DC Buyers Prefer Traditional Exteriors and Open Floorplans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the giant room with kitchen stuck to one wall look. It's trendy. Will phase out eventually.

Two reasons why I think you're wrong: First: the giant room has much more capacity for parties than if the same space were divided into dining, living, recreation rooms and kitchen. Second: families like to hang out together but doing different things, including when extended family are visiting: this happened at Thanksgiving, we could overhear each other's conversations if we chose but we could also tune it out.

[Anonymous]

I think the giant room with an exposed kitchen along a wall is one extreme and having 4+ 9x2 rooms is the other. For me, I'd much rather have something in the middle, like 2-3 rooms that are definable (but flow into each other).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the giant room with kitchen stuck to one wall look. It's trendy. Will phase out eventually.

Actually what has phased out is the separate kitchen and divided rooms.

House sizes have increased so that it is not just the affluent that has a large home.

In the past you would want to divide out the kitchen and other rooms so you would have staff preparing your food and serving you.

In the present day most people prepare and serve food to their families and guests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the giant room with an exposed kitchen along a wall is one extreme and having 4+ 9x2 rooms is the other. For me, I'd much rather have something in the middle, like 2-3 rooms that are definable (but flow into each other).

Agree with this. The nicest new houses I've seen have an open kitchen/breakfast room/family room area, but separate living room, dining room and library areas on the ground floor. Lots of defined space, but still feels informal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the giant room with an exposed kitchen along a wall is one extreme and having 4+ 9x2 rooms is the other. For me, I'd much rather have something in the middle, like 2-3 rooms that are definable (but flow into each other).

Agree with this. The nicest new houses I've seen have an open kitchen/breakfast room/family room area, but separate living room, dining room and library areas on the ground floor. Lots of defined space, but still feels informal.

That is still open floorplan like the houses above

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:First: the giant room has much more capacity for parties than if the same space were divided into dining, living, recreation rooms and kitchen.

I don't understand that. Either people can hang out in the kitchen or not. Either way the house has about the same capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the giant room with an exposed kitchen along a wall is one extreme and having 4+ 9x2 rooms is the other. For me, I'd much rather have something in the middle, like 2-3 rooms that are definable (but flow into each other).

Agree with this. The nicest new houses I've seen have an open kitchen/breakfast room/family room area, but separate living room, dining room and library areas on the ground floor. Lots of defined space, but still feels informal.

That is still open floorplan like the houses above

The floor plans that were pictured are more open than what the PP and I were describing. It's a question of degree, but there's a middle ground between small houses with lots of tiny rooms and a ground floor that looks like it could double as an aircraft hangar.

[Anonymous]

I live in a true open concept and NEVER will again. There is no privacy, no ability to hid a mess with unexpected guests come over. I can't stand it. My favorite house of all time had a kitchen with a small but cozy sitting area that was the heart of the home. We hope to build soon and plan to do that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why did you use the word "dc" in your subject line?

The article talks about new construction in oakton, McLean, Rockville, Reston, Howard county, silver spring, and my perennial favorite, LOUDON effing county.

DC is generally understood to be a metropolitan area. Do you not comprehend that?

NP here, no it is not. Have you only recently moved here? DC = District of Columbia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did you use the word "dc" in your subject line?

The article talks about new construction in oakton, McLean, Rockville, Reston, Howard county, silver spring, and my perennial favorite, LOUDON effing county.

DC is generally understood to be a metropolitan area. Do you not comprehend that?

NP here, no it is not. Have you only recently moved here? DC = District of Columbia.

Whoopee. DC is two letters, "Washington-area" is 14. Get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did you use the word "dc" in your subject line?

The article talks about new construction in oakton, McLean, Rockville, Reston, Howard county, silver spring, and my perennial favorite, LOUDON effing county.

DC is generally understood to be a metropolitan area. Do you not comprehend that?

NP here, no it is not. Have you only recently moved here? DC = District of Columbia.

Whoopee. DC is two letters, "Washington-area" is 14. Get a life.

No, you get a CLUE. DC is the District of Columbia. If you are regularly using it to suggest the greater Washington area you are confusing a lot of people and you are wrong. Those of us who live in DC think it's crazy and ridiculous when people like you suggest that Reston or McLean is "DC". It is blatantly not and you are 100 percent WRONG. It's like living in New Jersey and calling it Manhattan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did you use the word "dc" in your subject line?

The article talks about new construction in oakton, McLean, Rockville, Reston, Howard county, silver spring, and my perennial favorite, LOUDON effing county.

DC is generally understood to be a metropolitan area. Do you not comprehend that?

NP here, no it is not. Have you only recently moved here? DC = District of Columbia.

Whoopee. DC is two letters, "Washington-area" is 14. Get a life.

No, you get a CLUE. DC is the District of Columbia. If you are regularly using it to suggest the greater Washington area you are confusing a lot of people and you are wrong. Those of us who live in DC think it's crazy and ridiculous when people like you suggest that Reston or McLean is "DC". It is blatantly not and you are 100 percent WRONG. It's like living in New Jersey and calling it Manhattan.

Don't worry. I'm not the poster who started the thread. Personally, I wouldn't want anyone to think I lived in DC. I just think you're making way too big a deal over this.

BTW, comparing DC to Manhattan is the epitome of misguided arrogance. NYC is a world-class city. DC is a social and cultural backwater that's overshadowed in jobs, population and wealth by the surrounding areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the giant room with kitchen stuck to one wall look. It's trendy. Will phase out eventually.

i'm under 30 and agreed with you. HATE this 'flow' great room crap.

give me a classic separated style anyday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate the giant room with kitchen stuck to one wall look. It's trendy. Will phase out eventually.

i'm under 30 and agreed with you. HATE this 'flow' great room crap.

give me a classic separated style anyday.

Fail

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to see a floor plan of a new build that doesn't have a formal living room. Especially outside the beltway.

Floorplan: http://www.reluxhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mayflower-Model-Website.pdf

Images:
http://www.thebeltteam.com/property/1202-COTTAGE-ST-SW-VIENNA-Virginia

Here is another one http://www.sekashomes.com/pages/homes/cheshire/default.asp

This one looks like a basement.