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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are local custom builders and we employ a licensed AIA architect who cuts up designs just like these.  Some are spec homes, others are where our homeowner clients comes to us and then sits down with this architect to design the plan.    So the argument that builders just use a "draftsman/CAD operator" is just BS.   The fact most don't want to face is these homes sell because they are large and spacious and that is why architects design them and we build them.  I don't see this changing anytime soon..[/quote]

I have zero problems with a large, spacious home. But why does your architect choose asymmetrical windows, graceless rooflines, or features from a mix of eras (like gables with castle turrets)? The buyers aren't making those choices, you are. The buyers are buying despite these features, because space and location trump aesthetic problems. [/quote]

Please allow me to clarify.   When we make the decisions, we know what a good plan/architecture looks like and appeals to the masses.  You can have a large home that is "architecturally" pleasing and trust me, we know that is.   We cannot afford to let a home sit to it has to sell - and our homes sell relatively quickly.   When we refer a client for design to our architect, then the client calls the shots....and yes, they want turrets, high pitched roofs, dormers, marble throughout the home, fountains, and all of the other items pick on this forum...etc, etc.   The architect and we give them exactly what they want and believe me, they are very pleased with it, and don't give a ratt's a## what other think!!!  While we may make gentle suggestions on the design or material spec, they have the last say because we work for them.  We don't scold them.  It's their $$ and after all......and they are happy spending it this way.     [/quote]

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