No, you’re correct, it’s continuing the rhythm across the facade. I guess what I’m saying is a) the little hip roof looks incredibly weak with that column and nothing else around it and more importantly b) the entire structure is superfluous and as far as I can tell, only serves the purpose of making the house appear larger than it is.
Edit: I can’t tell from this shot, but perhaps there is enough depth to it that it actually does function as a port cochere. If so, I still feel the same way, it looks bad.
Spouse can drop spouse off on a rainy night before parking in the garage. He/she can then enter that weird door (that should’ve been on the side) which seems better than trying to figure out how to get in the barricaded main entry.
It is big enough to fit a car under 21Wx13D. They maintained the same roof pitch on both elevations for consistency and to not obstruct the view from the MB closet(lol). What doesn’t make an sense is the side entry door is not covered under the same roof, so you need walk into rain to get inside or you need to go all the way into the garage. The windows in the kitchen flanking the sink are between the port and the side door, so you’d have to kill off the windows or extend the port to bring the door under cover.
Also the balcony isn’t even for the MB.
Such strange decisions.
The house address is 3520 Selwyn Av Charlotte, NC 28209. So they only get like 4in of snow a year, but they do get like 42in of rain…
No, you’re correct, it’s continuing the rhythm across the facade. I guess what I’m saying is a) the little hip roof looks incredibly weak with that column and nothing else around it and more importantly b) the entire structure is superfluous and as far as I can tell, only serves the purpose of making the house appear larger than it is.
Edit: I can’t tell from this shot, but perhaps there is enough depth to it that it actually does function as a port cochere. If so, I still feel the same way, it looks bad.
Spouse can drop spouse off on a rainy night before parking in the garage. He/she can then enter that weird door (that should’ve been on the side) which seems better than trying to figure out how to get in the barricaded main entry.
More photos and floorplan here.
It is big enough to fit a car under 21Wx13D. They maintained the same roof pitch on both elevations for consistency and to not obstruct the view from the MB closet(lol). What doesn’t make an sense is the side entry door is not covered under the same roof, so you need walk into rain to get inside or you need to go all the way into the garage. The windows in the kitchen flanking the sink are between the port and the side door, so you’d have to kill off the windows or extend the port to bring the door under cover.
Also the balcony isn’t even for the MB.
Such strange decisions.
The house address is 3520 Selwyn Av Charlotte, NC 28209. So they only get like 4in of snow a year, but they do get like 42in of rain…