A truly unique piece of architecture

January 19, 2011 by sarah

I love houses that cannot be categorized. Or maybe they all can be……anyone got a name for this style?

Posted in Found Objects | Tagged Berkeley, houses, humor | 4 Comments

on January 19, 2011 at 12:13 PM | Reply Duncan

Thats so easy. This is late mid-century, pop-up pagoda style. The second floor lowers down into the main structure during high winds or when the house is moving, say going camping or to a dead show.

Next question please. I’m available as a guest lecturer on wide variety of architecture and design topics.
- on January 20, 2011 at 10:39 AM sparklysarah
  
  Late Mid-Century Pop-up Pagoda Style! Are the diagonal window muntins important to this classification?
  
  Perhaps you can lecture at the next Berkeley Historical Society Meeting.
on January 20, 2011 at 5:19 PM | Reply Tucker Deeds

How about Jack-in-the Box Mansard?
on February 3, 2011 at 5:03 PM | Reply sparklysarah

going with the theme that the upper floor can retract….which seems like a technical challenge.

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