I wrote the service connections for those houses when they were built. They're beautiful, inside and out.
I don't think they are unique to the south end, however. I used to handle the new service connections in Ballard/Green Lake/Crown Hill. Lots of houses of similar design up there.
I've never been a fan of houses that sit lower than the roadway, but I quite like the marina-style walkways they used to connect everything. I'm glad they didn't go for a true butterfly roof - 60 years in, they finally realized rainwater traveling to the middle of the house, rather than the sides, is a bad idea.
yes, that's architecture; poor architecture. an abandonment of architecture, you could say, as it abandons the concept of beauty, and embraces the concept of the fishery cannery shed or a faux "industrial" look. blank unadorned walls, abjuration of symmetry, random roof slopes, no defined entrance, zero elegance; it's neo "warehouse." in millenia while this "bare rectangles with no adornment" form was available to all, not many humans chose it; generations will look back and say "wow. that sure is an ugly and inhuman way to build."
it embodies the faux "authenticity" and rusticness of classic bourgeious bohemian class based style. if you want better modern architecture go look at downtown vancouver BC, the desire to live in what looks like a 100 year old rotting or rusting pacific northwest warehouse or canery shed is just a fad. in the end, the sorrento hotel and craftsman and traditional colonial styles plus anhalt and tudors will win out. this post modern stuff, the neo industrial thing, is the most silly fad, it's classic "nonconformist conformity"
See, North Seattle is actually deep in the provinces while South Seattle is the TRUE new urbanity and if you don't live there you might as well live in Monroe.
As a resident of north Seattle who just finished screwing my cousin on OxyContin in my tarpaper shack me and my 16 menthol cigarette smoking kids thank you!
These look like cardboard huts. A double wide trailer would look better. Or was the inspiration for these things from the shabby chic style of crack houses?
I don't think they are unique to the south end, however. I used to handle the new service connections in Ballard/Green Lake/Crown Hill. Lots of houses of similar design up there.
it embodies the faux "authenticity" and rusticness of classic bourgeious bohemian class based style. if you want better modern architecture go look at downtown vancouver BC, the desire to live in what looks like a 100 year old rotting or rusting pacific northwest warehouse or canery shed is just a fad. in the end, the sorrento hotel and craftsman and traditional colonial styles plus anhalt and tudors will win out. this post modern stuff, the neo industrial thing, is the most silly fad, it's classic "nonconformist conformity"
No one others like a Marxist.
Reminds me of the 1964 US Pavillion from the World's Fair in NYC:
http://johnfekner.com/feknerArchive/wp-c…
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