tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post694183805411692805..comments2024-03-18T15:21:15.949-05:00Comments on austin cubed: color coordinatedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-27008367866763088362012-03-11T13:54:12.600-05:002012-03-11T13:54:12.600-05:00Thank you, Ava! We like the ipe, but it's a ma...Thank you, Ava! We like the ipe, but it's a maintenance nightmare. One of the architects we interviewed happily described the process he followed to maintain his ipe, and it was like something out of a SNL skit. The builder has also described ipe as a maintenance nightmare. Our love of the look hasn't over-balanced our hatred of maintenance, so the ipe is not on the table (or the walls!) at this point.<br /><br />Metal is a good suggestion, and something we've briefly discussed with the architects. The door was opened, but the architects are thus far sticking with stucco. Not sure if it's due to aesthetics or cost (another trade = mo money; but then again, stucco ain't cheap). Standing seam oriented horizontally could look pretty good, methinks...bubba of the bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053404605995997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-87179795066027363572012-03-11T09:43:29.599-05:002012-03-11T09:43:29.599-05:00LOVE the way things are coming together - LOVE IT!...LOVE the way things are coming together - LOVE IT!!! Instead of paint color on the front volume - how bout cladding it in either ipe (my first choice), or standing seam metal roofing material or even stone?robert carnochanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395872565548679336noreply@blogger.com