February 2012
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LivingHomes C6 house and the promise of affordable... →
January 2012
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My SOPA Inspired Blog Entry...
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Do people really want
to own a home, or do they really only want a nice place to live for as long as they choose to? Having been a homeowner many times I know the feeling of security of having a place to call home for my family. But I also know the stresses of repairs, taxes, insurance, and assessments that pop up all through the year. I also know the feeling of watching the value and anticipating if my community is...
I like small houses, but...
people need room to bounce around in private, within the walls of their own home. When I was a boy we moved onto a 36 foot powerboat. There is not much space in a boat that size. A few steps and you are in the galley (kitchen) and one more you are in the restroom. It is similar to living in a trailer, and for me it was a step up from the 22 footer we had lived in before. The whole idea of...
There is nothing quite like...
the feeling a kid gets when there is a home that his parents have have bought and that can be claimed for the rest of childhood. I would think there would be a fantastic sense of accomplishment for the builder who made that home affordable enough for people to settle into. The need for affordable housing that feels and lasts like quality housing should will always be a factor in any society. ...
Pacific Ready Cut Catalogue →
A selection of pages from the Pacific Ready Cut catalogue.
Thesis Paper on Pacific Ready Cut Homes →
A good friend of mine
was telling me the other day that his father had built prefab homes from around 1908 until 1940, when they got out of the home building business and began making surfboards. His company, Pacific Ready Cut Homes, built an estimated 40,000 homes during the 32 years it served the West coast and parts of South America. William Butte found a need for low cost housing and filled it with a comfortable,...
Looking back to see forward... →
This is a collection of mid century tract home brochures. I would like to see these homes built new and affordable. Yes, people rescue the old ones and restore them, but that kind of project is out of reach of most first time home buyers, and even if it were the run on existing inventory would soon cause it to be so.
What to do...
with the garage space. I think it is crucial to have an oversized garage with storage capability in order for people to live a minimalist life in a small to medium sized house. The garage should include a workshop space for fixing stuff, with enough room for tools and saws so they are easily accessible. I like the idea of having a “clean room” off the garage, where a family can leave...
I think...
people want great quality and will give up some quantity to get it. That was not the case 5 or ten years ago, from around 2001 to 2006. Easy credit and crazy home lenders made it possible to buy massive mac mansions on almost no income. If a farm hand in Bakersfield could fog a mirror he could buy a $750,000 house. (That actually happened.) I remember reading during the first few years of the...
Moore House Palos Verdes, California →
So I
got to thinking… I don’t want to build homes and hassle with the cities and counties about land allotment and all the intricacies that go along with it. That just does not work for me. I’ll leave that work to others who are more adept to it. I like to create, on a massive scale if possible, so I would rather have the factory building the homes to fill the orders of all those...
Mid
Century Modern Homes. My wife and kids and I lived in a mid century modern home for two years. We had moved to Riverside to start up a music lessons studio, and needed a place close by to retreat to after long hours. We also wanted a tranquil place. A mid century with a view of the city filled our needs. The floor plan was a very simple and easy to move around in. Had the kitchen been larger...