The world around us
The world is an amazing place. I encourage everyone to get out there and explore it.
I have just returned from an incredible weekend in San Francisco, California, where I had the chance to experience the wonderful west coast culture... but that's another post altogether. What I'm writing about tonight is the differences in housing from place to place to place. As you can see from the photo above, the homes that dot the warmer climate of the SF are very different than the brick and aluminum siding structure I call home.
It's no secret that most of the developments that are being built in this province seem to be cookie-cutter copies of one another. You might have the opportunity to choose between one of three basic building models and one of six colours of brick (likely all shades of red or beige). Wandering the streets of SF I was amazed at the variety of colours and shapes and entrances of the homes. Now I assume that most of these homes that I saw were not built in the last twenty years, but it was just so different than anything I can think of around here. The photo above shows only three homes, and while the streets do not quite look like a tie-dyed tee shirt factory exploded, there is a wonderful mix of shapes and colours to keep the eye interested. Does anyone know about the housing regulations in SF (or the region)? For example, is there a set palette of colours to choose from?
In closing, my suggestion tonight is that next time you're off on an adventure somewhere, have a look at the neighbourhoods around you while traveling from Coit Tower to the Golden Gate Bridge (or Casa Loma to the CN Tower). Where do people live in this town/city and how is it different than where I call home?
I have just returned from an incredible weekend in San Francisco, California, where I had the chance to experience the wonderful west coast culture... but that's another post altogether. What I'm writing about tonight is the differences in housing from place to place to place. As you can see from the photo above, the homes that dot the warmer climate of the SF are very different than the brick and aluminum siding structure I call home.
It's no secret that most of the developments that are being built in this province seem to be cookie-cutter copies of one another. You might have the opportunity to choose between one of three basic building models and one of six colours of brick (likely all shades of red or beige). Wandering the streets of SF I was amazed at the variety of colours and shapes and entrances of the homes. Now I assume that most of these homes that I saw were not built in the last twenty years, but it was just so different than anything I can think of around here. The photo above shows only three homes, and while the streets do not quite look like a tie-dyed tee shirt factory exploded, there is a wonderful mix of shapes and colours to keep the eye interested. Does anyone know about the housing regulations in SF (or the region)? For example, is there a set palette of colours to choose from?
In closing, my suggestion tonight is that next time you're off on an adventure somewhere, have a look at the neighbourhoods around you while traveling from Coit Tower to the Golden Gate Bridge (or Casa Loma to the CN Tower). Where do people live in this town/city and how is it different than where I call home?
