Buffalo-style Colonial/Mediterranean house (1960s-1970s suburban)

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** Credits ** : this is a heavily edited version of the Colonial Renovation Existing Condition model by Tai Xi (https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/c06a3b52c736a15382c2861bc81ce7bf/A-Colonial-Renovation-Existing-Condition). The original model is a good example of a move-up house built by the thousands in the middle-class suburbs of Upstate New York through the mid-to-late 1960s. I tweaked the model to reflect what some homebuilders in the far western part of the state -- Buffalo and its suburbs -- were putting on the ground during that time. They often added 'fancy' pseudo-Mediterranean design cues to the houses they built; something their peers in other Upstate cities didn't do. The resulting houses look familiar, but have a hint of New Jersey inside and out. The 'touch of class' design formula might not have been everybody's cup of tea, but it had strong appeal among Buffalo's homebuyers at the time. The builders knew their market -- the upwardly-mobile children of working class immigrants. The things that make this house Buffalo-style -- the facade with pink brick veneer, vertical-oriented crank windows on all elevations, and some 'elegant' decorative metal. The garage door openings have corner cuts. I took a few liberties with 'proper' design elements that these houses usually lack, such as corner and frieze boards, veneer corner returns, and window trim on exterior walls with siding. I won't bore you with details of the many other changes from the original model. This model is meant for form-based zoning code illustration. To keep things simple, interior detail work is limited to floors, walls, doorways, ceilings, stairwells, and stairs. Go Bills.