(Discussion based of article Cookie Cutter Housing: Wrong Mix For Subdivisions by Rick Harrison.)
The author's main points were that "cookie cutter" homes don't please customers, they need t'go, and changing the system is much easier than everyone expects. He also through in, my favorite piece, that maybe designers should think about the customer, the people who are going to be living there, while "cooking up" a plan. It's essentially a user-based design prompt. Where's the American Spirit of innovation?
I certainly find them to be lackluster. They all look the same, they are confusing, and make everything so monotonous. There are innovative and creative architects out there! But nooo, we buy cheap homes made by the same people in some factory and act all boring and lame. Cool. I just feel this way because driving through them is so... almost creepy.... And definitely confusing- "What that the house? No, wait, was that it?" NO.
In Chelsea we have two distinct subdivisions near the downtown area. I agree that with these two the Harrison's opinion that they are lackluster and need creative improvements is so true. They are minutely different from each other! One has beige and red brick, the other has white and red brick. So. Boring. And they're not even really doing that well to boot. I remember when they built both and wondering why? No one moves here!
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