Soldato
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Grand Designs - I have a stupid question
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Srsly?
I will have a lot of hoops to jump through to build this house I designed. I was planning to start last year, but wussed out and bought a "ready made" house. The planning and council stuff just lloks like too much to bear 
My site about it http://www.ecodomehome.co.uk/
My site about it http://www.ecodomehome.co.uk/
I'm sorry but as much as I like unusually designed houses that looks absolutely foul. Looks like someone went ahead and mated Epcot with a giant starfish then decided to put a ww2 beach bunker on top for good measure.
If I press the thing at the top down does the house light up?
There doesn't seem to be much usable space.
3500 sq ft.
Have a look at the floor plans.
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I'm afraid we are not giving out any information that helps identify us or the location of the site - thats part of our complaint to GD - they were specifically forbidden from doing so but did anyway for anyone with half an ounce of internet awareness. You might understand how serious that is is you look at some of the more oafish posts on other forums that suggest physical violence against us and arson against our property - given that it was GD portrayal of us that has led to people forming that bad an opinion of us.
Even in the depths of darkness (and believe me there have been some of those) you have to try and retain some sort of sense of humour. And, if I can put it this way, if I were to present everything that had gone on as a script idea for monty python - they would reject it on the grounds of being just too silly....
Soldato
Surly in this context that's an oxymoron, Monstrosity perhaps. And what's all this nonsense about "natural". There's nothing natural about a milk carton inspired, American watermill in South Oxford.
As for his "Gaudi" shop front (I guess its meant to look like a poor man's Casa Mila). He's to late, it was already done in Middlesbrough in the late 1980's
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Also Chris Ostwald is not very good at planning permission related tasks
Couldn't possibly comment... :
http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/1321416.gaudi_shop_fined_500/
Soldato
Last nights was good, Loved the collapsing arch mid Mcdrivel drivel.
Client was an Architect as well so at least he didn't sack himself, seemed like a nice bloke as well.
At the end though when Mccloud went back, wtf was going on with his hair ? It looked like he had left a single roller in on the top of his head
Client was an Architect as well so at least he didn't sack himself, seemed like a nice bloke as well.
At the end though when Mccloud went back, wtf was going on with his hair ? It looked like he had left a single roller in on the top of his head
OMG that looks awesome (as far as looks go), though it could do with a nice large, no make that HUGE, garage
Soldato
I quite like the idea of building my own house, but I doubt I will ever be able to afford to do so.
I'm not a regular viewer of GD, however whenever I watch it, the houses always seem to be aimed at couples or families with 1 child, and the houses look fairly inflexible as to expansion.
If I were to build my own house it would require:
4-5 bedrooms
An En-suite bathroom in the master bedroom (separated by real walls)
1 kitchen
1 dining room
1 study
1 Home Cinema
1 Games room
1 Lounge
1 Utility Room
1 Basement (come bomb shelter)
1 Attic
1 Cloak Room
1 Communal Bathroom
1 Double Garage + Space for Guests Parking.
Ample space surrounding house for kids to play in.
On top of this, The house would need to:
be as Echo friendly and self sufficient as possible (better than carbon Neutral)
Have a fully wired cat6 network.
Fully interrogated home audio system
As time goes one I suspect I will be adding to this list. It probably seems to be a bit extravagant and OTT, but from my point of view, if I am building a house I want it to be the last home I ever live in.
I'm not a regular viewer of GD, however whenever I watch it, the houses always seem to be aimed at couples or families with 1 child, and the houses look fairly inflexible as to expansion.
If I were to build my own house it would require:
4-5 bedrooms
An En-suite bathroom in the master bedroom (separated by real walls)
1 kitchen
1 dining room
1 study
1 Home Cinema
1 Games room
1 Lounge
1 Utility Room
1 Basement (come bomb shelter)
1 Attic
1 Cloak Room
1 Communal Bathroom
1 Double Garage + Space for Guests Parking.
Ample space surrounding house for kids to play in.
On top of this, The house would need to:
be as Echo friendly and self sufficient as possible (better than carbon Neutral)
Have a fully wired cat6 network.
Fully interrogated home audio system
As time goes one I suspect I will be adding to this list. It probably seems to be a bit extravagant and OTT, but from my point of view, if I am building a house I want it to be the last home I ever live in.
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