Comments on: Keeping Up and Catching Up http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/08/keeping-up-and-catching-up/ The former home of the 100k Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kevin D http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/08/keeping-up-and-catching-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3855 Kevin D Wed, 13 May 2009 04:21:56 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=886#comment-3855 On the plus side, in the poll that ran along the online article, 52.9% of the them said they would definitely like to live in it. Very valuable but cheap market research, I'd say. On the plus side, in the poll that ran along the online article, 52.9% of the them said they would definitely like to live in it.

Very valuable but cheap market research, I’d say.

]]> By: Kevin D http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/08/keeping-up-and-catching-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3853 Kevin D Tue, 12 May 2009 01:53:46 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=886#comment-3853 The comments posted on the Inquirer are quite a shock. Roughly 19 of 34 commenters are pretty emphatic about how ugly they think it is. That subject has rarely come up in this blog because most of us 100K fans have been looking for something "new and different", and like the aesthetics. It wasn't designed to please everyone, BUT.... one guy practically encourages graffiti. In Denver, some of the "Dwell box modern" builders try to ward off these critics by using brick veneer. The ploy sort of works, though the budget suffers. The comments posted on the Inquirer are quite a shock. Roughly 19 of 34 commenters are pretty emphatic about how ugly they think it is. That subject has rarely come up in this blog because most of us 100K fans have been looking for something “new and different”, and like the aesthetics. It wasn’t designed to please everyone, BUT…. one guy practically encourages graffiti.

In Denver, some of the “Dwell box modern” builders try to ward off these critics by using brick veneer. The ploy sort of works, though the budget suffers.

]]> By: moderns-r-us http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/08/keeping-up-and-catching-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3852 moderns-r-us Mon, 11 May 2009 17:57:15 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=886#comment-3852 That is some great press in the Inquirer. That is some great press in the Inquirer.

]]> By: Nic Darling http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/08/keeping-up-and-catching-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3851 Nic Darling Mon, 11 May 2009 13:47:30 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=886#comment-3851 We can build 3 stories with SIPs and we may in the future. However, reducing home size is a key part of our model. Density, in my mind, might be 4 people living in a two bedroom home. Rather than 2 people living in a three bedroom home, a situation which seems much more common. For more density we might think about stacking homes rather than increasing the size of a single unit. We have models in mind that take that approach. Break out the bunk beds and get back to living together. I grew up that way and I am, arguably, fairly well adjusted. That said, keep an eye out for a slightly larger single family model which uses a bit more of the available vertical space. Coming soon to a project near you. We can build 3 stories with SIPs and we may in the future. However, reducing home size is a key part of our model. Density, in my mind, might be 4 people living in a two bedroom home. Rather than 2 people living in a three bedroom home, a situation which seems much more common.

For more density we might think about stacking homes rather than increasing the size of a single unit. We have models in mind that take that approach.

Break out the bunk beds and get back to living together. I grew up that way and I am, arguably, fairly well adjusted.

That said, keep an eye out for a slightly larger single family model which uses a bit more of the available vertical space. Coming soon to a project near you.

]]> By: Todd Oskin http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/08/keeping-up-and-catching-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Todd Oskin Fri, 08 May 2009 22:21:16 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=886#comment-3847 Cool article. Congrats again. 1 quick question, not directly related to the topic of your post: Is there any particular reason your future homes are also only 2 stories (+ basement on some)? Can you build 3 story homes with SIPs? Density is one of the good things about urban areas, but homes that are only 2 stories don't create much living space for more than 2 or 3 people. I realize that your target audience has been young couples, but have you also considered building 3 story homes? Just curious. Cool article. Congrats again.

1 quick question, not directly related to the topic of your post:

Is there any particular reason your future homes are also only 2 stories (+ basement on some)?

Can you build 3 story homes with SIPs?

Density is one of the good things about urban areas, but homes that are only 2 stories don’t create much living space for more than 2 or 3 people.

I realize that your target audience has been young couples, but have you also considered building 3 story homes?

Just curious.

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