Post #641196 by SpaceAgeCity on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 9:11 PM

"For example from your Google Map, What is Tiki about this house and what is your criteria for defining it so?"

Thanks for giving me a specific question to respond to. I'm posting a photo of that particular house below.

(Larger image available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/traderchris/4287297106/)

The shape of the roof is a classic tiki design. Check out Zulumagu's well-researched article on the "Evolution of the Hawaiian-Style Roof" (http://tikiarchitecture.blogspot.com/2011/03/evolution-of-hawaiian-style-roof.html) and while reading, take special note of the photos of the Aloha Inn Motel, the Castaways Coffee Shop, and the Ports O' Call Lagoon. I also detect a bit of Indonesian design in this house's roof, but your milage may vary.

Also note the snazzy outrigger beams sticking out from the front and back of the roofs of both the house and the garage. A dead giveaway.

The flagstone walls also don't hurt, but I suppose those could be later additions. The main feature here is the roof.

Chris