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Why the term 'open concept' when referring to a main floor with few walls? Why isn't just called open or open floor plan? Why is it a 'concept'? Seems an odd use of the word but it certainly has caught on.
I live in such a house, 10 years old, big with the main floor open and high ceilings. It's very noisy if there are a lot of people talking and socializing. It would be very noisy for a family with several children. I'm not sure why everyone wants an open floor plan with no walls to block the sound from one room to the next.
I live in such a house, 10 years old, big with the main floor open and high ceilings. It's very noisy if there are a lot of people talking and socializing. It would be very noisy for a family with several children. I'm not sure why everyone wants an open floor plan with no walls to block the sound from one room to the next.
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Just look back 150 years to the mansions of the "rich."
They could have had open plans, if they so desired.
They didn't.
For good reason.
Just look back 150 years to the mansions of the "rich."
They could have had open plans, if they so desired.
They didn't.
There is not only a shortage of homes priced at $1 million or more, but an acute shortage of the type of expensive homes that are most in demand, he said.
“We are seeing a lot of people moving to Denver from either coasts and bigger cities,†Blank said.
Those cosmopolitan buyers don’t want just a big home.
“They want open floor plans and a lot of light,†he said. “It can be quite frustrating. Denver hasn’t kept up with what is happening in other cities.â€
There is not only a shortage of homes priced at $1 million or more, but an acute shortage of the type of expensive homes that are most in demand, he said.
“We are seeing a lot of people moving to Denver from either coasts and bigger cities,†Blank said.
Those cosmopolitan buyers don’t want just a big home.
“They want open floor plans and a lot of light,†he said. “It can be quite frustrating. Denver hasn’t kept up with what is happening in other cities.â€
Nah, that's just people from the coasts moving to a different area and thinking that if it's (whatever "it" is, be it type of housing or food or transportation or something else) not exactly like what they're used to, there must be something wrong with the area they've moved to and the entire area should change to suit THEM rather than vice versa. That's not "times" changing - there have always been people like that, we just cater to them more now for reasons that are beyond me. A few decades ago, the name for such an attitude was "Ugly American".
Nah, that's just people from the coasts moving to a different area and thinking that if it's (whatever "it" is, be it type of housing or food or transportation or something else) not exactly like what they're used to, there must be something wrong with the area they've moved to and the entire area should change to suit THEM rather than vice versa. That's not "times" changing - there have always been people like that, we just cater to them more now for reasons that are beyond me. A few decades ago, the name for such an attitude was "Ugly American".
Yeah, but if they were required to buy what's available and more suited to the climate/geography/geology/culture they've moved to with that money rather than people rushing to accommodate their whims, I'm pretty sure that they'd do so. Or build custom, depending on their means.
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Just look back 150 years to the mansions of the "rich."
They could have had open plans, if they so desired.
They didn't.
For good reason.
Why would anyone care how the rich lived 150 years ago? That's not relevant today.
A house can be too open and poorly constructed, but the concept makes sense. Cooking dinner is now collaborative (not only wives/ servants cook). Formal dining is rarer (more dual income houses) and people are less formal in general (so guests are not served a sit down dinner) and appliances are nicer looking, so they don't need to be hidden.
Nah, that's just people from the coasts moving to a different area and thinking that if it's (whatever "it" is, be it type of housing or food or transportation or something else) not exactly like what they're used to, there must be something wrong with the area they've moved to and the entire area should change to suit THEM rather than vice versa. That's not "times" changing - there have always been people like that, we just cater to them more now for reasons that are beyond me. A few decades ago, the name for such an attitude was "Ugly American".
You cater to them because if you want them to buy you have to sell what they want. People will not buy things they do not want.
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