Monday, September 26, 2022

Around town

 

This is the view of a newly constructed home (?) on State Street, right next to the Monte Vista Hotel

They have some very clever use of stone and wood in making walls in the landscape.

From the other side, you can see it's two buildings.


And it's possible more will be done on this side since there's still a pile of gravel over on the right.

It may have a great view of the mountains, it (or they) don't exactly blend in with the nearby architecture though.

Here's the next home down the hill from them, which is vacant and has been used as an event location many years back. It's for sale.



Today's quote:

Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance. -Bill Maher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)

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7 comments:

  1. TomSeptember 26, 2022 at 5:51 AM

    ...they have used green metal roofing and gabion baskets to build the stone walls effectively. Modern touches.

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 26, 2022 at 8:20 PM

      I didn't know the name of those wire fences that hold a pile of stones together! Neat technique, much easier than making a solid wall, I imagine. The green metal roofing is used on the stairwell and balconies, which is probably a nice architectural touch, but I'd prefer if they had used something that blended more with the walls.

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  2. AnvilcloudSeptember 26, 2022 at 6:35 AM

    That first house will be fine — until the knees get wonky. 😀

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 26, 2022 at 8:21 PM

      Oh yes, I think both of those buildings will have habitable space on the second floors. My knees hurt just thinking about them!

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  3. William KendallSeptember 26, 2022 at 5:48 PM

    Rather unusual.

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 26, 2022 at 8:21 PM

      I'm pretty sure an architect was involved, and maybe a landscape designer. Kind of neat if you don't know the surrounding town.

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  4. LindaSeptember 27, 2022 at 11:26 AM

    Good quote by Bill Maher.

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