Real Estate..Show Us Your Local Listing

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21 August 2022, 01:36 PM

big al

Real Estate..Show Us Your Local Listing

Pittsburgh has more dome homes than you might think

Ready for something that might have been inspired by Buckminster Fuller?

Big Al

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21 August 2022, 07:50 PM

ShiroKuro

I like the Yaca-Dome Airbnb in Lincoln-Lemington, I wonder if there are more photos of that one....

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21 August 2022, 08:54 PM

big al

quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
I like the Yaca-Dome Airbnb in Lincoln-Lemington, I wonder if there are more photos of that one....

Pictures from the AirBnB listing

Big Al

28 August 2022, 07:13 PM

wtg

This one is a little confused in some areas but there are quite a few elements I like. The guest cottage is one, though I'm really surprised to see it; I didn't think you could build that kind of structure in our town.

And it has what I'll call the "SK Room".

https://www.zillow.com/homedet...60005/3322017_zpid/?

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28 August 2022, 07:22 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
the "SK Room"

You mean the one with the sign that says "I am very busy"?

Kidding!!

The SK room is very nice, and good on the photographer (or maybe more likely the home owner?) for opening up the piano and taking those photos with the piano in "ready" position!!

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28 August 2022, 07:24 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
there are quite a few elements I like

Agreed!

Also, Big Al, I had missed the link you posted, thanks! I love those round windows! That place is so funky, I'd love to stay there!

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29 September 2022, 01:51 PM

big al

This looks like a great bargain.

FLW house in Wisconsin

Big Al

29 September 2022, 02:49 PM

wtg

Apparently an opportunity missed. I looked at the listing and it says "Pending".

https://www.remax.com/wi/mount...20/M00000662/1810715

I love the look of a lot of FLW houses, but am not sure I'd want to live with the reality. From what I've read it seems they can have fairly major structural issues, especially in the roof system.

Definitely a lot of design elements I'd love to steal, though!

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29 September 2022, 03:18 PM

big al

quote:
Originally posted by wtg:
I love the look of a lot of FLW houses, but am not sure I'd want to live with the reality. From what I've read it seems they can have fairly major structural issues,...

You are quite right to be concerned. Here is an article about Fallingwater as work was underway to keep the iconic structure from collapsing into the stream below. You can find a lot more by searching "repairing Fallingwater".

On the other hand, one of his last works in this region, Kentuck Knob, has not, as far as I know, displayed any unusual problems beyond issues that affect houses in general as they age.

Big Al

29 September 2022, 03:39 PM

Steve Miller

Beautiful house!

Roofs aren’t all that hard to fix - even Wright roofs. The usual problem with fixing them are covenants requiring that the new roof/repairs match the existing roof.

The one that keeps failing.

29 September 2022, 04:13 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
I love the look of a lot of FLW houses, but am not sure I'd want to live with the reality.

Same!

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29 September 2022, 05:17 PM

RealPlayer

I didn’t see a picture of the FLW exterior, except for the overhead shot. What I like best about his work is his control of proportion. Proportion is something you don’t necessarily notice until you see it done well.

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29 September 2022, 05:37 PM

big al

Go to the REMAX listing. There are more exterior views and details there.

Big Al

30 September 2022, 12:52 AM

RealPlayer

quote:
Originally posted by big al:
Go to the REMAX listing. There are more exterior views and details there.

Big Al

Thanks, Big Al. That house looks a bit wackier than the Wright houses I’ve been thinking of.

I like this one in Buffalo.

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30 September 2022, 09:54 AM

one of my sisters unexpectedly sent me this link to a US property for sale:

https://www.williampitt.com/se...-170513016-41000499/

I had to admit to liking it!

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