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Originally posted by hoodlum
my god i need to check my spelling and grammar but alas when you are typing as fast as you can so you can go pick up your wife to take her to the U2 in 3D show sometimes you miss things...a lot of things.
Oh, we saw that too. It's really pretty spectacular.
I think that setback is important, and the scale is important with the
street facade, i.e., the plane of the building that is nearest the street, usually at the setback line. But, if you want to increase the mass of the structure, you can often do it towards the back half of the structure and still preserve the continuity along the street. And detached rear-yard buildings, even two-story ones, are perfectly fine with me. But I also think there are certain architectural features associated with the front facade that help define a neighborhood and should be regulated, e.g., front porches and garage placement.
As for materials, eh, I'm pretty ambivalent. Sadly, that's the first thing people without design knowledge run to and it's the thing that has the least impact on the outcome. You can incorporate every material in the neighborhood and still end up with a jumbled mess that sticks out like a sore thumb. It's not the material, it's how it's used.
PS: Don't worry about spelling. But, if you want, Firefox has a built-in spellchecker.