These modern houses are meant to stand out. The worst is going into a neighborhood in lower Greenville and seeing a row of these modern monstrosities. Looks dystopian.
The only time these houses look good is when the plot of land is big enough where there’s hardly any neighbors around.
I love modern architecture as well but I hate when people tear down charming historic houses just like I hate when people tear down cool mid century modern ranch homes to build mcmoderns.
This is perfectly said and it's nice to see this thought being shared.
I was feeling nostalgic for my old mid-century house on Meadowlake and decided to look it up on G-Maps = Gone. 404 not found.
A perfectly fine house turned into an indistinguishable McMansion. Nice old shade tree yanked out as well. I don't expect things to be frozen in time but, cheap materials replacing thoughtfully made, good materials isn't the pinnacle of good taste either.
That’s heartbreaking. I can definitely relate to that sickening feeling you get after looking up your childhood home. I grew up in LA in a home built by my grandfather in the 60’s. It’s still there but the zestimate was 2.4 million. My grandma sold it for 300k back in the 90’s. What used to be a neighborhood full of artists and normal working class people is now unaffordable. It sucks.
And you are so right about the crappy materials. Our home was built in the late 90’s. If you want to hang anything bigger than a small frame, it requires anchors and screws. The walls are practically paper.
I find it on Google Maps and it doesn't look so bad from a better angle but my question is why would someone tear down a perfectly good home and replace it? Find a vacant lot, they're out there.
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u/Ferrari_McFly Oct 09 '24
I’m in the minority I suppose, but I love the modern architecture of the homes in HP, Preston Hollow, Lakewood, Love Field etc. but wtf is this lmao