When a person buys a Mercedes Benz or Jaguar, they are looking for quality, comfort and detail. Size has nothing to do with the attraction of these cars. If you want something, but space, you can buy a truck. Why is it that some people feel compelled to empty houses high cathedral-like space that some of the comforts of home to buy.
In my experience as an architect, a house where every room is designed for everyday life is much more satisfactory than a formula with empty spaces for formal guests who never show up. Most of us tend to our friends entertain in the living room, formal dining room is a mail sorting site, and a formal living room is a museum of curiosities and uncomfortable furniture.
Rethinking the House
My book, one not so Big House asks what happens if we avoid the formal rooms, Design Hotel daily rates for both formal and informal purposes and using the U.S. dollar we save really comfortable space we live every day? It shows a message that it is time for a different kind of home-one that values quality over quantity in space, was built for the long term, and is filled with artistic touches that make a house a home. In short, the book suggests that we continue our obsession with square footage and focus on facilities.
What determines the character of a house are the details that a beautiful balustrade, well made frames around windows and doors, and useful, tailored built-ins. These details are what attract us to older houses. Materials such as wood and stone before witnesses on comfort and coziness created by a small chamber, lowered soften at the edges, soft lighting and even crowded furniture.
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