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I'd have to say the name style was
derived from it's point of origin, right? And if I recall, Santa Fe is in
the high desert, right? Also, from what I recall, 9" of rain there in a
year, is considered a wet one?
Now, I've not been to N.Z.
personally. And, I know they have significantly varied climates.
But, it just goes to reason, if you build a house according to it's design
features, and locate it in a climate that doesn't support that design?
Isn't this a moot point?
As we've all learned over our many
conversations, building a SB home, isn't a "one size fits all" approach.
That applies to personal dictates as well as towards the climate. R.T.,
the man with two first names, love him or not? Has made his monichier "big
shoes, big hat." That might be over kill in the US southwest, but I've yet
to see a smart old person in the dessert that didn't wear both? And, I've
yet to run across a dead one that did? Doesn't really matter, location
wise, in my book even if in a swamp, I'd still want a big hat, and large
shoes... just makes plain common sense to me.. I'll shut up now, and
go back to lurking.. where I get along with
myself..
Regards,
Mark Kifer
"Spuds"
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