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Sims, NC - Just Ugly (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I don't think I would call this a McMansion fully, but it's very very close. If you don't agree, I can change the title!!!

It's mostly the roofing and needless columns.

Edit:

thank you mihnt for the listing link and location info!

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Someone on the r thread mentioned that the window in the middle peak doesn't line up with the other windows, and now I can't unsee it. it's making me twitch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've always wondered if these were the results of "I can design my own home no problem" customers or just dog shit draft work on the business end. I've worked in some insanely bad designs and just always got a great laugh out of them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If I had to guess I would assume they have a small loft room at the very top, which is why a window got shoved up there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's not even right aligned. Im so pissed

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oh God the middle peak just... Stops. Why?!?! Why does it just abruptly end?!?!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whatever is going on with the center roof is the worst part of this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What did they do with its side? Did some one steal it? Is there some other house with 1/5th of this house on it?

Also, every window has a soul patch. It leaves me feeling like I'm at a pretentious espresso bar.

Edit: EXCEPT 3! Those are the managers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The architect wanted to create something unique and visually interesting, but failed SO HARD. It’s ugly, the windows are misaligned, and the end result just looks like a series of mistakes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure I've made this house in the Sims

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

De-grassing it could fix a lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Imo it's not THAT bad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sad that there’s just three small windows on the huge wall at the right

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the side-load garage with bonus room above. All the finest McMansions have them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

never EVER put a bedroom above a garage! It's torture!!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Call me crazy but i like it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

May I ask what you like about it? Genuinely; I don't know anything about architecture.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Me neither. I just like that its something slightly different. Looks like the owner put their own influence on the design. I'd happily live there!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The issues I see would be tolerable/fixable. The roof being asymmetrical I could live with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This looks oddly like a suburban american church.