Show us your real estate pawn (vol 2)

[FourWheelDrift]

Reminds me of the Harry Enfield shop sketch.

[ooid]

Here is another gem for all you modern haters than!!

http://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/kenilwort...

[FourWheelDrift]

I'd never call the 1960s modern, just very quickly out of date with no lasting appeal.

[RichB]

ooid said:

Here is another gem for all you modern haters than!!

I think it's more the term "Modern House" that I find laughable... Even the agent says it's 50 years old. A bit calling a Ford Anglia "modern"

[dxg]

Ok my good Lord. Perfect retirement (because there's no sources of employment up there other than running a B&B) home for me:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Probably affordable to many on here, too.

[bigandclever]

dxg said:

Ok my good Lord. Perfect retirement (because there's no sources of employment up there other than running a B&B) home for me:

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...

Probably affordable to many on here, too.

That one's been on my list for years (literally). It used to be that you could buy the boathouse and b&b business for an extra 50k, and they wanted over 750k for the house.

[ooid]

RichB said:

I think it's more the term "Modern House" that I find laughable... Even the agent says it's 50 years old. A bit calling a Ford Anglia "modern"

It's a common misunderstanding but modern is not necessarily means "new" or "contemporary". In architecture it usually represents a specific period so the word itself becomes a bit of "style" actually, due to its some unique features.(geometry, form, materials etc...)

Anyway, i think its an original example from 60s, managed to survive till today. House is very personal so not everyone has to appreciate same things

[RichB]

ooid said:

It's a common misunderstanding but modern is not necessarily means "new" or "contemporary". In architecture it usually represents a specific period...

Oh, I did not know that.

Although as time moves on it does become more of an amusing term. Especially to people like me born in the 50s to whom it reminds them of awful cheap concrete corporation buildings, thrown up after the war, usually rusting away and stinking of piss where tramps slept under them overnight.

[ooid]

RichB said:

Oh, I did not know that.

Although as time moves on it does become more of an amusing term. Especially to people like me born in the 50s to whom it reminds them of awful cheap concrete corporation buildings, thrown up after the war, usually rusting away and stinking of piss where tramps slept under them overnight.

Totally agree. Especially in London, the term associated with cheaply built problematic post-war houses that also caused loads of social issues and etc...(Robin Hood Gardens).

There are some "rare" great examples too.

[kowalski655]

Both those modern houses look like they should be defended by Nazis in the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan!

[ben5575]

ooid said:

It's a common misunderstanding but modern is not necessarily means "new" or "contemporary". In architecture it usually represents a specific period so the word itself becomes a bit of "style" actually, due to its some unique features.(geometry, form, materials etc...)

Yep.

Both of those are absolutely stunning.

[RichB]

Here's one for you "modernists"

[ooid]

One last english modern gem, before you gents attacked me than! (Kidding)



Skywood House

[FailHere]

Ok not the usual thing to put in here, but if you fancy being a real life hobbit this could be a very interesting project/holiday hideaway.

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/2960107/

[Doofus]

FailHere said:

Ok not the usual thing to put in here, but if you fancy being a real life hobbit this could be a very interesting project/holiday hideaway.

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/2960107/

Porch/Shower room

The owner has lived there for 30 years! How?

[p1stonhead]

FailHere said:

Ok not the usual thing to put in here, but if you fancy being a real life hobbit this could be a very interesting project/holiday hideaway.

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/2960107/

What. The.....

[mattyn1]

p1stonhead said:

FailHere said:

Ok not the usual thing to put in here, but if you fancy being a real life hobbit this could be a very interesting project/holiday hideaway.

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/2960107/

What. The.....

Only £45K more than my first house!!

[susanq]

We took an architectural tour in Palm Springs last year. I wasn't a fan of the 'modernist' phase, but some of those homes blew me away.

[susanq]

[susanq]

This was Elvis Presley's first home after he married Priscilla.