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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people don't understand that every new build is not a mcmansion. The ultra contemporary one linked upthread is not a mcmansion-- it adheres to a consistent architectural style, among many other reasons.

I think the two picture are both mcmansions. The first one blends too many surface material, has a weird "nub" of a roof (read about that on mcmansion hell and now can't stop seeing it!), and something is off with the windows. I don't hate it as much as some others but I think it is still a mcmansion. 
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The second is classic mcmansion.[/b] Shudder. [/quote]

Unless I missed it, literally no one said the modern home is a mcmansion.  Your other statements are accurate.[/quote]

Actually not really.  The second house is garish and monstrous, but not a typical McMansion.  Typical McMansions are large cookie-cutter homes built on small lots, often overcrowding the lot.  There are two standard types, the gross tear down and rebuild in a small classic neighborhood where the McMansion is the largest, most expensive property in the neighborhood.  The other is the classic cookie cutter suburban neighborhood where a parcel of land is divided up into small lots and the biggest house that they can pack onto the lot is built there.  The entire neighborhood is built of 4-6 templates and all have the same (often cheap or sub-grade) building materials and all the houses look a like.

The second house may the the mish-mash of architectural styles common to McMansions, but doesn't fit the usual definition.  The neighborhood has large lots, the houses are set back and not easily visible to each other and the other nearby homes are also larger homes with multiple difficult looks and materials.  They are all large colonials, but again, that's the only similarity. A mixture of exterior materials, clearly a mixture of house layouts and styles.[/quote]

I strongly disagree with this. The whole point of McMansions is the emphasis on the vulgar, that is size, over other hallmarks of quality: architectural sophistication,  craftsmanship, and use of high-quality materials.  I, and other sophisticates, find the McLean, Great Falls, and Potomac McMansions as among the worst, for the simple reason that these people could afford better but instead just choose size.

One of the quickest way to identify McMansions are looking for high home square footage combined with low per square foot cost.

Here's another McLean classic:
[img]https://photos.zillowstatic.com/p_f/ISybjy7wknu9ui0000000000.jpg[/img]
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6319-Old-Dominion-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51757323_zpid/?fullpage=true

And another that makes my skin crawl:
[img]https://photos.zillowstatic.com/p_f/IS6ilaq2pv27ui0000000000.jpg[/img]
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1415-Julia-Ave-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51752257_zpid/?fullpage=true[/quote]

Yep. Some mcmansions are on teeny lots, some aren't. That's not the only defining characteristic. [/quote]

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