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Appalachian Rustic Revival. is a term I made up for an otherwise nameless (as far as I know) kind of architectural style that's very popular locally among the crunchy crowd where I live. There's several "artisanal" bearded builder types that specialize in the style here. If I was going to describe it, the style looks something more like what you might see in a West Virginia holler than an upstate New York subdivision, yet that's where you'll find some of them. The cladding is usually unstained wood, which seems to be treated in a way to look like it's had decades of hard weathering a few years after construction. Roofs are usually metal. Construction includes conventional and timber frame. Landscaping is naturalistic, or just nonexistent -- just a house plopped down among the scrub. Driveways are gravel or dirt "pour and pray" parking patches.
⇲ Here's an example I pulled from a real estate Web site. This house was built in 2012. I'm not kidding. (In case you're wondering, $220K.)
⇲ These units were built in 2006.
⇲ This one got its CO a few months ago. It's is a definitely-out-of-place new build in the subdivision where I live. If it weren't for the woods and wetlands in the "open space" behind my house, this would be in my backyard. It's across the street from a 4,000 square foot Georgian/Colonial revival house. I'm a lone voice in the wilderness in thinking this ... uhh, left a lot to be desired. My co-workers defend the design for being "sustainable". A vestibule and a few more windows in front, some landscaping around the foundation, moving the ductless AC/heat pump to the side, a ribbon driveway, and cleaning up the gravel and scrap (which is still on the site) would do so much to make the place look less utilitarian.
⇲ Here's another new build Appalachian Rustic Revival house., with a Cape Cod form, and no metal roof. It will look a lot different in a year or two, after the weathering kicks in.
⇲ A Craftsman bungalow variant. Maybe a year or two old.
⇲ A few more.
⇲ Interiors are usually rustic as well. Yes, these are new houses with ≤ 7' ceiling heights on the ground floor.
So, is this a thing anywhere else?
⇲ Here's an example I pulled from a real estate Web site. This house was built in 2012. I'm not kidding. (In case you're wondering, $220K.)
⇲ These units were built in 2006.
⇲ This one got its CO a few months ago. It's is a definitely-out-of-place new build in the subdivision where I live. If it weren't for the woods and wetlands in the "open space" behind my house, this would be in my backyard. It's across the street from a 4,000 square foot Georgian/Colonial revival house. I'm a lone voice in the wilderness in thinking this ... uhh, left a lot to be desired. My co-workers defend the design for being "sustainable". A vestibule and a few more windows in front, some landscaping around the foundation, moving the ductless AC/heat pump to the side, a ribbon driveway, and cleaning up the gravel and scrap (which is still on the site) would do so much to make the place look less utilitarian.
⇲ Here's another new build Appalachian Rustic Revival house., with a Cape Cod form, and no metal roof. It will look a lot different in a year or two, after the weathering kicks in.
⇲ A Craftsman bungalow variant. Maybe a year or two old.
⇲ A few more.
⇲ Interiors are usually rustic as well. Yes, these are new houses with ≤ 7' ceiling heights on the ground floor.
So, is this a thing anywhere else?
