Grand Designs - New Series
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ajprice said:
Project manage it themselves. Ding!!
Worse weather / winter / snow / storm for 10 yearsding!
Thought the build itself was bloody lovely, especially the stone wall meeting the glass and amazing views.
Remember thinking on the shots from the air over the sea, rather than pay £180k for that site I would have spent £100k (?) more and bought the bigger cow field next door which went much further inland
Edited by Adam B on Thursday 4th September 13:18
If as predicted there are more such storm events that house will be in the sea within 20 years. Their target of 60 is optimisitc and based on an average rate of erosion and didnt seem to take account of such events. When the sea is 10m from their walls i wonder how calm they will be about their house falling into the sea... As they seemed fairly ok with it on the film...
Lovely house though. Makes it disapeering even more hard to digest...!
Lovely house though. Makes it disapeering even more hard to digest...!
I thought the house looked good in the end, especially the white/glass/stone wall contrast. I'm not a fan of the single open-plan living space, as it's pretty impractical. E.g. kitchen noise while you're trying to do something else in the room; where does one person go if they don't want to watch the telly; let's hope they have the same taste in music, etc.
I hope for the sake of the footpath users that they're going to be some frosting over that shower window...
so fed up with these sterile white, glass shiny kitchened buildings. none of them look like homes - they alllook like doctors surgeries.
how can you have a lazy day at home in a house that looks like a feature in the design museum!?
i'd be terrified to put a cup down without a coaster or even use the kitchen for cooking. these people either love the cold feeling or want it to look all design perfect for when kevin turns up, then as soon as the cameras leave, fill the place with comfy cushions and homely stuff!
how can you have a lazy day at home in a house that looks like a feature in the design museum!?
i'd be terrified to put a cup down without a coaster or even use the kitchen for cooking. these people either love the cold feeling or want it to look all design perfect for when kevin turns up, then as soon as the cameras leave, fill the place with comfy cushions and homely stuff!
pidsy said:
so fed up with these sterile white, glass shiny kitchened buildings. none of them look like homes - they alllook like doctors surgeries.
how can you have a lazy day at home in a house that looks like a feature in the design museum!?
i'd be terrified to put a cup down without a coaster or even use the kitchen for cooking. these people either love the cold feeling or want it to look all design perfect for when kevin turns up, then as soon as the cameras leave, fill the place with comfy cushions and homely stuff!
I know what you mean, but they all look like car showrooms to me.how can you have a lazy day at home in a house that looks like a feature in the design museum!?
i'd be terrified to put a cup down without a coaster or even use the kitchen for cooking. these people either love the cold feeling or want it to look all design perfect for when kevin turns up, then as soon as the cameras leave, fill the place with comfy cushions and homely stuff!
pidsy said:
so fed up with these sterile white, glass shiny kitchened buildings. none of them look like homes - they alllook like doctors surgeries.
how can you have a lazy day at home in a house that looks like a feature in the design museum!?
i'd be terrified to put a cup down without a coaster or even use the kitchen for cooking. these people either love the cold feeling or want it to look all design perfect for when kevin turns up, then as soon as the cameras leave, fill the place with comfy cushions and homely stuff!
Tastes differ. I cannot stand clutter, fussiness of design or small "cosy" rooms and so simple clean lines, open plan spaces and limited use of bright colours appeals to me.how can you have a lazy day at home in a house that looks like a feature in the design museum!?
i'd be terrified to put a cup down without a coaster or even use the kitchen for cooking. these people either love the cold feeling or want it to look all design perfect for when kevin turns up, then as soon as the cameras leave, fill the place with comfy cushions and homely stuff!
Plus these are new builds, so there is going to be a natural bias to more modern design, if you want old fashioned character you buy an old place.
Something like that place would be my ideal home, some small details were not my taste and I would want it 20% bigger (extra bedroom, plus a large separate lounge separate from the kitchen/dining/living area
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