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Some people are going to love more traditional homes with separated spaces. Other people are not. Things will become trendy and not and trendy again. But there will always be people who enjoy one of the other for different reasons.
I love open concept. I always have, ever since I first took an interest in Architecture growing up. I saw all these open concept, compact modern homes and really loved them compared to the more traditional homes I spent most my time in. When I bought my first house in SC when I was 23 (I am 34 currently), I really wanted something compact, open, and modern...but in my right-out-of-college budget and in South Carolina, that was just not going to happen. We got a home that we liked and we made it our own but I always disliked all the extra space we had and the closed off rooms that we didn't really need.
When I moved to Dallas, I got a studio apartment near downtown and we've loved it for the last 3 years. We are in the process of closing on a awesome home that is compact, open, and modern and we couldn't be more excited.
It is just two of us. We prefer a more urban lifestyle. We do not have kids, nor do we intend to (we have some great nieces and nephews!). We love to entertain and do it regularly. We both prefer compact, open spaces (she lived in NYC for years and it's what she is used to and what she likes and same for me).
Now, I don't expect this to change anyone's mind (because heck we have had this conversation 100x over on this board). But no matter what anyone else thinks, I love and PREFER open concept. But I also understand and accept that others don't. And that's fine, as long as those same people don't trick themselves into thinking that no one likes open concept just because they don't...
Also, the kind of open concept homes I like are certainly not cheap to build.
Well stated. I am amazed at the bitterness of the devotees of the traditional floor plan. And, the open concept floor plan is not that new. And there are many permutations of an open plan. There are ways to separate the kitchen enough that cooking clutter views are minimized. But for many people the kitchen is the lived in space, and it is where eating, homework, planning, and entertaining take place. Most of us do not hire caterers. We cook and prep food ourselves. So it is natural that socializing would take place as the last bit of food prep is going on.
Bad design is bad design, whether the plan is open or not. A wide open house with a row of cabinets stretched across an interior wall, is bad design. But, I have to say, a small, dark, walled off kitchen many steps away from living space and back door, is not efficient for most of us, either.
Taste and style are not directly equated to the amorphous concepts of "Open" vs "Closed". You can have a stylish, tasteless, timeless home built around both ideas (in wide variety of architectural styles) or you can have bland, builder-basic, no style homes in both. It's about a lot, lot more than that. If open concept by itself indicates no taste, you probably have a pretty narrow palette comprised of only what you like and have a hard time objectively viewing different architectural approaches to dwellings.
I can prefer mid-century modern homes or modern open-concept homes for myself but still appreciate a well-maintained italianate brownstone with original features, or a tastefully updated craftsman or tudor style home without saying they have no taste just because I prefer something different. There is a lot of design work that goes into making something feel open, modern, and clean without feeling boring, cold, and sterile. The same way you can't just throw up craftsman-style trim and builder-grade finishes on a craftsman based layout and create a home that has the inviting warmth of a true craftsman style home, no one is going to argue that just knocking down walls and painting everything white makes a great open concept home either.
ok? You are extremely sensitive to a stranger's opinion on the internet.
ok? You are extremely sensitive to a stranger's opinion on the internet.
They said nothing "sensitive." They provided a well thought out view on the subject, that was accepting of others views, and did not insult others with differing views.
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Well stated. I am amazed at the bitterness of the devotees of the traditional floor plan.
I'm only bitter because too many traditional houses in my area have been ruined by the trend. Ripping out walls is fairly easy. Replacing them is a lot more costly and at that point, you've lost original plaster and architectural features - in a house that sellers think is worth a fortune because of all the work they did on it.
I'm only bitter because too many traditional houses in my area have been ruined by the trend. Ripping out walls is fairly easy. Replacing them is a lot more costly and at that point, you've lost original plaster and architectural features - in a house that sellers think is worth a fortune because of all the work they did on it.
Ruined for you. Housing trends do whatever sells the best, so what is most popular for the majority.
For those of us that want what is not currently popular, it is more difficult to find what we want. Personally, I don't expect for things to revolve around me or my tastes.
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I'm only bitter because too many traditional houses in my area have been ruined by the trend. Ripping out walls is fairly easy. Replacing them is a lot more costly and at that point, you've lost original plaster and architectural features - in a house that sellers think is worth a fortune because of all the work they did on it.
Yanno, I bet that for every one architecturally significant home that gets "open-concepted," there are probably 100 generic, forgettable tract homes that get the same deal. It's hard to shed a tear about those.
Yanno, I bet that for every one architecturally significant home that gets "open-concepted," there are probably 100 generic, forgettable tract homes that get the same deal. It's hard to shed a tear about those.
Well no, those usually get torn down here, and no one seems to care.
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