That one’s pretty wonderful, I love that open corner and the green roof. Funnily enough, that silly little tree swing helps a lot, even though it’s not part of the design. Gives it some humanity.
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Usually love InSitu’s site planning but even as a modernist fan, this one feels pretty suburBunky because the lame ass garage is so dominant it hijacks the placemaking of the house, IMO.
Now, paint a wicked mural over that blaseé garage facade and maybe you change my mind?
Taste…is as unique and irregular as sense is uncommon. 
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You realize it’s the same house you posted a picture of, right? 
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I was going to say something earlier about how well this illustrates how unfortunate garages are for homes on narrow (sub)urban lots. If a client wants a two car garage and there’s no alley, there’s really no way around that being most of the front facade. But I think this steers into that reality intentionally.
I actually think it works fine for the neighborhood, and the “public wall, private oasis” approach is a valid one for certain sites… I just wouldn’t want a whole street of these. I also would probably feel differently if this were in an urban neighborhood or one where there’s a responsibility to create an active street life. I still think it’s an expertly crafted, beautifully detailed building.
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Bahaha got me! It looked brown in that picture! And it highlighted the open left corner, which is nice.
In person, didn’t like it. On a grey day it looked fortress-like from most angles. And the green roof isn’t as fluffy in the winter.
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This is what suburban density looks like:
-38 homes (10 1br, 28 2br)
-1.07 acres.
-highly walkable
-thoughtfully integrated with its surroundings
(Not sure where this project is located, not in Raleigh)
https://twitter.com/jasoncoxnc/status/1558536311946055680?s=46&t=KxnxPnYulV-wpBwQgUfPcQ
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Graham NC…
Utilizing the house form to achieve density is a smart hedge.
Hope it passes.
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Nope, that’s socialist. 
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Was doing some looking around on Google Earth in Boylan Heights and found this. At first I thought whoever made the sign made a hilarious mistake before I realized that two street-view photos were overlapping each other.
That being said I am 100% in favor of renaming this Cababarrus St.!
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*abra-Cababarrus! 
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It’s probably the owners closet, serving a similar purpose is letting light in without taking hanging space.
This is based on experience with custom hom plans. Garage left means the left half of house is mud, laundry, kitchen, and dining. In the middle the foyer, stairs, and family room, and on the right the primary suite with closet up front, bath in middle, and bedroom on rear.
Just a guess, but that transom window is common in that location. Typically it’s disguised more with material breaks.
It’s the staircase…
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Ahh yes the conundrum of placing windows around a stair landing. It gets more expensive, but it’s always nice to detach the stair from the wall so the window can span freely behind it.
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It should have just been one large, contiguous set of windows instead of a split situation.
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Agreed - especially from the outside that would’ve added balance. I am sure it is a supply-chain issue.
It couldn’t possibly be that the decision maker either had zero taste or was just cheaping out. 
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I’ll take #1 but pushed to the sidewalk instead of surface parking please
Not that housing is bad here but I think the comparison illustrates the importance of addressing street corners.
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I went to college at State before that grocer burnt to the ground but don’t recall it all, even after numerous late night runs to Krispy Kreme from design studio. I suppose that my tired eyes were too focused on the hot doughnuts sign?!
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My father worked there when it was the Piggly Wiggly. We lived in Halifax Court at the time and he could walk to work.
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