I don't like this architect at all. He leaves me with the impression that everything must be done to his tastes and the client's opinion is irrelevant. The lunacy of having bicycles hanging on a wall in crime rife modern UK and even suggesting that they should buy new bicycles demonstrates that he is living in cloud cuckoo land.

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! I was seriously thrown by this suggestion. On top of which, even were it not the case (and WHO needs to be constantly stressed/worried about that exact thing?!?!), leaving bicycles exposed to the elements (and an overhang will NOT protect a bike from horizontal rain) is irresponsible. The whole thing was ill thought out.

@hrussell9677

5 ай бұрын

I agree. He did really think to listen to the clients but to push his agenda. Not an architects listens to clients. You shouldn’t have to fight to get what you want.

The hidden door is not a successful achievement.

@hrussell9677

5 ай бұрын

It really looks weird. Perhaps if they had a frame around it, and a lock on it, it would make more sense. It just looks,like someone didn’t match the bricks.

Don't these architects even try to work within the bubget? They seem to be using this show (and others) to showcase their work.

"I don't want a snake house."

I like the new plan but scrap the orange and the pink. It doesn't fit with anything and to me it's not in keeping with the homeowners.

The orange windows are just right and add a bit of excitement.

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

The house my family lived in from 1976 to 1978 in Melton looks almost exactly like that house - including the garage when my father who was in the USAF was assigned to RAF Woodbridge - Looking on Google Earth, I went to street level and saw that the house has not changed much at all since we came back to the States...

The shingle facade under the original upstairs windows now needs to be dark gray, too. The inside is very nice.

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

Honestly, even if they hated the pink, the architecture can get photos and videos of the final result and then they could paint it white(or anything else) for not too much money and it could be changed in 1 day.

My expectations were honoring the budget or state ahead of truer costs. For the price i would have gone with living space above the kitchen and would have been ok with a higher budget. The pink was not the clients choice

Well done! Brilliant. Across the board. Except I can't see reason for the pink. I'd paint the pod celedon. Much more joyful and alive.

Ed VOLUNTEERED his services!?! What a guy! Wow.

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

VERY good PR for his firm and a LOT of people will get to see his work, so it's excellent advertising. But, yes. Actually, ALL the architect's fees are not included in the client's final bill.

The architect needs to design to suit the clients, NOT promote what he likes. Smh

I have done jungle landscaping in my front yard that I love and I know it throws some people. I have gotten compliments and no complaints. Life is short---- take some safe risks. If I ever get tired of it I can chop it down and redo it but I love it more and more. Vive le differance.

I really wanted a peek into the new pink bathroom on the second floor!

@mapleleaf0

Жыл бұрын

The fact that they didn't show it makes me think it's not finished. Hmm.

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

And the rest of the upstairs!!

Really love the host's voice

Dear @Abode, Thank you for the beautifully arranged videos that are not just a visual pleasure but also an audio practice for me. Is there any possibility to do something to improve the audio track? Because it is too low and especially when George is narrating - I cannot hear him over the accompanying music. Many thanks in advance

@vivalaleta

Жыл бұрын

Abode does not have permission to use this video. The way these sites work is to make a significant change to the film - usually by raising the sound for the host speaker. This episode was made quieter instead but for the same reason.

@heswatchnu

Жыл бұрын

@@vivalaleta This is ABODE, not ADOBE....two very different things.

The Californian? I hope whoever purchased that floor plan years ago didnt think it was Californian in style. Why agree to orange if you dont like orange? Its very modern. Instead of giving them pink bc HE likes pink & doesnt live there isnt good enough; he should have given them samples of different colors or ASK THEM for colors they like,

Unique approach! Well done.

What is it with all thoes orange Windows in this show 😅😆👌

50% over - YIKES

Lower the music volume, please, it drowns out the man speaking. But great design!

@lovly2cu725

Жыл бұрын

The voice over volume was faint

Did they seriously reserve a bedroom for visits from grandparents? that's mad!

@Kodanikage

Жыл бұрын

Free babysitting

@Redrally

Жыл бұрын

My parents and brother have all done that. There's an entire extra bedroom set aside for visiting relatives. Handy since we all live in different countries.

@regant.cameron8237

Жыл бұрын

I think its absolutely lovely 😻🥰

@heswatchnu

Жыл бұрын

@anthroclass Let me guess your age, about 28-30ish? Just an educated guess... Parents are likely to eventually need assistance with daily tasks, etc. having a place for that eventual (dare i say nearly inevitable) day is quite forward thinking... for some of us 🙂

Well done. Really a lot of transformation and value added for that price. I'm guessing because the architect takes a lower fee and/or is compensated by the exposure or paid by the show production

Love it. Even at the front, just the right hints that there is thoughtful & unique design at that address, but I definitely would’ve gone for a bolder cube color

I've seen about a dozen of these programmes, and this is the first time I'm not convinced by what has been done. Too many 'odd' bits.

They kind of messed up the design by 1) nixing the idea for the hexagonal cladding, which would have looked fab! 2) watering the pink shade down so much you might has well have just gone with white. I do think, if they didn't like pink, they should have called canary yellow. Or sky blue. Or tricorn black. Or slate grey. But with boldness, not watered-down. I'm sure it was frustrating for the architect. I think the bricked-in door on the front for a bike shed has little charm, but it probably works ok for their purposes... hey, as long as they're happy, because they have to live there.

@andrewjones-productions

Жыл бұрын

I think that the hexagonal cladding is divisive with people either loving it or hating it. If it were proposed to me, I would have said a very clear 'NO' the moment I saw it.

@twistoffate4791

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewjones-productions I'm afraid the hexagonal flooring would have been a firm "No way!" from me as well.

I like the orange and the new entry way was a must but frankly the rest of the project is really not to my taste. The client didn't like the pink. A good architect would have proposed another bold color instaed of ignoring his client. He is not the one payong the work, nor is he the one living with the result. He shouldn't have the last word on such personal choices as colours. If he really wanted bold, why not go for the same orange as the window or a dark grey like the cladding or some sort of deep dark blue ? Maybe they would have liked that better. And the "secret door" outside is ridiculous. A normal door the same color as their front door would have worked perfectly too. Far from my favorite episode in this program.

@hrussell9677

5 ай бұрын

Agree. The “hidden” door looks like someone mismatched the brick. And the pink walls are ridiculous. Who paints their walls pink, except in maybe a girl’s bedroom. I would paint over that right away.

What happened with the kids space? Did they get a bedroom each?

Was that project manager being a bit snooty?

@LaLadybug2011

Жыл бұрын

Nah. She was just stating facts. Maybe it was a poor idea to choose an architect firm that is used to dealing with commercial customers and commercial big budgets. Just my opinion, I think that was the mistake here. Telling a large company you just went 30k over budget is a drop in the bucket but to a family, it's a flood!

Actually turned out well. Would have tweeted a few things. 1. Glass door to snug/ formal sitting room. Made it more open feel. 2. Would have added the same grey siding used on exterior extension, under the original bay window out front. That small change would have tied it all together better. 3. Would have had kitchen cabinets and counters made wall to wall on the back wall. They currently stop short by I'm guessing 30cm on each end and that's not only a waste in a small kitchen but a place for dust, and things to accidentally fall off the side.

Another masterpiece!

Love these shows and their creativity. However, I find the sound very difficult. The voice over levels do not match the narrative ones. Otherwise, excellent, great work.

@proawelsh

Жыл бұрын

all of this series videos are this way

Music is too loud!! Why?

Maybe if you want a quirky house, it might be better to buy a house somewhere OTHER than on an estate where every house is identical?

@calicocritterscrafts886

Жыл бұрын

It was what they needed and could afford at the time.

@charlesjay8818

Жыл бұрын

They said other areas was too expensive, and also one of the most important factors when you have kids, is Schooling, living in a certain area in the UK makes a huge difference to what school you can send your kids to. If your good parents you close the area based on schooling

@39:10 I find that separate formal living rooms rarely get used = waste of space. I would have invested in support beams to remove those walls all together and create a complete open floor plan.

Bravo!

I love that orange

@debbielockhart7762

Жыл бұрын

Orange is my favourite colour. I find a way to work it into every house I've had. Either a wall or accessories.

Love it! I would’ve gone for more bold colours, especially on the cube.

What were the tiles made of on the addition? The architect called them "felt".

@andreaandrea6716

Жыл бұрын

No... he gave up the felt idea.

I don't get the orange windows that don't match the rest of the house. It looks like two separate dwellings.

6:15 existing plan 12:00 new plan

@bridgebridgebridge

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

"Small footprint of the house" so let's eliminate floor space within the footprint. Sure, Wilbur. Try again. A double height space that is taller than it is either in length or width feels like an elevator shaft. It brings the walls in because of the sight line being vertical. Horizontal takes the eye out. A normal ceiling would have created more usable space upstairs for the minimal cost of some floor joists and a door. From what I see, the design is an extravagant flop before the shovel hits the ground.

The residents/home-owners commented 'there's no individual character '!! lol The host said it's affordable housing. Did the home-owners thought they custom-built those houses ? It's a semi-detached which means two house share the same main structure.....

Love it 👏👏👏👏🌈💖 one question 🙋‍♀️ do the boys each have their own rooms now 🤷‍♀️ I hope so. Their room together was so small 😏😊 maybe I missed that comment 😀

@carmadariacompaniona4181

Жыл бұрын

That's what I'm wondering too.

@andreawalker7138

Жыл бұрын

I think the boys are still sharing that small room because at the end of the video the wife says she is so happy to have "two extra double bedrooms." (around 42 minutes in) Maybe the kids only share when family comes to visit??

@whirledpeas5717

Жыл бұрын

I, too, noticed the xomme t qboutbyiw extra double rooms. At some point those boys are going to rebel about sharing a room to accommodate two guestrooms. I can imagine they are happy sharing at their current ages. Maybe I'm projecting but I'd feel bad if my parents considered company's once-in-a-while comfort over my daily comfort.

@caty0000

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully they let the boys have their own rooms. It’s easy to do one thing for the camera, and make that change once it’s gone 😄

The background music is annoyingly loud, so much so I can barely hear what everyone is saying. They messed up in post-production.

The brighter pink would have gone better with the orange I think

@twistoffate4791

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I have always adored the irresistible combination of orange & hot pink.

I felt the architect came off as condescending. Pink because he likes it, is not serving the client if they don’t like it. He’s designing for them, not himself. The husband seems enthusiastic about the final product but the wife didn’t seem completely happy. And way over budget. 😑

@LaLadybug2011

Жыл бұрын

When you go over the budget by 30k, you damn well should love every inch of it. I think the wife is probably worried about the money...and again, not loving every inch of it. Paint the bathroom pod! But it should be complimentary to the brick and the orange. I would probably choose Tricorn Black...a lovely Sherwin Williams paint shade of black with blue undertones. That's what it is in America anyway. The UK may have a different shade of Tricorn.😊

@serenakoleno9338

Жыл бұрын

A soft color was the idea of the pink color. They seem to like yellow, but if they want contrast to the orange, a soft blue or purple may be better. Love the secret door. Going over budget was definitely worth it for what they achieved. Wonder what they spent on the addition they tore down? Wouldn't it be ironic if it was the amount they went over? TFS

@Gromobran

Жыл бұрын

When you want a home to look like you want it to look then you hire contractor not the architect and designer. It’s their vision and thats why they exist. If you don’t like one designer you hire another. But to expect that they’ll behave like your servants just because you paid them, you have no idea or experience how this actually goes. And on top of it this architect worked for this family for free.

@kathyjones1078

Жыл бұрын

He likes the color I think means he is giving them something he believes in.

@bethjustmann356

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't that bad!!! Have you ever heard of Frank Lloyd Wright? Wright designed the furniture to go into the houses he designed, kind of a package deal. The problems came when he would go to a house that he'd previously done & move everything to the "correct" position. Can you imagine coming home & finding that someone had rearranged your house into a way you didn't want it?

As usual, you can spend 60, and they end up making you spend 90.

Great transformation ! I only did not catch where they store their clothes in the Bedroom.

Putting a two-story height ceiling over the kitchen of this small house is just idiotic and elitist at an insulting level.

@caty0000

Жыл бұрын

The balcony over the kitchen was unusable. 😣

@debbielockhart7762

Жыл бұрын

I love it.

@debbielockhart7762

Жыл бұрын

@@caty0000 I like that loft

@NYCHeartandSoul

Жыл бұрын

Actually I really like the spaciousness. If they were absolutely desperate for an extra bedroom then perhaps a double height wouldn’t have made sense but the orange sliding glass door and the light in the back make the house something special. I think the planners were a bit mad not to approve the black tiling in the front. It looks great in the back. As for the pink cube, that’s very easily addressed. It’s just paint and they can change it. It looks pretty interesting from the kitchen. I’m not really a big fan of it in the bedroom. Slate gray might look cool. The brick door reminds me of something that hobbits might do, but who the planning board would not approve the square black tiles all the way down to the bottom so the architect had to do something that would get by planning. The balcony is certainly big enough to put in a desk and make it into a small workspace. another way to go would be a big armchair. I wouldn’t say it’s useless.

@serenakoleno9338

Жыл бұрын

They wanted drama, they got it in spades! My concern is the top of the stairway! Would like a closer look. The point of the hidden door is so potential burglars don't see it, perhaps? Plus it's just cool.

I don’t understand all the doors on the main floor of houses in UK

didnt know Dexter had a family in Britain

That hair! (9:41)

Wouldn’t it look more as a whole if every window frame was orange 🤔

It's fabulous!

Why not an orange shade 🤔

What is "the snoog?" That's a Britishism I've never heard before.

we didn,t see the new room for the two kids so i guess they kept the same tiny room. even though they have a whole new double bedroom, it,s gonna be for the guests and not for the boys

50% over budget!!! And it's incongruous. It would have been better to start over elsewhere than to cobble this together.

Oh! George, WHY would you not show us the other upstairs bedrooms??? That's SO WEIRD!! Disappointed!!

I think these architects are more interested in adding to their portfolios than in pleasing the client. Don't care for this architect's attitude/personality

Over budget...sad! Well done Ed!

Irreterende med den høje baggrundsmusik

I just need to know why they never choose exterior materials that complement the original structure.

@nancyely6471

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The addition looks totally unlike the original house’s exterior.

why is george's voice so low everytime he's narrating??

Zero insulation?

This show is disappointing. It’s about manipulating the owners to do something “cool” that makes the architect look good. So annoying. Poor Ed had to scale back his plan!

90k for this. I feel bad for these guys

Please tone down the back ground music in future videos.. thank you

Why??? The architect is for free. You want funky, you’re offered funky but meh!

Pink is not a house color. I just painted my house I now live in because it was pink.

Town planners are the most boring [people with no vision at all

ABODE: The main narration is fine UNTIL there is music when he is also speaking. Either CUT the LOUD music OR cut the NARRATION of the main character....

Who doesn't like pink ,and barely pink at all it's more whitest pink .

@lovly2cu725

Жыл бұрын

me

@debbielockhart7762

Жыл бұрын

Lots of people hate pink, and most men can't stand it.

Terrible design

hi sukalow essex (33:30) marker. enjoy