Grand Designs - New Series
Discussion
Beati Dogu said:
It had some nice touches, like the drinking trough for the cows and the astroturfed upper area, but it looked like an industrial unit rather than a house. A complete eyesore in an otherwise pretty area.
Besides, you can't be a proper architect unless you wear a bow tie.
The only problem with that drinking trough is cows when stood still drinking tend to do what cows do when they stande still.Besides, you can't be a proper architect unless you wear a bow tie.
wont look or smell pretty there fore long
I quite liked the container house (despite him painting the bath white!)
The one bit that confused me was the staircase he had outside, if you look at it it goes up to the terrace/garden bit that is surrounded by glass - however I couldn't see any hinges or anything on the glass that's at the stop of the staircase, so how do you get on/off the stairs?
The one bit that confused me was the staircase he had outside, if you look at it it goes up to the terrace/garden bit that is surrounded by glass - however I couldn't see any hinges or anything on the glass that's at the stop of the staircase, so how do you get on/off the stairs?
brockovrs said:
I quite liked the container house (despite him painting the bath white!)
The one bit that confused me was the staircase he had outside, if you look at it it goes up to the terrace/garden bit that is surrounded by glass - however I couldn't see any hinges or anything on the glass that's at the stop of the staircase, so how do you get on/off the stairs?
I notice that. I\m assuming he either changed his mind OR they are trying to find an elegant hinge solution because all that glass is fixed at the bottom only it seems to give the clean look. Maybe you take the glass panel out? The one bit that confused me was the staircase he had outside, if you look at it it goes up to the terrace/garden bit that is surrounded by glass - however I couldn't see any hinges or anything on the glass that's at the stop of the staircase, so how do you get on/off the stairs?
garyhun said:
I notice that. I\m assuming he either changed his mind OR they are trying to find an elegant hinge solution because all that glass is fixed at the bottom only it seems to give the clean look. Maybe you take the glass panel out?
...or do what Kevin seems to do in most of his programmes; gets his leg-over. Laurel Green said:
garyhun said:
I notice that. I\m assuming he either changed his mind OR they are trying to find an elegant hinge solution because all that glass is fixed at the bottom only it seems to give the clean look. Maybe you take the glass panel out?
...or do what Kevin seems to do in most of his programmes; gets his leg-over. garyhun said:
I notice that. I\m assuming he either changed his mind OR they are trying to find an elegant hinge solution because all that glass is fixed at the bottom only it seems to give the clean look. Maybe you take the glass panel out?
Probably has/had the glass in place to get regs/planning approval then removes glass to get the clean look once he has the paperwork in hand.GnuBee said:
garyhun said:
I notice that. I\m assuming he either changed his mind OR they are trying to find an elegant hinge solution because all that glass is fixed at the bottom only it seems to give the clean look. Maybe you take the glass panel out?
Probably has/had the glass in place to get regs/planning approval then removes glass to get the clean look once he has the paperwork in hand.garyhun said:
GnuBee said:
garyhun said:
I notice that. I\m assuming he either changed his mind OR they are trying to find an elegant hinge solution because all that glass is fixed at the bottom only it seems to give the clean look. Maybe you take the glass panel out?
Probably has/had the glass in place to get regs/planning approval then removes glass to get the clean look once he has the paperwork in hand.garyhun said:
I assumed the glass was affixed to some type of floor based mounting frame.
Do you know different?
They have to be fixed from the bottom as there are no visible fixings at all and each section is separate to the next, (nothing to join them together at the top), so each is self supporting. Each section is probably recessed into a "U" channel of some sort but below what is visible by probably 150 - 200mm or even more, and held in position where it's hidden. I can't see how else they would stand up on their own. It's a very neat detail.Do you know different?
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