Grand Designs

[Sway]

Do you really think the neighbours aren't entirely used to flooding, or their houses set up to cope just fine?

The floating bit is for one reason only - to multiply the floor space whilst still affording flood protection.

[irocfan]

FredClogs said:

I like the house and the technology but couldn't help but wonder just how it would feel in a big flood were you to be surrounded by distraught and bankrupted neighbours to be sitting smug on your floating house. I suspect I wouldn't like that feeling.

you're missing the point here - you wouldn't be sitting there all smug but you'd be glad you'd made provision (& those houses along there are worth quite a few pennies!) and that aside what good would it do anyone to sit there bankrupt and distraught with everyone else

[anonymous-user]

irocfan said:

FredClogs said:

I like the house and the technology but couldn't help but wonder just how it would feel in a big flood were you to be surrounded by distraught and bankrupted neighbours to be sitting smug on your floating house. I suspect I wouldn't like that feeling.

you're missing the point here - you wouldn't be sitting there all smug but you'd be glad you'd made provision (& those houses along there are worth quite a few pennies!) and that aside what good would it do anyone to sit there bankrupt and distraught with everyone else

I might feel a little smug sitting on my balcony with a nice glass of wine

[Hooli]

Jonesy23 said:

Maybe it's just me but I'd have put trim tanks in the base of the house with pumps, a controller & some battery backup rather than mess about shifting concrete blocks any time I wanted to move the sofa. Windy days might put a bit of a lean on the thing too, not ideal if the river is rising at the same time & it got stuck on the dolphins so I'd want everything to just sort itself out.

Exactly what I said watching it too. Auto trim tanks & a bilge pump for when it eventually starts to leak.

[anonymous-user]

Hooli said:

Exactly what I said watching it too. Auto trim tanks & a bilge pump for when it eventually starts to leak.

I thought from the first showing that they had installed a bilge pump.

[Beati Dogu]

It was good to see the house again after they'd had chance to settle in. Very nice too.

I don't think there's any need for a fancy trimming system or even ramp access. 99% of the time it'll be sat rigid on the concrete base anyway.

[anonymous-user]

The bit I still don't understand is how will they stop the bottom of the dock filling with silt, leaves etc? And if/when it does, how will they ever clear it out?

[anonymous-user]

^ I thought that too, but from the build shots it looks like there is a person sized gap between the house and the dock. I guess the plan would be to send an small urchin down the pit to clear out any silt and crap.

[Funkycoldribena]

Watched this one last night.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3296493/Th...
Wheres the kitchen and bathroom?

[irocfan]

Funkycoldribena said:

Watched this one last night.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3296493/Th...
Wheres the kitchen and bathroom?

likely that the heating stove is their kitchen and the washing facilities be on her parent's farm

[Beati Dogu]

That's George Clarke's Amazing Spaces though.

I imagine they use mummy & daddy's farmhouse for all that.

[ch108]

irocfan said:

likely that the heating stove is their kitchen and the washing facilities be on her parent's farm

They mentioned in the programme that they would use the bathroom in the farmhouse.

[ajprice]

Awards series on now, houses in the country this week. It's a good job they like wood in this one

Edited by ajprice on Wednesday 4th November 21:09

[GnuBee]

ajprice said:

Awards series on now, houses in the country this week. It's a good job they like wood in this one

Edited by ajprice on Wednesday 4th November 21:09

I'd not be surprised if Flint House gets the award - fantastic "thing". The transition through the external facing was superb, the smaller part being an echo of the main structure really worked, then there was the stream, the use of the roof space etc.

It was good to see the Irish home again even if it didn't make the shortlist. The roof on the other one that did make the shortlist was pretty cool although the glazed panels looked like they should have been inset - there were some nice ideas inside though with the felt curtains to bring the room size down on demand for example.

[Stig]

GnuBee said:

I'd not be surprised if Flint House gets the award - fantastic "thing". The transition through the external facing was superb, the smaller part being an echo of the main structure really worked, then there was the stream, the use of the roof space etc.

It was good to see the Irish home again even if it didn't make the shortlist. The roof on the other one that did make the shortlist was pretty cool although the glazed panels looked like they should have been inset - there were some nice ideas inside though with the felt curtains to bring the room size down on demand for example.

It would be nice to see something that wasn't just another architects box. The Rothschild place was interesting and the use of materials was great (not that you'd want to brush up against all those napped flint shards!). Cost no object in that instance no doubt!

[Adam B]

Enjoyed this one, some great buildings (obviously)

Flint House and the Irish container house were most deserving to go forward IMHO, but the one I would most want to live in was the atrium one with the funky triangular roof

[Funkycoldribena]

GnuBee said:

I'd not be surprised if Flint House gets the award - fantastic "thing". The transition through the external facing was superb, the smaller part being an echo of the main structure really worked, then there was the stream, the use of the roof space etc.

Bloody hell,I thought it was just Kev McLeod that talked this sort of twaddle,you'll be telling us it's a fusion of old and new next...

[GnuBee]

Funkycoldribena said:

Bloody hell,I thought it was just Kev McLeod that talked this sort of twaddle,you'll be telling us it's a fusion of old and new next...

Thanks! I guess I could have just said "I liked it" - just decided to add some colour/flavour around that base opinion

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

As cool as the buildings were I didn't really enjoy it as much as the usual fare. I guess I must be more interested in the trials, tribulations, budget overruns & eventual triumph than the end product!

[Bonefish Blues]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

As cool as the buildings were I didn't really enjoy it as much as the usual fare. I guess I must be more interested in the trials, tribulations, budget overruns & eventual triumph than the end product!

Yep, those would be the most keenly-contested awards!

...and the least-contested would be the "McLoud Services to Procreation" one, perhaps?