my lot is mild compared to some of my neighbors’ houses — I’m astonished that people figured out how to build these homes on piles etc. some of them, the house is basically invisible from the street. you see a driveway/carport and the house is below that built down into the hill. those make me feel uneasy and being inside is odd because the house is typically shaped like a cone that gets smaller as you go down each floor.
not really. we protect a lot of land as nature preserves and people have been building houses like that in this neighborhood since the 50s and 60s, though mine is much newer. I also don't live on the coast. I live in an oak/redwood/eucalyptus forest in the east bay. look up reinhardt redwood regional park -- I can walk there in about 15 minutes.
yup, check out a topographical map and you'll see that there are a lot of rolling hills in the bay area, some small 'mountains.' san francisco is built on what I mean by the rolling hills. the coast here isn't super dramatic, generally. gotta go further north or south to get sheer cliffs, like in big sur.
I live in the flat lands of Indiana. No building on a grade of more than 15° and less than 10 is preferred. Also right next to a forest preserve, funny enough
went to chicago and ann arbor last summer, your part of the country is truly flat. from atlanta originally. seems flat but there are gentle hills and even real mountains up north.
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u/black-kramer 6d ago
my lot is mild compared to some of my neighbors’ houses — I’m astonished that people figured out how to build these homes on piles etc. some of them, the house is basically invisible from the street. you see a driveway/carport and the house is below that built down into the hill. those make me feel uneasy and being inside is odd because the house is typically shaped like a cone that gets smaller as you go down each floor.