what is it?

1/26/2011 8:50:19 PM

somewhere within walking distance of a bar

1/26/2011 8:51:08 PM

multiple floors and an island in the kitchen

beyond that, not sure

1/26/2011 8:51:09 PM

1/26/2011 8:51:16 PM

^so you already have your ideal home?

1/26/2011 8:52:41 PM

1/26/2011 8:53:12 PM

^That's a lot of shit to clean.

1/26/2011 8:53:35 PM

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"^so you already have your ideal home? "

Not yet. I'm currently saving up to put down a nice down payment

1/26/2011 8:53:58 PM

in the middle of a big city in a highrise condo... BOOM bitches, I'm there

1/26/2011 8:54:12 PM

^^how many bottles of malt liquor will that sweet box run you? i'd be willing to chip in.

1/26/2011 8:55:05 PM

a flat backyard full of grass, a big porch/deck, grill area maybe connected to the pool.. the rest isn't as important.

1/26/2011 8:55:20 PM

probably about 8. I want to make a window.

1/26/2011 8:55:45 PM

A beach front cottage. With a large yard.

Doesn't have to be a big house.

1/26/2011 8:56:04 PM

here's my backyard, and I dont have to mow it



and it has a fishin hole too


[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 8:57 PM. Reason : d]

1/26/2011 8:56:33 PM

^^^ well in that case my contribution will be a box cutter.

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 8:57 PM. Reason : ]

1/26/2011 8:56:42 PM

I used to think of something like this:

http://www.rocioromero.com/LVSeries/LV/
or
http://www.rocioromero.com/LVSeries/LVL/

...something modern, designed, prefab on an expanse of family land.

..................................

Now, I find myself thinking about a small urban flat in a high rise. Like a one bedroom. Just the essentials, not a bunch of stuff.

1/26/2011 8:57:30 PM

^ do it... most liberating thing I have ever done... got rid of so much shit that I didnt really need, never been happier

but that is a damn sweet house in those links

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 8:58 PM. Reason : d]

1/26/2011 8:58:02 PM

...after I finish my trip back to school

1/26/2011 8:59:25 PM

I had a big house in Raleigh, way too much room for just me, and I found myself buying shit JUST to fill up the space. Finally realized one day "this is dumb as fuck, I literally have not been inside some of these rooms in months aside from putting furniture in there..."

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 9:01 PM. Reason : d]

1/26/2011 9:01:03 PM

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"somewhere within walking distance of a bar"

Been there for 2 years. Oh yeaaa!

1/26/2011 9:07:45 PM

designer kitchen
master big enough to have a king-size bed with all the standard bedroom furniture, plus an area to put some chairs to read in
library
outdoor kitchen (grill, sink, fridge, etc.) with nice patio area
gym
big yard
landscaping with unique types of plants that looks well-established and like it was done by someone who knew what they were doing (so not me)
fuckton of storage because I have a lot of crap
enough garage space to have a workbench, or a shed or something to put that in
at least two floors

1/26/2011 9:10:14 PM

i also want a room like this

1/26/2011 9:17:46 PM

oh and a bar somewhere. Could be off the kitchen, or could be combined with library and maybe some other stuff in a room like ^

1/26/2011 9:21:16 PM

A plantation style home, minus the slaves







The last one is my favorite... I pretty much just want columns with a wraparound porch

1/26/2011 9:21:25 PM

a happy home with a wife, kids, and pets

I've always wanted a missle silo turned into a house. Or a ranch on acres and acres of land where I can raise buffalo.

1/26/2011 9:25:01 PM

off Kaplan

1/26/2011 9:25:48 PM

I want crap like this in my suburban house

1/26/2011 9:30:05 PM

dont care what it looks like it just needs to have jessica alba in it

1/26/2011 9:30:34 PM

I want a wooden wrap around deck...with a porch swing.

I also demand a hammock at some place in my yard.

1/26/2011 9:33:32 PM

those prefab homes have some shitty details where it meets the ground. in one of the images, it looked like it was resting on cinder blocks. but then again, connection to the site has always been the problem of prefab homes.

1/26/2011 9:34:07 PM

Scroll through them a little more. These aren't going to be brick up to the bottom... not fitting.

Some design services I think should be provided for siting and foundations, etc. It can be a problem in more than one area. If you scroll through them, some have some elegant solutions.

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 9:40 PM. Reason : example http://www.rocioromero.com/LVSeries/projects/Ethan_Heidi_Project.pdf]

1/26/2011 9:38:32 PM

i'm talking specifically about the 4th image in. the home is resting on like 6 concrete slabs and then crashing on to gravel. that is not elegant. if anything, it draws attention to the need of the prefab home's need to have something intercept itself to the site.

i'd much rather see it rest on a concrete plinth or recess the slabs back and float above the gravel. the slabs just look like an indecisive solution

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 9:43 PM. Reason : ]

1/26/2011 9:41:48 PM

It's paid off.
Has enough space.
In a good neighborhood.
Needs zero work and only normal maintenance.
And has a killer alarm system.

I really just want to travel and not be tied down, but I have a strong desire to keep a "home base" right now.

1/26/2011 9:44:37 PM

I like the theory of it; however the large expanse of gravel kills it.

1/26/2011 9:45:29 PM

eh. i'm a much bigger fan of the modular homes by studio 804. they either integrate their details with the site or lift up completely away from it. two much better solutions, in my opinion.

http://www.studio804.com/projects/projectsPage.html

1/26/2011 9:54:54 PM

i want a tudor house

1/26/2011 9:56:44 PM

the chateau from the end of The Dirty Dozen

1/26/2011 9:58:01 PM

oohh good find

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 10:00 PM. Reason : jesush]

1/26/2011 10:00:00 PM

small house, two bedroom, living room, kitchen, dining room, 2 bathrooms, maybe a "study" or spare room, no stairs, unless the second floor is only a bedroom/3rd bathroom, backs up to the gulf coast in florida, 30 min or less commute to work, low maintainence lawn, maybe a small dock in the back yard

1/26/2011 10:03:09 PM

One with a kitchen about 4 times the size of my current one & a larger master bath....

Other than that, mine is "ideal" to me.

1/26/2011 10:04:02 PM

Quote :

"It's paid off."

1/26/2011 10:04:06 PM

I really like old school craftsman homes where the inside and insulation has been updated.

1/26/2011 10:24:24 PM

^me too

1/26/2011 10:25:43 PM

I want to be lost in my own home.

1/26/2011 10:26:22 PM

i LOVE exposed brick and beam lofts. not necessarily with SUPER modern furniture/decor, because i still want it to feel inviting. but def a mix of modern and classic. in an urban setting, obviously. will also accept a brownstone.








OR second choice, for the suburbs of an urban area, would be a bungalow or craftsman with a lot a lot of character.



[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 10:55 PM. Reason : .]

1/26/2011 10:46:22 PM

Either an Arts&Crafts house with exposed brick and beam work inside. Built in bookshelves are crucial. A huge kitchen with Viking appliances and a massive bathroom with a shower with multiple shower head. My own study with french doors that open to the yard.

Or the White House....

1/26/2011 10:58:47 PM

i don't know what its called but I absolutely love the look the interiors of houses from the 30s and 40s. my house was built in 1940, i wish i had the money to restore it to its former glory.

1/26/2011 11:17:21 PM

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/no-mcmansions-for-millennials.html

Quote :

"Here's what Generation Y doesn't want: formal living rooms, soaker bathtubs, dependence on a car. In other words, they don't want their parents' homes. Much of this week's National Association of Home Builders conference has dwelled on the housing needs of an aging baby boomer population. But their children actually represent an even larger demographic. An estimated 80 million people comprise the category known as "Gen Y," youth born roughly between 1980 and the early 2000s. The boomers, meanwhile, boast 76 million. Gen Y housing preferences are the subject of at least two panels at this week's convention. A key finding: They want to walk everywhere. Surveys show that 13% carpool to work, while 7% walk, said Melina Duggal, a principal with Orlando-based real estate adviser RCLCO. A whopping 88% want to be in an urban setting, but since cities themselves can be so expensive, places with shopping, dining and transit such as Bethesda and Arlington in the Washington suburbs will do just fine. "One-third are willing to pay for the ability to walk," Ms. Duggal said. "They don't want to be in a cookie-cutter type of development. ...The suburbs will need to evolve to be attractive to Gen Y." Outdoor space is important-but please, just a place to put the grill and have some friends over. Lawn-mowing not desired. Amenities such as fitness centers, game rooms and party rooms are important ("Is the room big enough to host a baby shower?" a millennial might think). "Outdoor fire pits," suggested Tony Weremeichik of Canin Associates, an architecture firm in Orlando. "Consider designing outdoor spaces as if they were living rooms." Smaller rooms and fewer cavernous hallways to get everywhere, a bigger shower stall and skip the tub, he said. Oh, but don't forget space in front of the television for the Wii, and space to eat meals while glued to the tube, because dinner parties and families gathered around the table are so last-Gen. And maybe a little nook in the laundry room for Rover's bed? In his presentation, KTGY Group residential designer David Senden showed slide after slide of dwellings that looked like a cross between a hotel lobby and the set of "Melrose Place." He christened the subset of the generation delaying marriage and family as "dawdlers." "A house in the suburbs is not for them," Mr. Senden said. "At least not yet." Places to congregate are more important than a big apartment, he cautioned. He showed one layout of a studio apartment-350 square feet, as big as Mom and Dad's Great Room. Common space has migrated to "club rooms," he said, where Gen-Y residents can host meals and hang out before heading to a common movie-screening room or rooftop swimming pool that they share with the building's other tenants. The Great Recession and its effects on young people's wages will affect how much home they can buy or rent for years to come. "Not too many college grads can afford a lot of space in the city," he said. "Think lots of amenities with little tiny units-and a lot of them to keep (fees) down. ...The things these places are doing is constantly coordinating activities. The residents get to know each other and it makes for a much livelier and friendlier environment.""

1/27/2011 10:30:09 AM

I'm thinking maybe a palace in the hills overlooking the sea

Its worth 8, but I'll only pay 5.3

1/27/2011 10:33:21 AM

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"a bigger shower stall and skip the tub, he said"

Hell naw, I want something like this in my dream house:



But with built-in jets and bubbles

1/27/2011 10:36:38 AM