grand designs: why?

[MousyMouse]

are there (almost) never polish builders shown?

It is the sort of building that only other architects could love.

There s NOTHING personal anywhere

Oh good grief! The toilet in view!

Asia (sp) may have a floor, but she is NOT allowed any toys.
She has a desk, and a bunch of flowers and she ought to count herself lucky.

She can see her mum and dad using the loo without having to go in to the bathroom

I would love to see the place after a few winters - and a few of the utility bills

Waste of space! Huge building hardly anywhere to live.

But kitten, the boxes !!

See y'all next week for cow poo and yoghurt?

It looks like a furniture storage warehouse rather than a home.

it's just too difficult to divide large spaces without them looking like a large diy store.

till next week, then. just off upstairs to my 'positive space'...

Is next weeks a revisit to a project?

OMG, I can't believe I forgot it was on. I'm going to have to watch it on catch up.

Let's just hope nobody wants to stay over after a party because there will be nowhere for them to sleep! WTF is the point of building such a ginormous house and still not having a spare bedroom???

I usually hate the people in grand designs (it's part of the fun of watching) but this pair were especially smug IMO.

Itsjustafleshwound - yes - my first thought was that it looked like a public library. And I commented about how noisy it would be when it rained, bisjo - great minds!

I didn't think it looked homely at all - and did those bedroom 'boxes' have any windows? I don't think I saw any, and I would hate that - no connection with the outside world at all.

I did enjoy the previous week, not as much for the house, which was a bit too modern looking outside for me, but for the location - I would love to wake up to that view every day. I thought they were a lovely couple too, and I would love to see what the house looks like in a year or two, when they have settled in and brought in things they love, as others said last week.

Agree it looked like a library, but it was nice that they actually had books on show, made it look lived in. Most of the other builds recently have nothing at all personal about them.

True - I don't think I have ever seen a GD with enough storage/shelving for all my gubbins and books.

I didn't think it was much of a family home as his studio and office was in the same room as the kitchen and living space - the little girl has her study, but I bet she has to spend her time there, you couldn't really have the TV or radio on or a play date happening while he had people working in the other part of the one room they live in. I bet it's really echoy and noisy. Never being away from the noise would bug the hell out of me.

I agree, no where near enough storage, but as you all live in one room and it's the DH's studio/work space, then you'd need to keep it clean and tidy.

I can't get over that you could be stood at the cooker watching your other half do a dump on the loo through the window. You have to have a very strong relationship to cope with that.

So. Today - Wed 14 Nov. I can't work out from the TV listings whether this is going to be a new one, or a repeat, or a follow on? Kevin's going to a bungalow conversion on the Isle Of Wight.

I think it's a repeat sadly.

One of those where he revisits for 10 minutes at the end.

I din't think I saw it the first time round, so it'll be a good'un for me!
It's this one www.redfunnel.co.uk/my-isle-of-wight/features/house-in-the-trees-with-yoghurt/

it's a revisit.
the one where they paint the walls with cow shit and yoghurt to attract lychen.

I've not seen this one. Looks interesting, but I fear the pair of them may get on my nerves. They seem a bit wanky.

I saw this the first time and think I liked it. Window and tile problems, as I remember.