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Custom Builder Design Challenge Winners Offer Imaginative Plans for Lake House
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| Submitted by: | Daryl J. Dean, AIA / LEED AP 9/18/2008 2:44:34 PM PT |
| Location: | Rhinelander, Wisconsin |
| Occupation: | Architect |
This Competition was "fictional" yet it was "judged" on sustainability as on of the criteria. I also see that this was sponsored by "Custom Builder" and is tied to other "professional" publications which makes me wonder just how professional and sustainable the winning entrys are, not to mention the judges judgment! How can a professional judge (with experience in land use and land planning) not consider sustainable site design issues, or shore line preservation / conservation in any of the winning submittals? Where I live and work (Northern Wisconsin) this site would not even be buildable because of the State Law requiring a 75'' setback from the water. We are also required to submit a storm water management plan for any shore line development. All I can say is that this is a disappointing example of creativity and problem solving. An earlier comment nailed some of the functional problems with these submittals so I''m not going there. Sad but true, there are custom buildings out there that are similaly disappointing but at least this contest is only lines on paper - Right!?
| Submitted by: | p_dubs (p_dubs@juno.com) 9/18/2008 11:17:00 AM PT |
Why have a competition when the finalists don't follow the rules and their floor plans don't even function. The "winner's" concept shows a terrace that can fit two small chairs at best. You only can access the bed in the Master from one side unless if the sliding door is fully deployed. The second place candidate shows a floor plan that well exceeds the floor area restriction, how does all that encompass 1600sf? What is this "Grandkids playloft"? It's 23'x5', that's not a loft, it's a deadend hallway that no one will use. Third place candidate clearly shows he does not have a grasp of proportion simply by looking at the toothpick columns. Student entry looks like a factory during the Bauhaus movement. But that's not the entrant's fault. The fault clearly lies with the judges who appear to be as corrupt as NBA referees.
| Submitted by: | ... 9/11/2008 5:53:21 AM PT |
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It seems to me that the judges did not care at all to consider the size requirements, because these all look larger than 2400 total sf.
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