Steven Hockstein Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I was wondering if it is appropriate for me to post photos or webpage links to some of our designs on this forum. Please let me know if anyone objects and I will stop. This is a link to photos of a new two-family house that we designed for a client. It is unique because due to the narrow lot we had to split the house from front to back instead of side to side. Each half will rent for over $4,000 per month! https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM ... Y2aFY4NE1B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Very nice and tastefully done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I like it. I am not so keen on the glass shower enclosure, but really like the design elements of oval window and rectangular door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I like it. I am not so keen on the glass shower enclosure, but really like the design elements of oval window and rectangular door. Thanks. The framed glass shower enclosures were a financial decision. This is a rental property and the frameless shower enclosures are much more expensive. Since this is a two-family all of the selections are double the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I like the trim a lot. The newel posts, the columns and the three panel doors are a very nice touch. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Wonderful balance between white walls and wood floors. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 ...down here they call that plan "shotgun", meaning you could fire a shotgun at the entry and sweep the whole space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Booth Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 ..........I like it! It's a great design approach for new-build in-fills on narrow urban lots..........Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Nicely done. I call that nicely proportioned, i.e., all the elements balance. Can you share what the puppy cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 ...down here they call that plan "shotgun", meaning you could fire a shotgun at the entry and sweep the whole space. Very similar to shotgun house. On a true shotgun, you can physically open all doors of the house and fire a shotgun through it without hitting anything. The Northerners have their Cape Cods, their Federal, and all that. We've got our shotgun. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Nice proportions. Windows in the attics? Is that normal? All our attics here are criss-crossed with truss webs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I like the underslung lavs and split valves w/the marble tops everywhere. I like the grey palette. The drive border and layout is pretty slick. Nice infill. Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Gee Steven, with all this well deserved praise and comment, when is the big party with lots of whiskey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Gee Steven, with all this well deserved praise and comment, when is the big party with lots of whiskey? Come-on over. I will buy a few bottles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I agree with all of the positive comments and thank you for posting the pictures. I can't resist asking, though, about the fake stone. Why do so many designers use it like this? Is it supposed to make the viewer think that the house has a stone foundation or a half-stone wall? If so, why does it come all the way up to the windows? And why doesn't it wrap all the way around the house? At least on the chimneys it creates the illusion that the chimneys are made of stone. What does it do on the front and back of the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I like it all except the lick-stick stone... it's clashing.. Sorry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I liked the exterior until the lickem and stickem stone was mentioned. Can't be it is dominating, but now I don't like it except for chimney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I liked the exterior until the lickem and stickem stone was mentioned. Can't be it is dominating, but now I don't like it except for chimney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I agree with all of the positive comments and thank you for posting the pictures. I can't resist asking, though, about the fake stone. Why do so many designers use it like this? Is it supposed to make the viewer think that the house has a stone foundation or a half-stone wall? If so, why does it come all the way up to the windows? And why doesn't it wrap all the way around the house? At least on the chimneys it creates the illusion that the chimneys are made of stone. What does it do on the front and back of the house? Points well taken. Sometimes the aesthetic result trumps the realty of the construction that it is trying to emulate. The reason that the stone "Foundation" water table extends higher than the actual foundation is for totally aesthetic reasons. We originally considered keeping it low that but the house is so tall and narrow that we had to add the horizontal element at a higher place because we thought it looked better. It helps break down the scale of the height. If you get really technical, the tops of the chimneys are wrong too. At least the builder did not put asphalt roofing on the transition between the wide and narrow parts of the chimney (like the attached photo). The reason the stone does not extend along the sides is because the house is cantilevered on both sides to allow for a wider house. There were zoning reasons that the foundation footprint was limited so we added square footage with the cantilevers along the sides. The stone is hiding two foot cantilevers on both sides of the house (if you look carefully at the photos you can see that there is no foundation visible along the sides). Keep in mind that this is an investment property and we were working with the owner to maximize investment return, By the way, both sides of the house were rented on the first day of when it became available. Click to Enlarge 69.95 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 See? This is what happens when we talk. Thanks to Steven, who always is ready to help and always interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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