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Hot Trend: Hybrid Homes "Modern Interior Traditional Exterior"

4/18/2013

The concept of installing a modern interior inside a traditional home, long seen in Europe, is becoming particularly popular in older U.S. cities. In San Francisco, architect Stephen Verner of Aleck Wilson Architects says most of his clients want contemporary interiors even in the oldest homes.

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Daniel Culveyhouse link

4/19/2013 06:29:12

I enjoy these posts! Btw, I have contemplated renting a total overhaul of old Victorians / Edwardian units whenever I searched for a new place in the city. But these overhauls rarely come with updated noise abatement & soundproofing. So you hear your neighbors, outside traffic, the noisy water pipes, the common laundry room, etc. etc.

Is there an easier way to figure out just how much of the mechanical features of a building have been updated, without requesting to sit in a unit for 4 hours and try to judge the quality of noise control in the unit?

herman chan link

4/19/2013 06:39:15

hi daniel!! nice to hear from you! sometimes there will be a permit history that you can ask for, or find at the city, and see what kind of work they have done!

but then again, sound is subjective. even new hi rise condos like 1 rincon , built right by freeway , can hear noise....
good luck!!

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