Anonymous
Post 12/26/2021 15:34     Subject: East coast home architecture in the Bay area
Piedmont and Diablo
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2021 20:26     Subject: Re:East coast home architecture in the Bay area
Hillsborough if you can find a home that has not been totally remodeled.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2021 18:41     Subject: Re:East coast home architecture in the Bay area
I know someone who used to live here:

https://patch.com/california/alameda/quirky-alameda-dollhouse-stonehenge-bungalow-court-799-000
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2021 18:34     Subject: East coast home architecture in the Bay area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Architecture develops in a region for practical reasons. Even if you could find a brick colonial in CA, you wouldn't want it. Not just earthquake safety but air circulation and controlling temperatures, and fitting into steep hilly lots.

Bungalows, southwestern / mission, and contemporaries are popular there because they suit the climate and landscape.


This. I moved east, and while I really love and miss the housing aesthetic of the west coast (I think colonials are blerg) I know they don't make sense here.


Although even in the DMV you can find enclaves that feel very Sunset Magazine in the '70s and '80s. Take a spin through Carderock or Mohican Hills in Bethesda.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2021 18:32     Subject: East coast home architecture in the Bay area
Not many brick houses in earthquake areas!
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2021 18:29     Subject: East coast home architecture in the Bay area
Anonymous wrote:Architecture develops in a region for practical reasons. Even if you could find a brick colonial in CA, you wouldn't want it. Not just earthquake safety but air circulation and controlling temperatures, and fitting into steep hilly lots.

Bungalows, southwestern / mission, and contemporaries are popular there because they suit the climate and landscape.


This. I moved east, and while I really love and miss the housing aesthetic of the west coast (I think colonials are blerg) I know they don't make sense here.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2021 18:22     Subject: Re:East coast home architecture in the Bay area
Even if the house is a classic wooden california style, you may be able to recreate some of the same aesthetics with "home accessories" so to speak such as creative landscaping, internal construction alterations and decoration. Honestly, this may end up being the closest you get