http://columbushomesblog.com/2008/07/02/the-craftsman/ Columbus Real Estate News That Matters Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:58:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://columbushomesblog.com/2008/07/02/the-craftsman/comment-page-1/#comment-11474 Signmaker Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:46:52 +0000 http://www.columbushomesblog.com/2008/07/02/the-craftsman/#comment-11474 “a house reduced to it’s simplest form… its low, broad proportions and absolute lack of ornamentation gives it a character so natural and unaffected that it seems to… blend with any landscape.” You can't beat this approach when it comes to the design of houses. All too often an architect will want to make a "statement" which has no bearing on or sympathy with the surrounding environment. “a house reduced to it’s simplest form… its low, broad proportions and absolute lack of ornamentation gives it a character so natural and unaffected that it seems to… blend with any landscape.”
You can’t beat this approach when it comes to the design of houses. All too often an architect will want to make a “statement” which has no bearing on or sympathy with the surrounding environment.

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