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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My only complaint is that they are somewhat wasteful; yes they can be efficient than a 70 yr old crappy rambler, but a modest modern home would be even more efficient.

But the sheer size of bedroom sitting rooms, bathroms the size of studio apartments, it all is an emphasis on isolation from the family. Common rooms are actually smaller and more special purpose; kids can comfortably nest in their rooms with all their gear, dad gets his movie room or man cave, that sort of thing.  It is an extension of everyone's enforced isolation staring into their portable screen device of choice.[/quote]

What about an open floor plan mcmansion!! DID I JUST BLOW YOUR MIND![/quote]

Haha! Well I haven't seen many variety, co there probably are some with great rooms that everyone can use.  But the central thesis of each member having their own private room(s) isolating themselves is kind of defining of McMansions.  There's a reason every bedroom and bathroom are so huge, they are rooms designed to be lounged in, not functional rooms like the water closets of yore.  I mean, a sitting area in your master bedroom in your own house? Do you have servants in waiting? And the movie room, as if people had trouble watching enough tv before when it was in the living room.

Part of that also speaks to our post-9/11 world: we don't get out as much, spend more time at home, more time isolated.  Not sure if it was fear of terrorism, the explosion of internet, or what, but mcmansions are wrapped up in that bc of their design choices.[/quote]

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