tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post3423995642133968959..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: President Kelly's new digsGrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-47609550461487374392008-05-28T15:43:00.000-05:002008-05-28T15:43:00.000-05:00Wish I had a house like that!Wish I had a house like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-77281704581287566442008-05-27T14:45:00.000-05:002008-05-27T14:45:00.000-05:00Well the new president seems to like it along with...Well the new president seems to like it along with the Alumni Association. I think that the architects did a wonderful job and I'm pretty sure they don't criticize all of your work, so maybe you can stop criticizing theirs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-48893018377046254002008-05-16T22:17:00.000-05:002008-05-16T22:17:00.000-05:00I changed the order of the pics so the front of th...I changed the order of the pics so the front of the house is shown before the back of the house.GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-44264127896722849062008-05-16T22:04:00.000-05:002008-05-16T22:04:00.000-05:00I know what you mean by being wary, CG. I mean, we...I know what you mean by being wary, CG. I mean, we all saw the design of the old house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-19724578867178786062008-05-16T21:00:00.000-05:002008-05-16T21:00:00.000-05:00If the garage doors are indeed in the back, then I...If the garage doors are indeed in the back, then I rescind my complaint. <BR/><BR/>However, my "garage in front" disdain is still fed by 1/2 of the new homes built these days, especially when side or back entrances can be planned.Coffee Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584685462173386599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-3394704016956555972008-05-16T19:57:00.000-05:002008-05-16T19:57:00.000-05:00it's not a rug it's glass over rocks they used whi...it's not a rug it's glass over rocks they used white rocks and put them around the und loga then put glass over topAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-87651749198819718802008-05-16T13:32:00.000-05:002008-05-16T13:32:00.000-05:00The garage doors ARE in the back. If you look at ...The garage doors ARE in the back. If you look at the images, the second one is the front of the house. The garage is tucked in the back.<BR/><BR/>I think it's awesome, and will fit the rest of the buildings on campus beautifully. Fortunately for all of you who don't like it, you won't be living there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-67859715185610840482008-05-15T18:41:00.000-05:002008-05-15T18:41:00.000-05:00President Chapman's house at NDSU will look better...President Chapman's house at NDSU will look better than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-77947222487670145902008-05-15T11:33:00.000-05:002008-05-15T11:33:00.000-05:00See where the garage is, and where the people are ...See where the garage is, and where the people are standing? Make that the house area, and move the garage to where the house currently is, which will make it tucked away behind the larger facade.<BR/><BR/>If privacy is the reason for having the garage up front, plant some large evergreens instead.Coffee Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584685462173386599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-62216864290077919192008-05-15T11:06:00.000-05:002008-05-15T11:06:00.000-05:00It was probably somewhat difficult to tuck the gar...It was probably somewhat difficult to tuck the garage has some of you had hoped due to the location of the coulee and some of the trees that I'm sure they did not want to tear down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-61095321112588443072008-05-15T10:47:00.000-05:002008-05-15T10:47:00.000-05:00I share the point about the 3-car garage. It shoul...I share the point about the 3-car garage. It should be tucked behind the house in some manner. One would think that designers would have more imagination and come up with something more than a typical suburban tract home. I guess the days of Frank Lloyd Wright are long gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-77921031744519244102008-05-15T10:06:00.000-05:002008-05-15T10:06:00.000-05:00Let us just hope he is better then the last one!!!...Let us just hope he is better then the last one!!!<BR/><BR/>http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=76460Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-86260852814197951822008-05-14T21:12:00.000-05:002008-05-14T21:12:00.000-05:00What do you need curb appeal for a house with no c...<I>What do you need curb appeal for a house with no curb? It sits behind some trees by the coulee. It's not like anyone is going to drive by.</I><BR/><BR/>Then why the arched brickwork? Why the fancy columns? Why the stepped roofline? <BR/><BR/>I'll answer that for you. It's because presidents' houses are traditionally showcases for universities, and the architects must've known that.<BR/><BR/>Coffee Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584685462173386599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-90114988079864137422008-05-14T20:46:00.000-05:002008-05-14T20:46:00.000-05:00What do you need curb appeal for a house with no c...What do you need curb appeal for a house with no curb? It sits behind some trees by the coulee. It's not like anyone is going to drive by. They tried to blend the house in with some of the newer architecture on campus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-51777730426132940062008-05-14T11:43:00.000-05:002008-05-14T11:43:00.000-05:00All due respect lynsey, but I can take a picture o...All due respect lynsey, but I can take a picture of my carpeted living room for you any sunny day of the week, and show you how 'shiny' sunlight looks on a carpet, especially a white carpet.<BR/><BR/>It's clearly intended to be a rug, and software rendering isn't perfect. anyway. This is one of the most realistic mock-ups I have seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-38577052083230928942008-05-14T10:08:00.000-05:002008-05-14T10:08:00.000-05:00I'm not sure that logo is a rug. If you look at th...I'm not sure that logo is a rug. If you look at the image carefully, you should see a white streak across the floor that represents light reflecting off the shiny hardwood floor. Sunlight doesn't look shiny like that on a regular carpet.<BR/><BR/>However, it looks like a carpet on one edge, but not the other. I think all in all, it's just a poor mock up of what should hopefully be a very nicely Lynseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218110907449073517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-30831008308617521942008-05-14T09:08:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:08:00.000-05:00They could design a new house to look like anythin...They could design a new house to look like anything, and they make three garage doors the focal point. Talk about no curb appeal.Coffee Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584685462173386599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-75502330666184515922008-05-14T07:53:00.000-05:002008-05-14T07:53:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-14745819677368537952008-05-14T02:54:00.000-05:002008-05-14T02:54:00.000-05:00"So that's where my miscellaneous $25 student fee ..."<I>So that's where my miscellaneous $25 student fee went to. Multiply that by 12,000 students and that’s a good $300,000. I should own part of that house.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Actually, the home is being built by the UND Alumni Foundation through a private donation from the Marcil (Forum Communications) family. Your student fees are not going towards the construction costs in any way.<BR/><BR/>"<I>GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-87954374654865233412008-05-14T01:11:00.000-05:002008-05-14T01:11:00.000-05:00What's with the huge and totally unattractive UND ...What's with the huge and totally unattractive UND logo in the hardwood floor? As if Kelly or any guest to his home would forget where they were at that particular moment in time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-67019756234699805142008-05-14T00:31:00.000-05:002008-05-14T00:31:00.000-05:00So that's where my miscellaneous $25 student fee w...So that's where my miscellaneous $25 student fee went to. Multiply that by 12,000 students and that’s a good $300,000. I should own part of that house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com