McMansions: The houses that people love to hate

There’s a certain type of house that people love to hate. They're called "McMansions," and architecture critic Kate Wagner has dedicated her website, McMansion Hell, to explaining why these houses rub people the wrong way. Subscribe to The Washington Post on KZbin: bit.ly/2qiJ4dy
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[@etta5487]

Sounds like this girl is trashing all my sim 4 creations. Unbalanced and ugly. I mean she's not wrong. ROOFING IS HARD OKAY!??

[@Ernestdd]

PREACH!!! It took me forever to build my house in the Sims lol

[@etta5487]

@@Ernestdd I spent three hours on my basic house after I got seasons. Not very impressive.

[@captiveprgaming]

😂😂😂

[@samuelclemens211]

And that's you just saying from a game imagine building a roof

[@casideehope5398]

Etta watch builders bibke

[@turk1766]

*''I've seen some really heinous nubs in my life''*

[@EzraB123]

She doesn't look like she sees a lot of nubs

[@jak0794]

You definitely have a nub, bud.

[@Zealch_]

everywhere

[@ashtincbell]

Also "Yup, its foam!"

[@ImNotADeeJay]

me too. Because alcohol.

[@brucevann7129]

Imagine randomly watching this only to see her in front of your house hating everything about it.

[@basicali1705]

😂😂😂

[@indigothecat]

She has also made comments on "McModerns" which borrow many of the bad habits of McMansions, but on a smaller scale that even more people can afford. (Unbalanced, mismatched styles and windows, weird layouts, nubby roofs, and very cheap materials that don't last.)

[@amypieterse3706]

if i had the money to buy a house, i'd do better than a macmansion!

[@aggbarquitectos9409]

Why do new american homes look like they were a hundred years old?

[@conductingintomfoolery9163]

@@aggbarquitectos9409 if you want to get a modern mansion go to California, Hawaii or Florida if you want a Jefferson go everywhere else

[@esdeekay4344]

Never met an Architectonically Emo before... Weird...but in a funny way...

[@collinbrown2044]

This is literally the most accurate way to describe her lol. Also i'm the 100th like :p

[@TheTacticalMess]

Architects and architectural students nowadays are a bunch of architectonic hipsters and tiny hat skater boys so it shouldn't be terribly surprising.

[@brendanmcverry4670]

@@TheTacticalMess why do you say that?...

[@TheTacticalMess]

Brendan Mc Verry Just an observance and probably a slight overgeneralization of the kids I see involved in architecture at my institute.

[@TheTacticalMess]

Brendan Mc Verry Funny

[@FatAsianOfficial]

I aspire to this level of hater

[@suonimo7350]

honestly same

[@gcg8187]

Hahahah

[@derkburke]

She a hater. This is neo-eclectic architecture. I’d love to live in a McMansion.

[@beamng929eeee7]

Dlarmar B IKR! She is saying this house is so bad but it isn’t! I love McMansions

[@derkburke]

@@beamng929eeee7 I get that the home is a little pretentious, but it still far exceeds my current accommodations. Neighborhood is nice and clean, home is spacious, no douchebags throwing liquor bottles on your lawn.

[@jessica-ls3tc]

me on the sims

[@expectedturbulence9810]

but the owl slide tho

[@janaekelis]

Me scrolling through the gallery before getting pissed and just building my own house from scratch

[@jessica-ls3tc]

expectedturbulence yesss iconic

[@jessica-ls3tc]

Ghost Shrimpe if that ain’t a mood

[@danafriedlander7399]

Jessica lmao how can I like this comment 100000 times

[@fishpilgrim]

Major pet peeve: when a mcmansion architect sacrifies like 2 rooms worth of space upstairs for a balcony that’s just looking down at the first floor. What do you need to see down there?!

[@williamevans8935]

It's actually great for Acoustics.

[@fishpilgrim]

William Evans like for playing music? i guess but idk i would much rather have more rooms than that higher ceiling

[@grimmkat06]

It’s for standing around casually leaning on the balcony and sipping a martini wearing a dramatic long robe to watch the butler open the door for the police who are investigating the death of my distant uncle who despised me but still left his entire inheritance to me.

[@princevesperal]

It's meta-ostentatious: "I am so rich that I can afford a house with soooo many rooms, and in fact my house already has so many rooms that I can sacrifice the space for two full rooms just to have this empty mezzanine space." What were you going to do with the extra room anyway? A fifth guess bedroom with en suite lavatory? A second projection room? His and her bowling alleys?

[@Jeanjellybean13]

We have one of those and my cat keeps sliding through the banisters and falling to the 1st floor. He’s done it like 3 times and somehow been perfectly fine

[@bustedcrusted7475]

McMansions aren’t designed by architects, they’re designed by the engineers and builders, which is why they are so ugly, they take luxurious details from traditional styles of architecture, turrets and bay windows from Queen Anne, exteriors from craftsmen and classical details from geek revival and then mix it all up without guidance because they know people don’t know any better. Also I work in construction and have seen the way these are built, every single one I’ve ever seen is made with builder grade materials. Builder grade usually refers to the cheapest materials on the market, ie. cheap fixtures, vinyl windows, stone veneer, stucco, hollow columns, asphalt roof, plywood frame, these materials have been used in every single house I’ve worked in, the only exception was that once they used composite roof shingles instead of asphalt shingles. These materials are used essentially because people don’t know any better, these are essentially mass produced, low quality houses, meant to give the average upper middle class family a grasp at something that would be in the millions, they are a cash grab, a well built house of this size would cost almost 10 times the price of one of these, the ones I’ve seen usually have some sort of water damage within two years of construction, if you want a new house please meet with an architect, you’ll end up with better quality and design than these scams.

[@naya4607]

thank you

[@freerider3260]

liked this comment so more people would see it

[@sniffitsblog]

I spend my college years in one of these and you’re absolutely correct. In ten years we had a wall collapse from water damage, and had to replace all the carpeting. The tiles weren’t sealed and the stone work had bubbles leading to shattered and cracked pieces. Utter garbage. My parents are having a trusted builder work on their new home and get to be there choosing materials the entire time. If you have the money for one of these monstrosities, skip it and find a good builder instead.

[@yupthatsme5257]

thank you so much for this!

[@solala1312]

chef's kiss that comment

[@Char12403]

It's wildly ironic that she's complaining that the houses are pretentious in the most pretentious way possible.

[@rykertomanek8186]

Charmanderaznable exactly

[@MyLifeToons]

Lol I don’t think you know what pretentious means

[@Char12403]

Go read the definition of pretentious. You obviously don't know what it means if you're questioning what I said.

[@Andrew_-_-]

MyLifeToons what? she is acting as if shes above or better than people who own these houses, which is the definition of pretentious

[@Andrew_-_-]

although i do agree that these houses are ugly and big af for no reason

[@b.maliboo9453]

This is so funny! She is SO bothered. It's actually hilarious... I get her passion, but 😂😂😂

[@jbblue48089]

Architects that don’t care about design created some of the buildings that you hate most. Or even stuff in your own home. Bathtub too small? Hitting doorjambs or countertops from turning too fast? Is there a window you don’t like because of where it’s facing or because it’s too small or too big or in an awkward place? Bad architecture has consequences.

[@fredomaguyon953]

Poor girl needs her safe space -maybe a container home 😆😆

[@PX_Xaver]

Yeah😄 I get it though! Once you get an expert in a given area you can't look away when people do it poorly. I have that with my job as well and actually feel bad sometimes because I just get so bothered when I notice something xD

[@KrystalBr0wn]

Jacque Johnson my house is 2000 sqft of bad architecture lol

[@SmallIslandGuyTT]

Britt Brat my same reaction 😂like why does ppl buying it her problem. Hate meh not everyone I think it’s not suffering just don’t look at it.

[@drewteves8326]

Imagine they were just outside people's houses and roasting them and then the owners see this video and go, "Hey! That's my house!"

[@ryanbarker5217]

they would never know it's theirs, these things are so sickeningly generic. kind of like saying, hey, that silver malibu looks like mine!

[@drewteves8326]

@@ryanbarker5217 HAHAHAHAHAHA. Good point!

[@DJBSharpMusic]

I imagine there's at least one or two people that live in this type of house who have said that jokingly, then later realized how shockingly true it was.

[@ricky.beats.]

“I’ve seen some heinous nubs in my life” That has to be my favorite quote of 2019.

[@mattsheets]

LilDrummerBoi or 2017, you mean

[@jethroteece4750]

Her face is one lmao

[@Beast.unit0]

The thing about these “McMansions” is you pay for a house that is practically made with paper, and will start causing headaches in 10yrs.

[@michaelalguire419]

I agree. They're big, however they look cheap.

[@c.m.b.7567]

@@michaelalguire419 no they don't

[@loganeasley4343]

It’s like the housing equivalent of fast fashion

[@mssha1980]

@@c.m.b.7567 most are built cheap and look cheap

[@WarriorOfWriters]

@@c.m.b.7567 yes they do. The way Las Vegas looks cheap.

[@zoomzoom103]

To me mcmansions look like they were built to just make it APPEAR as if the owner has a lot of money, they look so tacky and fake

[@raydon1005]

Yuh but how does that affect you? Or her? Or anyone aside from the home owner? Mind ya business

[@joquendof]

@@raydon1005 Everyone has the right to express their opinion, especially if they can back it up with good arguments. I'm pretty sure that you also have very strong negative opinions about other issues that don't affect you.

[@HipposHateWater]

@@raydon1005 Found the McMansion owner.

[@gregoropesa5028]

I feel like the way they’re built kind of has the opposite effect

[@suedeB05]

@@joquendof Are you poor?

[@brycem4493]

Fun Fact: No one searched for this

[@DapperHesher]

I searched for "Why is modern American architecture so ugly", so I sorta did.

[@laurenhutton8387]

i definitely searched "mcmansions" lol

[@antagonistb]

I searched this...

[@carloseduardoaguiar8712]

I searched "McMansion"

[@konservburq]

I also searched mcmansion :D

[@althea145]

She has a Ted Talk about this. Wow. Her passion is honestly inspiring.

[@coreycantrell1627]

Althea Bruggink is it though lol

[@althea145]

@@coreycantrell1627 I dunno, kind of. To dedicate that much of your life to something that seems negligible to everyone else.

[@brendanmcverry4670]

...

[@brendanmcverry4670]

What it called? 😂

[@LGraphicsMedia]

Inspiring nahh i think you mean annoying

[@TheMadisonMachine]

I hate McMansions because they're supposed to look so expensive, and are, but are so cheaply made that anyone with eyes can see its all tacky.

[@Ivana9910]

YES. PURE TACKY! Matchstick houses!

[@rubytoes]

Pretty sure making the walls out of harry potter books would be sturdier than the walls in these homes.

[@hectora7479]

TheMadisonMachine I’ve worked on these houses for awhile know, the developers always and us to use the cheapest material we have!

[@kilki1234]

Sounds like you hate it because you can’t afford it

[@raynguyen1730]

hp1411mc I'm pretty sure most of these houses are like 1-3 million smackers depending on the area. That's easy to afford for the average joe?

[@blacklanner5795]

It's better than working paycheck to paycheck living in a mcstudio with 3 mcroommates.

[@James-rg1pp]

Black Lanner 😂😂😂❤️

[@fightass9755]

Black Lanner HAHAHAHHAA

[@wellesradio]

And earning that paycheck working at a.... like a McBurger-flipper-place.

[@jab23702]

You sound mcpressed

[@kavioss2504]

😂

[@LilBrownieD]

She's helping point us towards good taste

[@abcd123906]

I do wish she spent more time expounding upon what constitutes good architectural style though

[@piyayingverz15]

i agree

[@milkamil946]

Her taste, not good taste.

[@LilBrownieD]

@@milkamil946 based on the principles of design she's studied

[@ckl5590]

I can’t take anyone seriously who doesn’t bother to brush her hair .

[@lilronnyg5724]

Is it bad that I really like McMansions, they looks like something Regina George would live in.

[@tesstayag3301]

No I actually like them too

[@deusvult1202]

They look way better than any modernist trash

[@pinkegg3179]

Yea eh it's my house I will pick whatever design I like instead of following aesthetic rules of architecture......If I want huge nubs, imma get huge nubs.

[@Katerina-kqkq]

Yeah. I really like 1:33

[@Mashiris]

I would love to live in a McMansion 😭😭😩

[@kazikian]

Noooo, you guys don’t get it. It’s not an indictment of fancy homes, it’s about bad design. If you’re rich enough to buy a McMansion you can also hire a good architect.

[@generalaccount6531]

"OH, you HATE people with money hurr durr". No no we hate wannabes who don't have that much money but decide to build cheap monstrosities like this just to pretend that they are rich...

[@gbologna2466]

Yeah, I would rather have a nice looking house that is a bit smaller but well built than a big and cheap looking McMansion

[@BadgerCheese94]

Will Greigh The wealthy parts of Minnesota are full of beautiful historic homes and mansions with actual aesthetics and function. The most expensive ones are over looking a lake. Ugly oversized homes in cookie cutter suburbia, what a waste of money when there's so much better options for the same price.

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

Ahmed Kazikian they aren't all ugly most of them are nice. She just picks mostly the ugly ones to complain about because if she picked all the nice ones to show people would be all like "ooh that's so pretty" and her point would be lost

[@breannaw7254]

She's picking the ugly ones because those are the ones she's talking about. She's not talking about the well-built aesthetically pleasing ones because those are the good ones that are to be appreciated. I think the point of the blog was to shame the ugly ones and that's why she's talking about them.

[@Lyw1234567890]

Washington post coming after Vox's format, lol

[@notmyhandle88]

Lisa Wang faxxxxxx

[@BettyBonkers]

Just realized this wasn't a Vox video

[@andrewivanyi1793]

Constance Richards literally me too

[@nanobotjr]

Lisa Wang What the fuck this isn't a Vox video?!

[@TH-eb7ob]

Armando Hernandez OMG Yasssss

[@devonmeyers8213]

“Giving people the freedom to say ‘I HATE THAT’!”😂 I love her bitter passion!

[@ImNotADeeJay]

Dislikes are from people in debt after buying an overpriced mcmansion

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

@goduskychris Chris Godusky You should try an explain it to the people that accuse her of being a "hater" or being "jealous".

[@PerryArt420]

dislikes from McAssholes

[@gcg8187]

They are actually underpriced, bc they take design elements from rich houses

[@lowstringc]

I worked as a painter in the Philly suburbs during the McMansion boom, and these houses are VERY cheaply/shoddily built. Very poor quality materials, and a rushed, subcontracted-to-death environment made a ton of .5 to 1 million dollar houses that will fall down in 50 years. Me and another guy on my crew always joked that the easiest point of entry for burglars to these houses was to kick a hole through the wall and empty the place out.... perhaps the real burglars were the builders and the banks though....

[@ImNotADeeJay]

​@@lowstringc why do most US houses (or a great deal of them at least) are built on wood? at this side of the pond, most houses are brick and mortar, must be a reason for it

[@ellie-ek5ri]

Everyone’s triggered but she’s right

[@lumi2798]

I'm not triggered, but I don't like how she is trying to make opinion a fact. Just because a house is a McMansion doesn't mean people hate them or they are designed wrong. It's just not her taste and that's fine.

[@carlycrays2831]

That's because everyone secretly loves McMansions and they don't want to admit it.

[@ellie-ek5ri]

Carly Crays Define everyone

[@carlycrays2831]

@@ellie-ek5ri everyone. Everyone secretly loves these houses, even if they hate them they love to hate on them.

[@ellie-ek5ri]

Carly Crays I literally don’t love them? People can have their own tastes?

[@degenerateantics7065]

Heinous nubb is a good band name.

[@joshua2524]

I'd listen to them.

[@havocsrev3nge625]

I'm pretty sure that was one of the names poptropica gave me when I was little.

[@tundrellaCat68]

They're touring with the Awkward Gables next summer.

[@milascave2]

catherine: I read about that in The Big Columns.

[@savevideos5629]

May it collect rain and collapse.

[@jujube3736]

The people who live in the McMansions shown in this video: 👁👄👁

[@uilsoum875]

Imagine getting roasted on the washington post

[@bevpeters6891]

i thought i was the only one who looked at these homes and thought "that house looks off"

[@GeeseAreJustBastardizedSwans]

She must be fun at parties Welcome to my house "This is hardly a house this mcmansion is a mcflop. YOUR PILLARS DO NOTHING!!!"

[@ryanbarker5217]

i'd venture to say she hangs out with people with better taste than go to a party at a McMansion in a plat still under development and the trees are barely mature enough to sprout leaves.

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

That would actually be very entertaining

[@Hamlet137475]

People are harsh on this girl. She's a bit annoying but she's right, Mcmansions are ugly, drive up property prices, are bad for environment, impractical, cost-inefficient, bad for families, isolates family members, and poor quality material and construction. May not like her but totally agree with her. It's not art, it's tacky architecture. I have money and I do NOT want to flash wealth or buy something dumb as a mcmansion. A lot of people, especially seniors do not like these houses.

[@MuffinMan0521]

Half of the points you brought up were strictly just your opinion. If the house was so bad people wouldn't be buying them!!

[@annerainwater8918]

I just think it would have been better received by a middle aged man.

[@CastellonZamora]

Great points! I'm sure there are a few papers out there about what drives these McMansions as well as their effect on family structures...

[@gigiblack2231]

She isn't right, that's just your taste in homes.

[@katiebayliss9887]

Hamlet137475 not everybody has a family.

[@charlotte6391]

Years ago a developer built a ton of McMansions behind my house. There was a gorgeous forest back there and they cut down almost all the trees. So yeah, I hate these houses

[@alexandragarcia2524]

damn I didn’t know Shailene Woodley hated McMansions so much

[@katie3092]

BROOOOOO

[@Melissa0774]

The problem with these houses is that they're made out of crappy, cheap building materials. They burn down more easily.

[@baldrsdreams9727]

Well if you'd stop setting them on fire that wouldn't be a problem, would it?

[@Twinkie989]

My house is over 100 and a old school (smaller- 5500 sq ft) mansion. The walls are 18” brick. It could be a bomb shelter. These houses make me nervous. They look ready to topple.

[@hectora7479]

Melissa0774 I was a construction worker and built houses just like these! The developers always asked us for the cheapest and easiest material!

[@artski09]

cheapest and easiest material! which was?

[@Twinkie989]

+Sanguinius Clearly straw. Have you not read the story of the three little pigs?

[@daleksauce2544]

"And now everyone has to suffer alongside of me because they will forever notice that the shutters won't actually close over the windows." 😂😂

[@dolphingoboop]

DalekSauce damn when I read this comment the exact moment in the video started playing

[@rmuske]

I liked her all the way through the video. But this comment was when I fell head over heels in love with her. Can’t say she doesn’t have a sense of self awareness. 🤗

[@dcan911]

When I first moved to America as a 6 year old, the first thing I noticed was all the houses with shutters that would never meet in the middle, my dad told me that they were supposed to look like the type of shutters that have a second set of hinges in them so fold out and cover the whole window, it made me feel better

[@missmoxie9188]

Awesome username

[@DiZzAstA]

this chic SUCKS....I thought I was going to legit see houses PEOPLE love to hate. Instead it was a 5 minute disappointment, ALL ABOUT THE Vlogger, and stuff SHEEEEEEEEEEEE loves to hate...and by loves, she REAAALLLY LOVE LOVE LOVESSSS to hate these things. Pull her hair out etc etc...

[@bjoe385]

The McMansion is the architectural equivalent of the SUV.

[@minecraftrotisseriechicken]

Specifically the Infiniti QX65

[@anastasiaphan4202]

“Cathedral ceiling in a bathroom” Me: what the...

[@yopyop3241]

You don’t like having gargoyles looming 30 feet overhead, staring, and grinning while you poop?

[@fart63]

yop yop sounds like a good time

[@danilorivero2875]

She needs a mc hairbrush

[@adamthiel42]

Danilo Rodriguez in the words of world star hip hop “you wrong for this 😂😂”

[@ke19937]

I laughed out loud

[@jayocular]

Danilo Rodriguez I was thinking that exact same thing! Lol

[@kaysdash8556]

Lmaooo Or a new mchaircut

[@stanbernadino]

I think she has too much time on her mcHands

[@loreninavloggingcup]

These houses looked like they were made on the Sims

[@Blue_Azure101]

Loren S they are like doll houses; kinda plastic looking

[@adrianjoseph6064]

Lmfao

[@dove3099]

shocklett the sims 3

[@layla8830]

They probably were

[@shrimpchip37]

They’re like counterfeit houses 😂

[@MattblahMatt]

damn - i liked all of these houses

[@alquinn8576]

home builders: always aim for where the normal distribution is the thickest

[@Ascend777]

You won't be after the roofing bill every 15 years.

[@samuelfraser9199]

Matthew McFarland I like half of them, others not my style

[@alialhasson1484]

@Mr. X Whats wrong with you? Is the reason your coming in so mad because your parents beat you again?

[@xeomsss4779]

M. Penske that’s what living in a trailer does to you

[@lemondere]

Comments saying she's mad because she cant afford one sound like they're mad because they live in one.

[@theoriginaljackal8196]

lemondere that's a stupid comment

[@13DatsyukDangle13]

I'd rather live in one than not be able to afford one lmao

[@tdmclaug3508]

Yeah what losers. Living in a rundown and poor house

[@stuffums]

I grew up in one. 1,3 million dollars The location and .75 acre garden/forest behind it was fantastic, but the actual building wasn't very good. Sides were vinyl with thin wood underneath only some parts were brick. One neighbour was in all-brick but I never asked how much more they paid. Interior had all sorts of defects. Cabinets not aligned, paint cracked within years, cheap drywall could be broken by bumping a chair into, bad energy efficiency wastes a ton of money About the garden, they cut down a forest to clear for the neighbourhood. It had rocky clay Ontario soil, which was rammed up to the foundations and run over with heavy rollers. Hard and deoxigenated, so when we got serious about making a garden and plants we had to dig (or more like mine) the soil and re-fill with topsoil so plants wouldn't be stunted and had 3 feet of root depth

[@Matthew-du1ef]

Just listen to her tone

[@BeaSiegal]

Not a lot of young people are passionate about these things. Good for her.

[@easilydistracted5192]

tons of young people are. it's not like the subject of architecture is somehow being abandoned by future generations.

[@eh-vt3it]

hm yeah she’s one of the rares she got hers early usually as soon as you turn 30 you like house architecture

[@zakiry8634]

Castles are the best type of houses, if you say differently your incorrect

[@jalifritz8033]

Yes I need a dungeon for all the people I don’t like.

[@Tom-cn4cm]

A great example of why being a hater isn't always a bad thing! Keep up the good work Kate!

[@misssissivoss]

I wonder, how it is to live in a mcmansion, because they are strucured from inside out. My Mother use to say, it is better to live in a ugly house with a nice layout, than otherwise around. And she was right.

[@tiad.9536]

They are not well designed on the inside, very sloppily built. All my friends growing up lived in McMansions, and they are surprisingly small on the inside. The walls are fairly thin, and the heating costs are enormous. These are homes for people that don't mind throwing their money away. If you want a home that will last, flip a sturdy Victorian home. My grandparents owned several, and I'm living in one now. They have a good use of space, and if you install the right windows, they maintain their heat pretty well.

[@janetovens756]

Your mother was right. if you have the inside right and it suits your needs, does it really matter if some architect doesn't like the outside. You have to live in it.

[@baldrsdreams9727]

Exactly! A house is for the people who live INSIDE, not those who see it from the outside.

[@ScipioXII]

It’s very empty feeling. I grew up in one and it doesn’t feel right. No matter what you buy to fill the house with, it just doesn’t feel comfy or even regal.

[@ghg789987]

I live in a 1.2 million dollar home. It's pretty much one of these though. Stupid mistakes all over the place. Dressers built into closets that cant even open because of their placement. Door placement that is just stupid, and i can't explain without photos. List goes on and on though. The main part of the home inside is beautiful, but much of everything else, i just can't wrap my head around why the hell the original owner did that.

[@DecimusYna]

But SIMS!

[@amayaetheart1905]

She would hate my sims house Lmaoo

[@liv-io9zc]

Bruh my sims house would be hated on so much by her 😂😭

[@VerdeMorte]

It's pretty much impossible not to make a "McMansion" if you want a big house in The Sims...

[@brooklynn3567]

totally thought this was going to be about those bougie looking mcdonald's

[@LGraphicsMedia]

@1000 Subscribers With No Videos You just said it :)

[@toastydoggo2313]

I always have a negative stigma to those modern mansions. I'll always choose a decaying victorian masonry house from Detroit over a modern suburban American mansion over any day. Lowkey finally relieved that someone has the same viewpoint as I.

[@only1love179]

I never unserstood why I didn't like these homes .... UNTIL NOW . Thank you for explaining this, everytime I looked at them they make no sence to me and I could not explain it ... Thanks again .

[@candicehight5118]

Me too 😜

[@ichifish]

She didn't even get into the fact that McMansions are an environmental nightmare. Who'd a thought, but it turns out it's hard to heat those two-story rooms, and turrets, and nubs and whatnot, especially when the building is situated toward the road rather than located according to the site conditions. When designers (of any kind) don't have to work within constraints, like a reasonable price, durable, and economical, they get lazy.

[@Meyers1793]

These McMansions are often built in car-dependent suburban spawl, so the owners and their neighbours have to drive everywhere. That's not a problem unique to McMansions, but they definitely contribute to the problem.

[@kenbob1071]

Agreed to all of the above.

[@AB-ou8ve]

That alone would require another video.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I literally worked in a MTV Cribs type mansion for a popular 2000s era music group-top 40 band. The drummer & his wife were designing a new large home in Windermere FL, near Orlando. The halls, rooms, stairs were like a big castle. 🏰. The wife was nice. 😁. They had high end appliances & a cool hot tub in a huge tower, 😎. $$$ can buy cool homes & stuff.

[@BiblioAtlas]

The older homes with high ceilings were built to naturally retain heat in the winter and invite cooling winds in the summer. The original architectures were designed with a purpose, they weren't only for appearances like these Frankenstein Mansions. 😬 If they want to show off their dough, perhaps invest it on a properly built house with eco furnishings or even gaudy gold finishings. A thoughtfully, well styled house always leaves a better impression than a patchwork Kardashistein. 😖

[@Aron-ru5zk]

I mean il gladly swap my home for any McMansion owner having second thoughts lmao

[@julia9557]

Mason C same 😂

[@johntore6108]

You say that now, until you have tons of problems and expenses putting u underwater on the McMansion

[@ABC-ff9gb]

Likewise

[@dominick6131]

Yeah have fun drowning in property taxes and maintenance

[@ffic4life]

This sound more like people who are poorer hating on homes of the more rich just because they can’t afford it. Not actually anything to do architecture

[@irinafms]

I feel like most of the criticism in the comments are based on her appearance and the way she sounds. She actually made good points and seems to know what she's talking about

[@RuthCuadrado]

irinafms and her blog is fabulous. I think people are triggered because they own beige mcMansions

[@another90daystochangethis34]

McMansions are weird as hell and give me that vibe that I'm living on a property with no trees and no character

[@clintcooper1217]

Love jealous people!

[@raydon1005]

Good points like what? How does another person's preference affect her at all?

[@olivercuenca4109]

@@raydon1005 Because big ugly buildings can be seen by other people, and can make streets look ugly as a result. There's a reason why neighbours have the power to protest building plans that their neighbours have that might affect them.

[@sjenner76]

Finally, someone who is willing to fight for good design. It’s not even necessarily the size. It’s just really bad, lazy and incompetent architecture. Please just pick up a book. All the principles of style and proportion is in there.

[@humanbeing7504]

**attempts to procure said information from Harry Potter**

[@nickperez2867]

Honestly! Architecture is an art

[@BSAY]

Ill buy what i want. nerd

[@dinolandra]

@@BSAY no one is going to stop you from wasting your money on an inefficient home

[@jacobhenderson1732]

I think it looks good

[@jimboland4161]

I love these houses. Maybe I don’t have any class.

[@sydneyw4282]

A lot of people like them!

[@princevesperal]

@@sydneyw4282 A lot of people lack class, too.

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

No, just aesthetic taste.

[@richieperez5468]

I live in one and it's not bueno I can agree with a girl!!! when it comes to repairs it's an arm and a leg !!!!the roofing I don't even want to talk about it!!!💰💰💰

[@SF-eo6xf]

That's what I think. Since they are built so cheap it must cost a lot in upkeep

[@NinjaPancakes4ever]

that's how I build my houses in Sims :(

[@nn6404]

NinjaPancakes4ever yeah because you're not an architect. XD This is the problem. Most houses made aren't designed by architects, so they are vague references to what an architect might make if they were hired for the project.

[@Turbo_Waitress]

The thing I hate about McMansions here is that developers stick them on as small a plot of land as they can. They are the predominant influence on development in local suburbs and have become preferred over a sensible sized house with a decent yard. . If you’re gonna pay that much, I’d rather have a smaller house and more land than a house that eats up square footage with decorative architecture.

[@maureenw7678]

TurboWaitress If especially you don't need all those rooms

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I love the people with .75 acre of land with a huge driveway, 😏. Who's that for? SW style roofs on a colonial home or castle is stupid too. BTW, bay windows, columns on porches, balcony are NICE. Dont bag on people who want comfort or style.

[@missmoxie9188]

Very true Some take up the maximum space in the lot

[@DeeDee_Stands_On_Business]

The real value in real estate is in the land...you can always tear down a house and rebuild another. Earth is a done deal. There is no more land...that's it!!

[@charlesg7926]

I agree with you, I want to buy a mcmansion but it needs to have a beautiful yet simple/elegant exterior and needs at least half of an acre (0.5 acres or more).

[@empirestate8791]

Don't forget the maintenance. These things are mass-produced and often times cheaply built, and the large size means there's a lot of stuff to maintain!

[@hanstun1]

Love the total look of disdain at around 2:05 when she turns and say "slab of foam." :)

[@fruit5003]

So basically like Hummer of houses

[@Ryan-si8om]

ThatOne A Lamborghini actually has the capabilities to back it up, while every Hummer except for the H1 is a dressed up box on wheels with no real capability.

[@dieguismama2330]

It just says you're a douche for owning one

[@SaSpursFan]

Fruit500 H2 and H3 not the original hummers

[@reversalmushroom]

"Hummer of cars"? A hummer is a car. You mean "hummer of houses". "Hummer of cars" is like saying something is the Michael Jordan of basketball.

[@saltinecracker6586]

Basically

[@TheBenSanders]

I wonder if she plays The Sims and builds on it. lol

[@weareorigin]

I'm guilty of building mcmansions since The Sims 1. Need the extra rooms for dance parties and spa pool bathrooms.

[@bullet2daheadx]

Yeh built a few myself on sims 1an 2 I think if she saw some of my creations she would probably cry

[@Karmy.]

my favorite thing to do on TS3 is to spam the money cheat and just build a ridiculous and unhouse like addition on a house and fill it full of fancy looking stuff lmao

[@barbaracoleman6641]

Funny. I was thinking the same thing. Seems to me this is her personal dislike. I personally love mcmansions. Now that I know what they're called, I be creating a lot more of them in the Sims.

[@Marcus51090]

I only build London style Georgian houses lol I was such a snob on the sims I suddenly became British and very superior lol the children must be kept quite in a separate area of the house and we can only talk about the weather and never laugh haha

[@KP-rh5qz]

She really brings up some good points. Thank you including the link to her web site

[@amypieterse3706]

the only ppl who disliked this vid are the owners of mcmansions

[@stalememeguy]

is she 15 or 50

[@the_real_jar]

Carne Guisada *irony*

[@expressivepancake4693]

Jar Peaceful Farms lmfao

[@Top_Weeb]

She is cute as fuck.

[@anthonymatrisciano924]

stale meme daddy both

[@Armsterman123]

millennial age

[@wafulamasikaAbbottjesselove]

SEEING THROUGH THE BEDROOM WINDOW ASSUMING PASSERS-BY LIKE YOUR HOUSE. ONLY TOO REALIZE THEIR WERE HATING ON IT ON CAMERA

[@ElvenMans]

Release the hounds.

[@Staki6908]

@@ElvenMans In this case inbred Yorkies to come yap at you with their tongue sticking out the side of their mouth because they're just not right in the head from all the in breeding at this point. That would be hilarious.

[@kitten-whisperer]

I don't see anything wrong with them. I'm not a house reviewer though.

[@quattro4468]

Thats because youre poor or have bad taste. Probably think applebees is and olive garden are dress ocassion.

[@johntore6108]

@@quattro4468 you're Useless comment

[@TheLocoRunner]

Nothing wrong with them at all, they just don't conform with her own ideas so she hates them.

[@apoloniaarteaga8958]

what I hate about them is people would rather spend money on a brand new home just to be bougie than love an old, beautiful home of the same size and price.

[@optimalforager]

House reviewer, lol

[@lovefoole6920]

If you comment something about her being wealthy and thinking she is “too good” for these houses you are missing the point. These houses are a symptom of the disease of capitalism. Where a middle class family will go hundreds of thousands into to debt to live in an oversized, brown, dated edifice of a pseudo mansion to try and project the image of higher wealth and status. These buildings are so large that they could house like 20 people and yet they only home Krysten and Bill and their kids Jayden, Brayden, and Carleigh. Not to mention that the architecture itself is soooo atrocious. It’s disgusting and her blog is really hilarious and informative I really recommend it

[@SF-eo6xf]

Has nothing to do with a disease of capitalism and more with insecure people trying to impress people they don't know.

[@youreyesarebleeding1368]

So many of these comments are old people who are offended that someone has legitimate criticism of mcmansions and that's what they happen to live in. The thing is most of them don't even have a valid comeback, they just say she has a bad hairstyle or doesn't, "dress properly."

[@swirligirl_1145]

Them critisizing her is basically what shes doing to the mcmansions. Architecture is for both function and the aesthetic. Her judging the houses is like her judging another person only its socially acceptable because houses cant get triggered. Im sure there are plenty of smaller houses that are "architectually wrong". I see where shes coming from but I find it petty to be so nitpicky about them. Theyre houses? No one ever said they have to follow some simplistic cookie cutter guideline. I think that the different patterns and stuff make them unique its not like the structure is a hazard and would cause the house to fall apart.

[@jaemacik]

this is mcdramatic

[@AlexaBellaMuerte]

jae macik hahahah yea

[@trinity1145]

jae macik then don’t mcclick on the video

[@hack3r969]

trin calling it dramatic doesn't mean they went into the video knowing they would hate it.

[@jaemacik]

Trin just because i said it was dramatic doesn’t mean i didn’t enjoy the video 😂😂

[@jackussery2184]

I AGREE 100% I detest "fake" dormer windows and if you're going to waste time with shutters make sure they actually serve the purpose they were meant for! Thanks for sharing!

[@olivia.juliana]

Best line: *“I’ve seen some really heinous nubs in my life”*

[@joshbobst1629]

For me, the sign of a Mcmansion is that they only try to look presentable from the front. If you look at their sides they look like a county jail. Tiny, different sized windows in really weird places, and recessed far into the wall. And for such enormous residences, it's weird that they only have two exits, typically. Also kind of like a county jail.

[@dchawk81]

Josh Bobst Yeah some of the homes in this video were actually legitimate quasi-mansions to me. They weren't the true McMansions we have and you described.

[@acid3129]

for me the sign is the drive thru on the side

[@caligulalonghbottom2629]

yeah, agreed.that brick one wasnt a modern build, it didnt look like. appeared it could have been 50s or even 30s.

[@mariansaldo1]

McMansions it's like wearing the designer label of your clothes on the outside but for domiciles. They are everywhere here in Connecticut. Horrendous little beasties. I never see the owners outside in the huge yards, probably because they are working 90 hours a week to pay for their own personal Tara.

[@alialhasson1484]

Are you poor?

[@alialhasson1484]

trash. Didn’t say that. It sounded like she was jealous of their yards and was trying to insult them about working hours to keep the home running so I assumed she doesn’t have money to own a big yard

[@hinken3716]

@@alialhasson1484 found the McMansion owner

[@alialhasson1484]

@@hinken3716 No I just think the houses shown in this video are nice and some people seem jealous lol

[@gcg8187]

@@alialhasson1484 I think some of them are nice too

[@schroederscurrentevents3844]

Homes used to be so beautiful back in the 30s, like Elvis’s Graceland is soooo pretty

[@marjoriemorris5849]

It’s been vandalized.

[@Thanos_Kyriakopoulos]

The strange thing about modern homes in general is that they are all facade and no essence. You see elaborate buildings made from really cheap materials that literally get blown by the wind. Old houses were made from brick and stone and had much more character.

[@eggoface]

Wealth doesnt account for taste

[@AAA-vk4wh]

eggoface but it can account for education and culture. Poor plebs can’t even afford to be cultured.

[@jamsteracton]

most artist are poor so you're wrong there fella

[@MemeMan_MEMESQUAD]

+Jamie Acton Well shitting on a canvas is now considered art so I don't get your point

[@jamsteracton]

Meme_Man my point is just because you're poor doent mean you're not cultured

[@flawlessbinary7449]

Thats what he said.

[@adelinamagda2425]

Why are some people attacking this woman? She seems nice and makes good points. These houses are ugly as hell, you must be mad someone’s calling you out on your poor taste lol

[@raydon1005]

Please, tell us where you live

[@fandomfancy2450]

She acts like a complaining spoiled brat with nothing better to do

[@dio8152]

@@fandomfancy2450 its literally her job what better thing do you want her to do

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

Why are people pretending she's getting attacked for KZbin likes?

[@rnrstar82]

She probably loves Trump lol

[@mistermandrews]

There's so much more to this discussion than what is presented here - land development/subdivision design, the advent and evolution of suburbia, economics (cost of materials, labor, land, design, engineering, home values, etc), landscaping, building codes, HOAs, customer needs, and so on. Designing and building an elegant house that is appealing aesthetically and artistically is not what most people set out to do when they pay for a house to be built. They want to maximize utility, which often means maximizing footprint, including numbers of bedrooms and bathrooms, while minimizing cost, and achieving a functional layout with their chosen amenities. They also want it to be safe and occupiable. These translate into decent appraisal/resale value for the investment, so long as the house is maintained. The reality is, many of those in the market for a house can't afford to have their house's aesthetics created by an architect, designed by an engineer, and built by a craftsman builder with high quality materials. The process typically goes something like this: a land development company acquires a tract of land and subdivides it, with plans for lots, utilities, and access. They may or may not, but often do work with a particular builder or association of builders and contractors that will provide their services to prospective buyers. A prospective new buyer sees the location desirable and has a need for housing. They meet with the builder - basic layouts (that pass building codes) are shown, with the ability to mildly customize with pre-designed features. The chosen plan and features are Frankensteined together within the bounds of building codes and stamped by an engineer that they are safe and within code.

[@artisanhome8980]

Homes aren't copying the styles of banks. Banks are copying the traditional styles of homes. Evidence of European traditional architecture is everywhere in America. When Europeans came to America, they of course brought with them their preferences. Their preferences have names. They're called Federal, Greek, Classical, Colonial, Georgian, Victorian, Italianate, etc.). These styles can be seen all across America on homes, banks, resaturants, schools, etc. Typically, your downtown area or your historic county business district is where you'll see these styles in their original forms. So there is no sense in singling out one or another. These styles are in everything.

[@KhadaJhin04]

I really hate the simple mind set where people assume you're jealous for criticizing something or someone's attitude. That's just not right. She was giving good reason as to why to proportions of these homes make no sense and are of no refinery, which bothers her. People are allowed to have opinions on things you knows, you can't actually refute her points that make sense so you go after her haircut and whatnot? How tedious.

[@moonlitesummers6757]

That sensitive psychopath She grew up in a dirty small apartment and all her friends had these homes, except for her. You can take that information and do what you want with it. As for me, all signs point to envy.

[@KhadaJhin04]

Moonlite Summers Anyways, she does make valid points.

[@chugginbeers]

Architectural beauty is a personal choice. If she likes small symmetrical houses with lower basic standards that's fine. Contemporary type dwellings are becoming popular these days. This girls problem is that she spreads negativity towards people who take pride in their homes. I can tell she is a liberal who believes that any house built in excess of the owners needs is a form of bragging. Pride is not a form of bragging, its a way to feel a sense of accomplishment . This girl has mental/envy issues so she formed an alliance of hate with others toward large houses because misery loves company. Read the comments, nobody likes this rebellious feminist

[@KhadaJhin04]

@@chugginbeers I got the will eventually turn into a crazy cat lady Vibe from rather than crazy feminist blaming capitalism for everything. Your input is interesting regardless.

[@ellisgee4196]

What are you talking about? These homes look hideous. There's no rhyme or reason for any of this type of architectural mess. The people who would waste the materials/resources to build this complete testament to nothingness must be filled with incredible self-esteem issues. If you're rich, build a mansion. Have an estate that is beneficial to the community, economy, and to the native wildlife. If you're not rich, please don't try to mimic something that you are most definitely not by creating a parody of what others have worked hard to achieve.

[@truegirl2anna]

Weird thing is, I've never conciously thought of this when seeing certain "McMansions"...but she is so right.

[@jim8573]

What is this? The fashion police for houses!?

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Architectural criticism.

[@haroonejaz22]

@@crixxxxxxxxx Same thing, different words.

[@Teraneuah]

Garage Mahals. I remember seeing these types of houses as a kid and thinking of them as really nice but weird looking.

[@danepotmo2513]

I like her. She's the funny, interesting kind of nerd.

[@kenbob1071]

Agreed.

[@mc-ge2bt]

She’s totally right. Most of the new homes I The great Atlanta area are these types of McMansions and are made of styrofoam and fiberglass. When your home isn’t made of brick and wood, your shit’s cheap.

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

mc0325 yes but they are gorgeous the old houses around anywhere are crap. Also Atlanta and Nashville and many other parts of the south have the nicest houses in the country and yes they are McMansions and sure they are cheaply built but the designs are beautiful 19 times out of 20

[@imsoamped]

YES! I moved to Atl 2 years ago and that is all i've seen here and people don't know what a nice house ACTUALLY is. It's so bad.

[@Minecraftizawsom]

Lucas Fernandez lol gorgeous in what way? they have no proportion, balance, or symmetry

[@boujeeaf2318]

mc0325 but some of these Mc mansions looks really nice.

[@thelush7288]

mc0325 Haha 😂 💀

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

Peak of tackiness but thankfully they're also cheaply built out of sticks so there's a chance fire or hurricane will take them out.

[@maestro-zq8gu]

You know you're in a mcmansion when: -it has 3k sq foot space but not one quiet room because it's all open.

[@TokyoChopSquad]

I like the people in here commenting that she's "shook" about these houses. She obviously has an idea what she's talking about and is educated on the subject. No matter how much you want to discredit her, it doesn't change that those houses are quite literally mathematically ugly.

[@SuperAwesome187]

Nathan Hovey SHE HAS NO IDEA AAAA HAHAHAHAHA

[@cloudykaylee]

U don’t get the joke? I’m done! I’m fReaCKing dOnE

[@J1428753]

Indeed. Frank Lloyd Wright is rolling over in his grave.

[@thatpandasamuraisamuraipan345]

Mathematically ugly is the dumbest thing ive heard ugly is an opinion mathematics are facts putting those two together makes no fuckin' sense

[@BiPhBiPhBiPhBiPh]

OMG I'M SHOOK, GO OFF SIS.

[@jimmyiggy5937]

This woman is hitting the nail on the head. She is absolutely correct in her analysis. Yes, McMansions are ugly and stupid and yes I owned one that was 5,000 SF and will never repeat that mistake again.

[@nubreed13]

Biggest thing for me is how they are all "open concept" which in a house that size only works if you live in California or Florida since anywhere else needs way more energy to heat up.

[@monicakelly6273]

Sure Jan

[@rickyjay6618]

what do you do for a living?

[@hailexiao2770]

@@nubreed13 Open concept only makes a difference in heating bills if you aggressively zone heating and cooling in a more closed-off house. Most people's heating systems are oversized for their entire house, much less a single bedroom, so aggressive zoning leads to short cycling and lower efficiency.

[@kherrypie4586]

How rich are you?

[@nmgt1048]

McMansions: big wooden houses (also called sheetrock palaces),big, often poorly built (ill fitting doors and windows) expensive to heat (poorly insulated). Sheetrock and flakeboard get ruined by water easily.

[@agriswold2009]

I love this video so much!😂😂😂 I’ve always felt this well but she articulated it so perfectly.

[@elocinaqui24]

My friend, an architecture major, and his father also have strong opinions on poorly styled "McMansions" but people don't seem to hate on either of them as much for em because they're male, rather conservative, and don't look or sound 12 years old. I've never known anybody to be like "oh he's so bitchy, he's just jealous" when either of them expresses a valid but critical opinion on McMansion home design. Y'all in he comments are just hating.

[@AnxiousGary]

You hit the nail on the head.

[@aisha-3857]

Ppl love to hate on women's looks

[@troybolton6799]

Or because they aren’t putting their opinion on the internet through a popular source.

[@quarterpounder7234]

Well try telling them to put out KZbin videos and then we'll see what kind of comments they get. Of course in real life people are going to be a lot more polite but I guarantee you at least one person has thought your friend was a whiny b**** for complaining about how someone else likes their house. And while I do think people are hating on this woman I don't think it's because she's a woman, she's pretentious and obnoxious.

[@elocinaqui24]

Baby Doll and also a childish-sounding liberal, right?

[@Spencer900]

I don't mind these houses. The house I can't stand are the ones that are built super close together. Big houses with no yards and no shade trees.

[@robinsiler2420]

Spencer Watson I agree, I see a lot of that here in Las Vegas. You’ll get developers packing huge compartmentalized homes on tiny lots where the neighbors can practically look into each other’s windows, no yard space, and all xeriscape. There isn’t much room to actually enjoy your ‘property’.

[@oyeahimfunny]

@@robinsiler2420 yes especially Southwest and Northwest las vegas it's kind of cringy but then again what can you expect from one of the fastest growing cities in America I kind of like it tho makes me cozy but yet I have never lived those types of houses the one I live in is actually 25+ years old which is Kind of unsaul nowadays for Vegas

[@jakem7378]

Come to Toronto. Every new house that’s been built since 15 or so years ago is like that. Like there’s literally suburbs of 4000+ square feet houses that have no yard and are so close together, you can’t even fit a single air conditioner between the houses

[@ethankamphof3014]

those were built in the 1900s to like 50s cuz they wanted stuff closer together. and u gotta admit that a kleenex box house is the worst way to go. they look flat and horrbiel

[@NoBody-ze4ze]

@@ethankamphof3014 they're still building them by the bunches where I live

[@palmktree4460]

So basically a real life version of the stuff I build on the sims

[@thebiboysimster4307]

I agree

[@katiebaldwin5401]

I didn't realize til now how oogaly they are.

[@joshuataylor6087]

So many triggered people here. You really can't see how tacky they look to someone trained in architectural style.

[@slurmitshighlyaddictive5641]

art is fluid and like doesnt follow your tasteless "rules" and boundaries

[@RNCHFND]

Slurm its highly addictive Sure and you can't really classify something as "bad" or good art but this is a HOUSE that's supposed to last decades so at least it should have a timeless quality to it. See the houses made I the 50s and many of them look amazing still but the ones made now will look like garbage in 15 years. They already look bad for the trained eye

[@AboveAllNations]

Lumpy roof lines, hollow columns that don't support anything, and cartoonishly oversized entrances aren't artistic. There's no purpose to anything about a McMansion except maybe to overcompensate for the owner's small penis.

[@tedbaltz2164]

stfu

[@stuffums]

It does. Presumably, America and Canada are western countries, therefore would have art and culture within tasteful boundaries of Western culture. These are not. Art is subjective until it becomes anti-culture.

[@goofguy316]

I see why she’s being hated on in the comments for essentially taking a massive shit on people’s dream homes. However, in her defence she’s starting a conversation and creating awareness that not all home designs have to be the same. Maybe it’s time home developers come up with new designs for the market and reduce their margins

[@QuikVidGuy]

these aren't the dream homes. these are the things people who can't afford their dream homes but feel entitled to the illusion of lasting wealth have slapped together

[@goofguy316]

Macaroni and Cliches Of course! But not everyone can afford to hire an architect or go through the headaches of a custom builder, so they opt to compromise and end up ‘settling’ for their dream home

[@aurahhx]

hoping you spelt defense like “deFENCE” as an architecture joke

[@RocketboyX]

Complains someone's house is pretensions , in a very pretensions judgmental way.

[@stuffums]

You don't need custom architects for houses. Mass-produced houses can be made to a high quality, high cultural and high class standard. Look at any suburban house tract in Germany or Belgium

[@gnuling296]

Reminds me of a baroque castle i've been to. It looked horrible because it was just overloaded with valuable elements that didn't fit together at all and probably should just show the wealth of the owner. However, I don't quite agree with the video, the houses don't disgust me and are funny in a way - I think that they should mind their own business. Maybe it's because I have never seen a McMansion in real life.

[@queenxfeffyrblx4749]

My friend lives in a McMansion and the outsides looks like The school from Matilda