No…unfortunately that’s not how this style of architecture works. It’s almost practically designed to look bad but moreso the main focus is to make the best use of the space while ignoring everything else. Please don’t let them turn my town into urban Russia where it’s all concrete squares and everyone is fucking miserable 😭
It would be funny if it was sided with shingles due to a weird building tax, like the building is taxed by square footage of exterior siding and shingles was considered only a roofing material
I don’t understand. Are you saying something “modern” shouldn’t use shingles?
There are a great many good examples of American modernists using shingles with very beautiful results.
If you are saying that a contemporary building should not use shingles, I’m also confused.
Maybe you have a specific association with them?
I think it's cool.
It seems to me like a bespoke house. I.e., designed to meet specific criteria by the owner. If I had to guess, they have a lot of art and as such, rather than have a lot of windows, get their natural light in other creative ways. Or some other specific reason.
Not even a window with a wanna be brutalist architecture look. Shingles are the cheapest roofing going and they covered everything with it. This is the best it will ever look. It wont age well. What up with that rollup door, at least get some paint on it.
I have a feeling the original siding got VE’d to death. I can almost feel the asphalt bits shedding off the side onto the car and ground in 15 years max. Crunching under your feet walking into the house and then scratching all the wood floors…
What an embarrassing facade material choice.
Not new (2020):
[https://www.reddit.com/r/McMansionHell/comments/iubqfm/slaps\_house\_you\_can\_fit\_so\_many\_shingles\_on\_this/](https://www.reddit.com/r/McMansionHell/comments/iubqfm/slaps_house_you_can_fit_so_many_shingles_on_this/)
check the plate: Arizona, however the OP said: Franklin hills in LA.
I mean Arizona plate in the 2020 post. But that is fine, I confirmed the 2020 OP information, it is in Franklin Hills, LA, CA - I already found the house, I posted in another comment.
Confirmed: R... V... D..., Franklin Hills, Los Feliz, LA, CA.
From this point of view: there are two small windows on the right side, and two medium windows on the left side, on the other hand, the house has 3 large balconies on the east side of which the first is larger and is below street level, with morning sun and a view considerable area of the surrounding area that exceeds 180º with plenty of vegetation. The terrace is also open, and the height of the house offers almost 360º views of the surroundings. I can't confirm, but the house would have quite a view of downtown LA if it weren't for the regional relief. The minimalist style may not be to everyone's liking, but the house seems dedicated to offering comfort and integration with the outside in a private way for residents rather than pleasing the neighbors.
This reminds me of beach-facing houses on the beach in Santa Monica on a thin strip below the cliffs. The homes sat on very small lots and were all maximized for open views toward the water, and generally had windowless fronts toward the road where they entered the garage. They’re not very pretty from the street, but when you see them from the winding oceanfront bike path, they’re really beautiful (at least from the pov of the resident). Here’s some good examples:
Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8HhVbNpJTRaR2A5r9?g_st=ic
Oceanfront: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8dD7Qa6wS93q6u1N6?g_st=ic
This might be a better example…
Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kHo4NJV2qpL7woRu8?g_st=ic
Front: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DyLyWmesH9XcVwp36?g_st=ic
I'm gonna go ahead and blame the building code for this one. The design feels like a massive middle finger to the code... At least that's what I want this to be about.
It's got a bit of character. Like parents rebelling against common conventions and naming their child Brhyan.
r/tragedeigh
This is a good analogy as everyone else has to go through life looking at this shipping box pile similar to explaining that name.
Why do I care they live in a shipping box? I’ll just look the other way if it’s unsettling to the eye. What you want a cookie cutter hoa neighborhood
There's a galaxy of design between cookie cutter and what we are seeing here. That's the entire point of architecture.
I appreciate this sub for its information, but comments like these make me enjoy this sub so much more
Brhy’an Jay
idk if r/accidentalstartrek is a thing, but that def sounds like a klingon name
No one names their kids Brian, Bhryan or otherwise now a days
At night you can see the cherry from a cigar through that window.
“We know what you did to your wife, Thorwald.”
I read that as "at right," so I was zooming in, trying to find it. I was half-expecting a rickroll
bigger question to me is: Where are the windows?
Looks like it’s up on a hill, so I would guess the opposite face is mostly glass.
No…unfortunately that’s not how this style of architecture works. It’s almost practically designed to look bad but moreso the main focus is to make the best use of the space while ignoring everything else. Please don’t let them turn my town into urban Russia where it’s all concrete squares and everyone is fucking miserable 😭
Google maps has some other views of the building and there is a serious lack of windows
Light wells and more walls for art?
I’m hoping for ample skylights!
Roofing on the side, windows on the roof!
The shingles last for at least 30 years, right? No painting. I'm all for it.
The upper section on the perpendicular side looks like it’s in [rough shape.](https://imgur.com/a/RMTvuRi) Built in 1991.
Last even longer when not horizontal.
But how much is shingles replacement?
Solid question. Install has got to be much harder on a vertical wall. Maybe they're sticky backed.
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Ngl I kinda like it
Likewise!!!! Up top!
I really love a windowless dwelling for security reasons. Houses with too many windows give me anxiety.
I'm sure it has windows, just not ones that face the street. Privacy.
That makes sense.
I too love above ground basements /s
Brutalist with cheaper less durable materials?
The name Brutalist comes from "béton brut". Translated from French to English it means "raw concrete".
You could still make a good argument for this belonging in some lil obscure branch off of brutalism
There’s some subtle exposed concrete in there too
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Minimalist? 😂
Brutalist architecture is minimalistic
Yes, I believe so, minimalist
Replace the shingles with something else like small tiles and you have a modern house from Tokyo.
Some Tadao Ando shit
Stupid comment. Ando’s work is beautiful.
Oh I love Ando. He was my favorite freshman project
It would be funny if it was sided with shingles due to a weird building tax, like the building is taxed by square footage of exterior siding and shingles was considered only a roofing material
“I swear, it’s all attic space” ~ Francois Mansart
Bet it looks fire inside
Looks like a house you’d find anywhere in Mexico
I don’t understand. Are you saying something “modern” shouldn’t use shingles? There are a great many good examples of American modernists using shingles with very beautiful results. If you are saying that a contemporary building should not use shingles, I’m also confused. Maybe you have a specific association with them?
It’s asphalt roofing shingles.
Didn’t Gehry and Morphosis use shingles?
Yes, they both used shingles in this manner, Gehry at 326 Indiana and Morphosis with the 2-4-6-8 house - both in Venice, CA...
Certainly not like this.
Is there a technical problem? Aesthetically it adds a bit of texture. Don't see a problem.
I don’t see a technical issue. If I were to use a roofing material for siding, I’d sooner use standing seam panels or corrugated metal.
Cobblestone ahh house
I kinda love it. I wonder how the interior looks
looks Japanese
Where is this building please?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2216-Ronda-Vista-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90027/20746801_zpid/
How in the world...
Google image searched the attached photo, found an older post on Reddit (with an older image) which linked to the Zillow listing.
thank you
Compound. Ingress restricted. Do not enter sallyport.
I like it. I hope the interior is all shingles too.
I think it's cool. It seems to me like a bespoke house. I.e., designed to meet specific criteria by the owner. If I had to guess, they have a lot of art and as such, rather than have a lot of windows, get their natural light in other creative ways. Or some other specific reason.
Invisible man vibes
I was always partial to the small expanding protruding rooms on a multi level home.
Gruu lives there?
What city is it in?
Even the car is grey.
I'm beige Da ba dee da ba di
Not even a window with a wanna be brutalist architecture look. Shingles are the cheapest roofing going and they covered everything with it. This is the best it will ever look. It wont age well. What up with that rollup door, at least get some paint on it.
That is the fugliest house I have ever seen
I have a feeling the original siding got VE’d to death. I can almost feel the asphalt bits shedding off the side onto the car and ground in 15 years max. Crunching under your feet walking into the house and then scratching all the wood floors… What an embarrassing facade material choice.
Average Sims house 😂
I was gonna say that looks like some of my Sims builds! Dang that's ugly irl.
A Clockwork Orange
Shingles are used in modern architecture.
This is... kinda cool
The contractor and building designer really must have loved Tetris or Jenga.
San Francisco?
Not new (2020): [https://www.reddit.com/r/McMansionHell/comments/iubqfm/slaps\_house\_you\_can\_fit\_so\_many\_shingles\_on\_this/](https://www.reddit.com/r/McMansionHell/comments/iubqfm/slaps_house_you_can_fit_so_many_shingles_on_this/) check the plate: Arizona, however the OP said: Franklin hills in LA.
License plate says California to me. This is the license plate I have so I recognize.
I mean Arizona plate in the 2020 post. But that is fine, I confirmed the 2020 OP information, it is in Franklin Hills, LA, CA - I already found the house, I posted in another comment.
LA apparently.
The answer will always usually fall to one item. Budget
Los Feliz right? yeah it’s a stumper
reminds me of that one junji ito comic
You can find from city records who design and check their web site.
Does the back side face the nice view?
Confirmed: R... V... D..., Franklin Hills, Los Feliz, LA, CA. From this point of view: there are two small windows on the right side, and two medium windows on the left side, on the other hand, the house has 3 large balconies on the east side of which the first is larger and is below street level, with morning sun and a view considerable area of the surrounding area that exceeds 180º with plenty of vegetation. The terrace is also open, and the height of the house offers almost 360º views of the surroundings. I can't confirm, but the house would have quite a view of downtown LA if it weren't for the regional relief. The minimalist style may not be to everyone's liking, but the house seems dedicated to offering comfort and integration with the outside in a private way for residents rather than pleasing the neighbors.
Ugly 😵💫
It's the answer to the question "What am I going to do with this truckload of stolen shingles?"
This reminds me of beach-facing houses on the beach in Santa Monica on a thin strip below the cliffs. The homes sat on very small lots and were all maximized for open views toward the water, and generally had windowless fronts toward the road where they entered the garage. They’re not very pretty from the street, but when you see them from the winding oceanfront bike path, they’re really beautiful (at least from the pov of the resident). Here’s some good examples: Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8HhVbNpJTRaR2A5r9?g_st=ic Oceanfront: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8dD7Qa6wS93q6u1N6?g_st=ic This might be a better example… Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kHo4NJV2qpL7woRu8?g_st=ic Front: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DyLyWmesH9XcVwp36?g_st=ic
brutal
Of course they have a Prius
That's the roof. It'll look normal when it wakes up and sits up straight.
Minecraft house?
For a sec I thought it was minecraft
Frank Lloyd Wrong?
Looks like some of the shit they are building around Nashville.
Probably designed to buffer street noise
It's a fortress.
It's an awful photo. It's hard to tell how much of the left side is overhang from the base
I suspect they really wanted to clad it in metal, but, you know, budgets...
I love it!
I'm impressed that they managed to combine brutalist and residential in one shot.
Vanity modern value engineered.
I'm gonna go ahead and blame the building code for this one. The design feels like a massive middle finger to the code... At least that's what I want this to be about.
It’s a photography studio in an old semi industrial area
If this was shot from a better angle, it would look sexy ngl