Grand Designs returns....

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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by mckeann » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:03 pm

only caught the last 15 minutes, but that was pretty damn cool. 2 mil though :O

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Post by point n squirt » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:10 pm

Hats off to the wee dude took some balls to tackle that build,very nice indeed.
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Post by woody » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:10 pm

mckeann wrote:only caught the last 15 minutes, but that was pretty damn cool. 2 mil though :O

2M plus...

Felt as though the programme missed a lot of what went on.

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Grand Designs returns....

Post by graeme » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:15 pm

Incredible. Form over function, but that's clearly what the showy wee mincer was going for, so mission accomplished in spades! Stunning project.
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Post by Shug » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:11 pm

Quite possibly my favourite grand design... Certainly top 5.
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Post by Scotty C » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:02 am

not watched this weeks one yet.

Have you been watching this http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevi ... e-home/4od best TV program I've watched for a long time.
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Post by Shug » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:03 am

Scotty C wrote:not watched this weeks one yet.

Have you been watching this http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevi ... e-home/4od best TV program I've watched for a long time.
Wouldn't go that far, but it's been a good watch. Nice chewing gum for the eyes.
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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by Dominic » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:16 am

This series seems to be covering the equal opportunities tick box :lol:

I did like the water tower last night. I love to hear what it is valued at now. The previous two weeks' houses were challenging in their setting, but when it was finished, I liked the boat house.
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Post by Shug » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:23 am

Dominic wrote:This series seems to be covering the equal opportunities tick box :lol:

I did like the water tower last night. I love to hear what it is valued at now. The previous two weeks' houses were challenging in their setting, but when it was finished, I liked the boat house.
In contrast, I thought it was awful - the actual building was reasonable and finished perfectly, but it needed space to breathe. Slotting it in on that site was a very poor choice... As for their attitudes, really poor.
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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by Scotty C » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:31 am

Shug wrote:
Scotty C wrote:not watched this weeks one yet.

Have you been watching this http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevi ... e-home/4od best TV program I've watched for a long time.
Wouldn't go that far, but it's been a good watch. Nice chewing gum for the eyes.
think its great viewing, they seem to be having a lot of fun doing it. Love his chair.
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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by woody » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:32 am

Shug wrote:
Scotty C wrote:not watched this weeks one yet.

Have you been watching this http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevi ... e-home/4od best TV program I've watched for a long time.
Wouldn't go that far, but it's been a good watch. Nice chewing gum for the eyes.

I've really enjoyed it, appleals to my sense of (I quote DDtB) design centric pikeness.

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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by woody » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:33 am

Shug wrote:
Dominic wrote:This series seems to be covering the equal opportunities tick box :lol:

I did like the water tower last night. I love to hear what it is valued at now. The previous two weeks' houses were challenging in their setting, but when it was finished, I liked the boat house.
In contrast, I thought it was awful - the actual building was reasonable and finished perfectly, but it needed space to breathe. Slotting it in on that site was a very poor choice... As for their attitudes, really poor.

Wasn't a fan of the boat house, but the previous programme with the glass overhanging box house was perfect.

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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by Rich H » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:40 am

I always want to the see the designer's wet dream type houses lived in.
We all live with a degree of clutter and these antiseptic white walls and hard floors really don't look nice places to live to me...
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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by woody » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:42 am

Rich H wrote:I always want to the see the designer's wet dream type houses lived in.
We all live with a degree of clutter and these antiseptic white walls and hard floors really don't look nice places to live to me...

They do to me. :D

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Re: Grand Designs returns....

Post by Lazydonkey » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:27 pm

woody wrote:
Rich H wrote:I always want to the see the designer's wet dream type houses lived in.
We all live with a degree of clutter and these antiseptic white walls and hard floors really don't look nice places to live to me...

They do to me. :D
Yes you'd ruin them within 5 mins of moving in though.
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