My current home is a rental unit in a somewhat upscale
development, at least at first glance. The Post Oak Apartments are in fact very
nice, if not quite worth the money you pay for them. Units are poorly designed but
the materials are mostly good quality. It’s very much a case of masking ugly
design elements with nice textures.
Structurally the apartments are sound – acoustic design was
obviously not even considered, but the buildings are sturdy. I feel like
architects were probably consulted as an afterthought, since the buildings are
good enough but not great.
It has been a useful lesson that I apply to my own
residential design that just because a space is functional and looks nice, doesn’t necessarily
mean it is designed well (note how the laundry room is inaccessible if someone needs to use the kitchen, or vice versa).
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