60's-70's contemporary homes

[redfish]

Everytime I have one of these i just throw my hands up. In the Bloomfield Hills and Township markets I have found no less than a 20% resistance to these usually one level or crazy multi-level designs and no sales. I hate comtemporary homes. I should just turn down this assignment because I am so biased in my hate for these 1960's 1970's designs. This one is 6,800 sq.
Frank Lolyd Wright inspired a whole generation of architects that tried to design this terrible homes....Thanks alot Frank.

 

[OSU Beavers]

Mike Brady? http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/01/curbed_poll_brady_bunchy_house_in_ladera_heights.php

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

"Contemporary" or "Split-Level"? Our old "split level" homes tend to be rather difficult sellers. Contemporary varies with the extremity of the design imho...

split level

 

[Riick]

I'll take the ugly contemporary with the pool please,
you can have the beautiful bi-level w/2-car garage.

 

[The Warrior Monk]

Contemporaries used to be the rage in my market areas. A few started popping up in the 1950s. The became very common in the 1970s through the early 1990s. Many were very cheaply constructed. In certain areas, land values have gone through the roof, and these improvements no longer have contributory value...they can't bulldoze them fast enough.

 

[KenAZ]

Contemporaries used to be the rage in my market areas. A few started popping up in the 1950s. The became very common in the 1970s through the early 1990s. Many were very cheaply constructed. In certain areas, land values have gone through the roof, and these improvements no longer have contributory value...they can't bulldoze them fast enough.

The problem with contemporaries is they try to predict the future, and are typically wrong. The contemporaries from the 60's and 70's look like painted cement, thick carpet, pink tile, pop up toaster ovens, glass doors, and multi-levels was the primary design.

They guessed wrong.

 

[Doug DeMars]

When does Contemporary no longer become contemporary? Come-on...at some point...that 50's ultra modern design is old news. However...I do expect the avocado, mustard and burnt orange appliance rage to come back. Someday we'll all wonder why Stainless Steel appliances were so popular...I'm sure they'll be ugly soon enough.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Someday we'll all wonder why Stainless Steel appliances were so popular...I'm sure they'll be ugly soon enough.

beauty is skin deep, so someone needs to skin 'em... Avacodo Green, Harvest Gold. In the dark cold days of the mid-early 70s, you had them, dark rock, "earth tone" (dark earth tone) shag carpets, "Mediterraen trim", cast iron grates, etc., dark paneling....yuckie today...but the very epitome of style then.

I find nothing wrong with the "contemporary" that is well built and "timeless". I still think F. L. Wright's "prairie style" is excellent. Those split levels...they suck putty balls, and did from day one. Don't you just love to measure an overhang? Or walk into a foyer and have to choose between going up or going down? Old knees hate 'em.

 

[Doug DeMars]

The only "real" contempory I appraised was one of Dahlstorf's (spelling?) homes. He built a large 4000 sq.ft. split level in the Orinda, CA hills. It also had a bomb shelter...the only one I've personally seen in my travels. I think it was built in '55. I've done tons of Eichlers...but I've never been a big fan of those.

 

[Mike Boyd]

Literally, "contemporary" means with the time. It can be used for ANY architectural design that becomes popular. However, they have become associated with flat top roofs, slab floors and lots of windows. Not at all popular right now in my market area.