Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years
by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @02:38PM
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What I see a lot of in my region (US PNW) is open kitchens integrating with informal dining areas (breakfast nook, or seating at a kitchen island) and living rooms. But most houses are still built with a separate dining room. Heck, my house was even built with a butler's pantry to connect them. That's pretty common.
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Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years
by ramraj07 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:19PM
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You have a separate dining room if you’re building a 6 room or larger MANSION. Calling a building with a separate dining room on top of a kitchen plus informal dining room as a Regular home seems to be a stretch.
Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years
by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:51PM
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That's regional, of course. I'm talking bog-standard everyday houses in the 2500-3500sf range, no mansions.
Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years
by distances on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:15PM
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2500sf is 232 square meters. That's three normal family city apartments by European standards. I guess houses just run bigger there but sounds quite excessive nonetheless.
Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years
by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @05:06PM
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"Excessive" is a moral judgement. City apartments aren't typically 2500sf in the US, either. I was referring to single family detached homes, which are by far the dominant type of dwelling in my region. Land is cheap, wood is cheap. A 2500sf house will be a good bit cheaper than a little flat in most western European cities, I bet.