house house redux

I thought clarify some of the influences on the designs (that is, the regional tex-mex influences, architecturally). Plus, don’t forget that pesky floodplain. A few of the things that hem me in when it comes to options:

I can’t increase the house’s footprint in any way. This includes impervious surfaces adjacent except where I can [...]

design eyeballs: exteriors

If you’ve ever eyeballed a house and said, “something’s not right about that,” then please look this way as well. Gotta figure out what to do, and could use some extra input.
Bottom line is this: the brick archways in front of the house — some contractor’s measly attempt at arched spanish/tuscan style veranda — are [...]

grump.

Dear Mr or Ms Fancy-Pants Architect:
I’m sure you think your site is just lovely. The flash is certainly spectacular, even if this means I have to use a screenshot to capture any examples of your work. (And you thought you’d managed to avoid that, how little you know of technology and determined visitors.) But I [...]