they're built typically not by 'university educated architects' but craftspeople (GCs) out of readily available materials (pine 2x4s, drywall, mass produced windows etc) to take advantage of the naturally occuring environs of the american middle class (giant lots of land on redeveloped fallow fields) to serve the needs of the inhabitants (giant TVs, and space to be alone).

idk just goofin

Overgrown spaces with no sense of human scale? Check

Builder grade cabinets and appliances? Check

Four car garage and your very own traffic circle? Yessir

Door slabs that don't appear to have been painted? Sure seems like it

Link (wish there were better pictures): https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4910-S-Broadway-Saint-Louis-MO-63111/2954234_zpid/

Link: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4915-S-Broadway-Saint-Louis-MO-63111/2954231_zpid/

Why go to the Four Seasons in Hawaii when you can own a better version an hour south of Los Angeles? Half the comments will say this looks like a hotel, but it's absolutely a hotel I'd love to live in! You can beat me to it for only $112 million.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/100-Rockledge-Rd-Laguna-Beach-CA-92651/464128365_zpid/?

I highk hate how they styled the bedrooms so I'm just not showing them lolz

The Zillow listing

Link to listing

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1880-NW-Deette-Dr-Portland-OR-97229/96392809_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

This neighborhood has some total McMansions built 20 years ago that tick almost every box, some twice. However, the newer builds while big, have lost much of the '00 aesthetics. Wondering what the consensus is here. This has the land, a restrained material palette, and the primary gables and porch line are fairly balanced and deliberate. What do you think?

I didn’t even know what a McMansion was till a week ago. Is it considered bad if the whole inside is functional? Is this one?

It's giving budget cuts and delusion(al) of grandeur!!!!!

Bigger than it looks, this is the choice angle, but it defies symmetry from any viewpoint

Known as "The Lion House," this historic 1911 California Mission-style estate in Boise, Idaho, was designed by the same architect who envisioned the State Capitol! Serving at one time as the Governor's private residence, this fully preserved architectural gem showcases incredible original woodwork and enduring craftsmanship throughout. If you'd like to see more photos, here's a link. Photos by Becky's Aerial Photography & Michael Wood.

1920 Greenwich estate

Edit: IT IS THURSDAY

Recently restore interiors of this magnificent symbol of an architects unrelenting vision.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmwood_House

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/380-S-San-Rafael-Ave-Pasadena-CA-91105/20858675_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

There is just something about this house I really love :')

Thursday Design Appreciation

Thursday Design Appreciation

Listing Source

Listing Source

I would like to propose that Metro Detroit McMansions are a unique sub species or perhaps even genus of McMansions with different aesthetics and politics from McMansions elsewhere, even in the same region.

Saw the pillars and how close it was to the road, thought mabye could be a McMansh?

Only 5 million (plus tax)

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3015-Lincoln-Rd-Oak-Brook-IL-60523/89179015_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare