What happens when you put a boxy mansard atop a cute south city cottage? This. Read the August 27 article in the Post Dispatch by clicking here.According to the article, the homeowners added the mansard to add more square footage to the house. It would have been more attractive to leave the original roof and park a mobile home in the back yard.
That said, the window box and garden are so cute I am going to forgive the roof.
I have gotten numerous citizen's bad mansard arrest warrants on this. Thanks to Patsy, Amy and Jeff for letting me know about this one.
Note- this picture is from the Post Dispatch. Betcha didn't know Badmanard has degrees in law, journalism and amateur architecture. Do you subscribe to the Post? You should. Print journalism is becoming a lost art. That, and all the good coupons are in the Sunday paper.
There are so many examples of bad attic conversions in St. Louis Hills - but this has got to be the winner.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting it. The inside is even worse, if that is even possible. The only worse example I can think of is the now three story bungalow. I think it is East of Hampton, but drawing a blank on the street name.
ReplyDeleteWow! Thats really awful!
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