Comments on: Bellaire New Home Showcase Tour: Webb Edition

By: Cuadra

Cuadra — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:52:28 +0000

Did you notice how the right turret of the house on Linden looks like a face with surprise? It has two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The nose even has its two nostrils.

The house at 4813 Palmetto also has a face on the right side. The face even has two dimples.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:36:09 +0000

It’s interesting how some of these houses have their own skylines. Who needs to fit into the rest of the neighborhood anyway?

By: Gentry

Gentry — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:58:24 +0000

Thanks Tex, but I was merely addressing specific statements made by the original author and how it was obvious she didn’t know what she was talking about. I have zero problems with her opinions on design, but she made commentaries on things, such as the elevation of the home and the window, which proved she had no idea what was actually going on with the home. To me, I think it would be prudent to know as much about something as possible before you start criticizing it.

I didn’t design the home and I don’t stand to lose a thing if it doesn’t sell. However, being that I did build the house up to finishing stages, I can tell you know that why things were done the way they were done.

By: Tex

Tex — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:02:52 +0000

Gentry must either be the drunken architect that designed these messes or the spec builder who stands to lose a bundle if they sit unsold.

As far as expressing “opinion” well these designs are so hideous as to proclude “opinion”. They are well and truely fugly. More is more.

Let’s build this mutha, wrap it in styro stucco, slap some travertine and eratz wrought iron and call it a “villa”. One can only imagine what these monsters will look like “decorated”.

This is what’s wrong with America.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:16:42 +0000

Quote: “The builder added a third garage to this house, but no turret! At least we can thank him for that!”

Are we in immediate danger of an invasion by roaming hoards of bandits that require turrets on every new home built in Bellaire? Seriously…turrets? Will crenellations be next? Ridiculous.

By: Gentry

Gentry — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:42:30 +0000

While I have no problems with one expressing their personal opinions about design, it would help if some actual research had been done before she started ranting.

Take 4822 Linden for example. I am well aware this isn’t the best design in the world, but she obviously didn’t do any actual research on it and judged from the photo on HAR alone. The random stone adorned window does serve a purpose as it is part of the wine grotto, and the balcony leading to nowhere simply doesn’t have the wrought iron up yet. She calls on symmetry as if it is a design MUST. On her blog, she mentions that the foundation was elevated to do it the easy way, rather than checking with city code to know that it is now a requirement for all new construction.

If you’re going to critique things as a voice of authority, know what you’re talking about before spouting off.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:23:19 +0000

Joni, you’re the right call!!! Ugly is Ugly!

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:48:07 +0000

Thank you for calling out these builders who don’t seem to grasp the value of good design. If there were any justice in the world, these homes would sit unsold for a very, very long time.

By: John

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:38:45 +0000

My eyes hurt.