Love looking at “tiny” homes. They really should be the way forward in the uk. If I were on my own I could definitely see myself living in a space like this. (Once I’d ruthlessly got rid of 70 years of “stuff”.😁)

@sheilakerr-jones4345

4 ай бұрын

Ah, yes. The three stages of adulthood 1. Acquiring stuff, 2. Buying more stuff, 3. Getting rid of stuff!

Your narration and annunciation are precise, your cadence soothing and accented. I love listening to you as much as seeing your innovative designs.

I really enjoy your narrative and your drawings and creativity. I’d love to see you continue to “re-imagine” abandoned buildings and spaces between existing buildings. But honestly, all of your videos are lovely.

Thanks for the lesson on the concept of starting with a monolithic block and removing parts to create interest and rhythm in a building's facade and profile. Also liked the way the heavy brick and the lighter render are used to create subtle contrast.

I really love how you explain your thought process.

You are so talented! However, I was wondering and would like to see some tiny home designs for elderly folk. In America we have bathrooms close to the bedroom, probably for quick trips in the middle of the night. Could this house be designed with a half bath in the downstairs and a full tucked in the upstairs? Just a thought.

I would love adding a toilet in one of the upstairs storage areas in case you need to go use the loo in the middle of the night.

I liked the design of the ground floor bathroom with the brick interior tile and the glass overhead.

It might be interesting if the wooden division on the ground floor could be folded or hidden so you can use the whole space. I agree with you in the need to separate spaces but with that small of a place I think flexibility is key I love the materials and play of volumes on the facade, it reminds me of some Tokyo houses in micro plots

@DawnDavidson

9 ай бұрын

I agree entirely about making the wooden screen something moveable if possible. Similarly, putting locking wheels on the couch would allow for maximal flexibility in the space. Then you could potentially push the couch into the “kitchen” and create a large space in the living room area for things like yoga, dancing, or a small vocal or instrumental rehearsal space. Fun design!

I love her solutions to small spaces …..she is capable of making them livable without sacrificing comfort or style.

I know nothing about architecture but you are a genius, Gemma.

Gemma is a genius! My dream, here in the USA, is for some philanthropical billionaire to hire Gemma to create an entire community of small houses, apartments and a community center within, that could be built in some of the abandoned shopping malls currently blighting the landscape of so many places in the USA. I bet she could imagine multiple beautiful little communities!

I feel like small houses in particular lend themselves to pocket doors really well

I love the idea of a block tiny house. I would definitely not put any partition wall there though. It is already small enough so dividing it into even smaller areas is pretty claustrophobic. Also, I know it's quite common but I never understand why people want to put their sofa facing a wall. I would definitely switch around the placement of kitchen/dining and living areas so that I can enjoy the view out the window when I sit on the sofa. Having kitchen as a corridor to the bathroom is much better flow than going to the toilet right from the sofa. The upstairs clean and open space is lovely and the bathroom with the skylight and utility space is amazing too. Thank you for sharing.

I love your ‘eye’ and your control of space. A really significant talent! Can I offer one small insight? I would think an important part of your market will be downsizers - older people wanting to find Keep It Simple Sam housing that will see them out. One reality they have to live with after turning 65 is the need to get up for a pee in the middle of the night. The loo on a different floor is not only inconvenient - it is positively dangerous. Just a thought….

An added benefit to that sloping roof upstairs is that it helps add a wee bit of darkness to the main sleeping area, which is good for getting to sleep. As a Canadian where winters are a force, my preference is for a more steeply sloped roof over a flat one, to prevent too heavy of an accumulation of snow, but this design certainly works in milder climates. I’d live there. You understand the essentials of space, light, the importance of beauty, and what people need these days. Beautiful design.

Lovely considered design. Internal spaces don’t feel cramped or a compromise. My only comment/criticism is how to keep the shower skylight clean. As far as future projects, I’d be really interested in a tiny home that really minimises groundworks to, say, 3 pilings or something to keep a very low environmental impact

@yadiracamacho499

11 ай бұрын

There's a window upstairs just in front of the skylight. I guess you could clean it from there.

You have such a calm way of describing everything - yet so precise. Thank you!

Love You’re Formal Non/Formal Voice Demeanor You’re Auditory Tone is Fantastic My Alga Rhythm Crossed Our Paths Not To Discount You’re Architectural Skills I Have Become Auditory What You Have Done With Horizontal And Vertical Lines Along With Exterior Textures To Keep The Over All Composition of a Neighborhood By Not Planting a Incongruous Monolith in a Cobble Stone Facade Thank You For You’re Shows I Could Listen Too You All Day….Oddly Enough

I finally subscribed because I love to follow your train of thoughts and explanations. I've loved Architecture since a very young age but I didn't study it. I feel I can learn a lot from you and your ideas inspire me for my own house renovations. For this particular project, I would miss a bookshelf. I know that would take up slightly more space, but I would prefer that as a particion between the kitchen and the living room. And I wonder where you would store the vacuum cleaner, a mop, a bucket etc. - Above the washing machine? I think there could be more storage area. I know it's a tiny house, but still. :)

Thank you for taking the time to seamlessly integrate terminology in your elaboration. I am looking forward to more videos on interior design too.

I love listening to you speaking the language of architectural design! Entertaining and educational. I noticed the theme you favour of bathing/showering 'outdoors'! If I ever build a tiny house I would seek your advice.

You have the best ideas 💡 😊 I absolutely love and could live there 🥰🫶🏾 well done 👏🏾👏🏾 well done

Beautiful concept. Would love to see it built with a nice view from the window.

Though I appreciate your thought, I can’t meet you in the placement of the bathroom. I had a horror story that involved a bathroom right off the living room and I just can’t go there. I appreciate your creative thinking with the other spaces and your willingness to accept the challenge of creating as beautiful and as functional if space you have given the parameters.

Love your work. Thanks for sharing.❤

Gemma Bravo! I love this little home. Whilst being minimal it achieves that balance of light and cosy space. ❤ Thank you too for explaining the block and void methodology. So interesting and inspiring.

Fascinating. I found your channel yesterday and it’s immediately become my favorite. Thank you for helping me to revisit my fascination with architecture.

That's a lovely design!! Your videos and explanations are so full of love ❤ I can tell you really love what you do

Thank you for sharing

So cool, love your approach. Keep it coming.

Yours is such a unique channel. My favorite is the home with the indoor garden. I once toured an “underground” house with an architectural student friend of mine years (and years!) ago which was built around a central courtyard that was open to the sky above. I am also fascinated by the “earth ship” homes the the desert of the US which seems to integrate gardens inside as well.

Brilliant. I love industrial light filled buildings, homes I mean. No obvious windows on the outside. Thank you

I’ve been really enjoying your videos since discovering your channel a couple of weeks ago. If such a thing is possible I’d love to see your take on a tiny A frame house.

@gemmawheeler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kieran, that’s a nice idea

@jmk1962

Жыл бұрын

Not a fan of 'A' frames personally as there always seems to be so much wasted space and restricted head height around the perimeter but would love to see what Gemma makes of it.

@mrs.manrique7411

9 ай бұрын

I’ve been in a mega mansion type A-frame building. It’s possible to make enough space in one for a family home and still get that particular aesthetic.

I love the frameless shutters.

Really awesome design. I loved how each space is its own space by having things hidden or tucked away. The floorplan really added to that. I was wondering if 'space-saving' stairs would have helped make that bathroom a bit more spacious.... Because your angles can be steeper your could have saved perhaps 30cm/1ft.

So excited when I saw you had uploaded another tiny house video. I love it. Love the wooden screen dividing the kitchen from the living room but still allowing light to come through.That bathroom is fab with it's glazed roof and hidden utility/storage under the stairs. Love the bedroom too. It seems so light and airy and still has loads of storage, a desk and a balcony. When can I move in, I love it!!

An outdoor-feeling shower is a joy to the body and spirit! But a toilet near the bedroom is a must lest we be forced to revert to chamber pots.

I have a "challenge" for you (well not really.. more of a question and a thought for something ahead..) - During the pandemic we all had to work from home, and I found that the only place for me to actually do so quietly, was from my bedroom desk, as opposed to where I would normally sit with my computer for recreation purposes in the house, because there were other people living with me at the time to consider. And I found that after awhile it greatly disturbed my ability to relax in my own bedroom. After working for 8 hours in my room, I couldn't really just close the computer and change activities, the entire energy in the room shifted from that of relaxation to that of excited work, and I was grateful when we were allowed to return to the office. I have since implemented a rule for myself - which is to avoid working in my bedroom as much as possible, and I was wondering - since I've seen you twice now position a working station in the bedroom area in these tiny houses - how would address that need?

Great ! Love the nooks you’ve created 👍

Absolutely in love with this channel! It’d be interesting to see you apply these tiny house ideas to vernacular styles for different parts of the UK/wider world

quite beautiful.

I could live there!

Thank you, it is always a pleasure to watch your videos, I really love your work ❤

I really love your use of those wood slat dividers. I'm no architect and I doubt I'll ever build a home, but I like these videos because they're just super comforting. Thanks!

some lovely touches here. I'd love your take on a small loft 1 bed house maybe with the potential to make it 2 bed with an extension in the future

I love seeing a glimpse of Italy out the upper storey windows 🙂 Another great design!

Beautiful

Looking forward to seeing more of your content.

Nailed it again! ♥️ I think it would work with timber planks or shingles on the bottom too…

Perfection ❤

But again, the bathroom and the bedroom are not in the same floor... don´t know why.

Lovely design. What would you coat the bricks with in the shower so they don’t go mouldy?

@gemmawheeler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It hasn’t been a problem on a real project I did this in - the right ventilation would be key.

Other ideas beside the minimal groundwork one… How hard could you make a single shipping container work? Eg could you make one work for a small family home? I’ve always liked the idea of a “fun house” with secret passages etc. be interesting to see what you could do with a very limited footprint doing this.

@jmk1962

Жыл бұрын

Check out Priscila Azzini channel here on YT. She does amazing shipping container homes.

You are AMAZING! Everything about this is incredible! ⭐️⭐️⭐️can you design a mini van? 😊💞

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Good job.

My only issues are the door battles at the entry and at the bathroom that would happen if you didn't live alone. The bathroom wouldn't be too problematic since doing the laundry is not usually a daily thing. And a solution at the entrance might be an entry door that only opens outward. Other than that, this seems like a great design for such a small space.

Looks great! Do you think you would have to detail around rainwater drainage with the glass ceiling/roof for the bathroom? I've always wondered how something like that would work

@gemmawheeler

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

A full two story tiny house is a great idea. minimizing a building's footprint on the planet, while still giving considerable living space is a great thing. If I had the means I would probably build something similar, but in 3 stories rather than 2. I really think living vertically is better than living horizontally. I obviously consider rancher style building a huge waste of space. Why 1 story, when you could do 2, or 3? I really hope you can inspire other architects to consider this type of building too.

Love to see you come up with a hobbit home design it’s realms of fantasy but they have fascinating interior layouts and design

While living on an island where there was a three story villa and It was on the beach & supposedly sinking & would eventually be a condemned property.honestly fell in love with the romance of the whole situation so one day while walking the beach I ask the owner if I could come inside & have a look I was surprised he said yes ! I was so delighted I was not disappointed this was as so many years ago so I have wondered so many times about it

I wonder how it would be to 'invert' the floors. I think that having the bedroom on the ground floor, and the living area which is most used upstairs, it would be something I'd prefer.

Love the look for me though I would widen the wall space on left so you can have wall to wall storage like 18"depth or so and make it a little longer so the back door can have a deck under a good sized balcony ... and then in bathroom a walkin tub cus of my health needs, and upstairs then I little longer I would have space for not just a desk but art hobby studio table computer area... and the below deck could over look a back garden ... I would be very happy with that design then ... but it is wonderful layout I would want outside to have black and white colours somehow lol maybe a blackened scorched wooden balcony canopy I'd love ❤ it more but it is cute and adorable and sleek and so a spot on back would give room to protect my ebike at the covered deck and that could be black as the door and window edging frames then id be very happy!!! Really like that ❤❤❤❤

Can you please design one of those 1€ Sicily houses?

There are several early 20th century terraced houses in my town with doors in the dining room hiding the stairs. Nothing is new!

I'm loving your videos..and your lovely calming voice. Just wondering, though, in this tiny house, where the heating system would be located? I've not seen any mention of where a boiler would go, and there is no wood stove as you've used often in other projects. Presumably such a small house could use electrical heating, as it's such a small space to heatm but would that be radiators?...underfloor???

this reminds me of my home towns brutalist architectural structure called Pasmore's Apollo Pavilion

I like it, but I wish there was room for a refrigerator.

Great use of space. Love the larger bedroom. Just a question about services .. is it designed for electric heat? And on demand hot water? Didn't see space for a furnace/water heater. Is the refrigerator under the kitchen counter?

We have to have two doors between the toilet and the kitchen where i live. ❤

Thank you again for this design. Would it make a huge difference in the aesthetic to put some kind of barrier/railing on the balconies so you have some safety for being outside on the balcony space. I haven't read all the commrnts so my apologies if this question has already been raised and answered.

@gemmawheeler

11 ай бұрын

Hi! I don’t think it would make a big difference, no. It would be needed for accessing the balcony anyway so doing something quite slender would probably work.

Hi Gemma love the bite sized video .. beautifully put together building btw .. what software are you using (the walkthroughs are great) Regards W

@gemmawheeler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks William, glad you enjoyed it. This one is all sketchup.

@williamrose7434

Жыл бұрын

@@gemmawheeler thanks Gemma ✅

what if you turn staircase so you enter it from room and you enter in bathroom from hall?

As much as I love classic architecture, I've always been drawn to this modern, cubist approach. There's just something about the simplicity if it. And, where some may see it as "brutalist" or "unnatural", it almost seems like a reflection of mineral crystallin nature to me, like salt crystals. In the right environment, it's actually really beautiful. But, IMPO, only in moderation, and as a stand-alone piece. A neighborhood of these would look cold and boring. And, they just don't fit into some communities.

Gemma- What is the name of the software that you use to model the houses?

@gemmawheeler

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, it’s all in Sketchup - there’s a free version online

@huevograndebingbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gemma! Love your videos 😊

Could you give us any estimate on how much this buiding would cost?

I love house plans, large or small. But I can't see myself living small. Tiny spaces seem to fit those with no hobbies.

Would like to see a full bath upstairs in the bedroom area and a 2 piece bath on ground level. They'd both be in direct line with one another. Having the bath off the livingroom reminds me of a basement apartment I lived in years ago. I think it'd be nice to have the livingroom area at the back of the house and the kitchen at the front, fewer steps with groceries and closer egress to the outdoors. Thanks for sharing.

I love your designs but you’ve got a “Thing“ with these lamps, …. Other options are available you know.🤣

When you edit the sound in your videos you could use a high-pass filter to reduce the ZZZzzzzZzzzzZz. You speak with a lot of Z, which is perfectly normal, I also have a lot of ZzzZ. But it causes issues with the audio ^^

@gemmawheeler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I’m learning on the go… I will look this out for the next one!

I like it,but the lack of colors is something that makes some modern architecture feel unfinished. The lack of colors in these spaces will also make persons feel alone or closed in. It's so lifeless and white. Really,it takes away from the efforts of trying to make it feel like the outside. The outside isn't a sterile white prison. I like your work. Its just a theme is just this suffucating whiteness

Beautiful