Ugly House To Lovely House With George Clarke: S1E2 | Only Human 

never happens 😂😂😂😂

I think for him, it's about creating "art". Since he is so well-known, he creates what he creates and then leave the rest to the clients. He made some faces and comments about "clients". I really hope the family is doing okay financially.

I agree, 100% While they can now say that part of their home was designed by famous architect Will Alsop (which is really cool on its own), on the other hand, their budget was completely blown, and their original wants or needs were essentially ignored. “Phase one” explicitly states that more money will have to be spent to complete the project. Don’t get me wrong, it turned out beautifully (admittedly, I was a bit skeptical about it at first), but….is it really in line with what they were originally wanting??

Yeah, they were wishy-washy on their budget from the beginning and had nothing against going over 50K

Architect is amazing

I think they do have three "bedrooms" though, with the old living room, the old kitchen, and the front bedroom. Phase two would be just reconfiguring the existing rooms to better utilize the space. The rooms would function fine as bedrooms without it, though. I don't really like the portholes, myself.

Go to 39:14. At the place where the old and new structures join, the domed roof overhangs a short wall. Water drains off of the roof into a pitched gutter. As long as that gutter is kept clear, it should be fine. The problem is there are lots of trees around the house and unless they install some sort of gutter guard, it will be an issue.

I also wonder what it sounds like when the rain is pouring down?

@@TheLadyk53 the spice between the inner and outer roof is stuffed with insulation, although some sound will I'm sure transmit. in hawaii where metal roofs are not uncommon some people love that, some hate it.

Exactly my thouhts

I feel the same way.

Agreed

He could, but where's the fun in doing the same thing everyone does, over and over? While I can agree it's not to everyone's taste, it's also what makes it unique. Something that's theirs and only theirs.

I agree. I like how it looks from the inside, but from the outside, the roof looks like a hat that doesn’t match the rest of the ensemble. And not in an aesthetically-pleasing “mixing patterns” way-in a clashing way. I’m glad they love it and there are plenty comments here where others seem to love it as well. That’s great. Just not to my taste.

Me too!!!!❣️

and dont forget , the architect's fees was not included in those 90k.

The bit about the architect fees was to realize it would cost more than 90k if someone hired him, but in THIS case his services were free to them. I think it's a shame that he wasn't able to fairly estimate the true costs of the build. I suspect the problem was there wasn't a crew familiar with this type of build and that is what led to the escalated costs. The crews paid by the hour often lollygag to milk more money, and just being uncertain, making mistakes. The commercial construction crews in the big cities that the architect usually deals with probably weren't willing to go far out of their way for cheap, and the locals probably said oh sure I can do aluminum. We do that all the time. But the curves and portholes, etc it's ALL very specialized. The laminate beams specially made. Equipment to lift had to be transported to the site, again far from the norm. Little towns don't usually have that kind of equipment at hand. I'm certain that Will didn't intend for that to happen! He's just not in touch with the big city vs tiny town. They may have been partly to blame, for all we know, they may have said to use locals rather than the high priced crew. Often clients THINK they'll save money, but getting it done faster and correctly often saves money even at a higher hourly rate.

Me too. Unexpectly.

That is really sad news

Or maybe they just didn’t like it!

Most likely they didn’t love this weird house with two different styles in one to live… plus they move to an old 😢kitchen-now bedroom with out sunlight which they hate it!! 😅

Could be that with the architect's death in 2018, it was too lucrative to sell it than stay. Not sure how the UK works, but if it was taxxed on property value, and suddently the value went up, maybe they just wanted to cash out. Curious how much other homes in the area sold for?

If the couple were not DIYers, the remaining reconfiguration could have been overwhelming and expensive. And on the other side of the coin, they saw an opportunity to double their initial investment which led them to a wonderful home, turn key and lived happily ever after! I'd like to think the latter. Beautiful space❤ Sad to hear of the architecture's passing but to know such a grand designer put his heart into this bungalow is so special. Wish the family all the blessings of a happy life.

Do you think it's a design that could be applied to the Yucatan peninsula?

That can be overcome, but it is, long term, a concern should there be a failure of the seal where the old and new roof lines come together. It is never a good idea to have the valley of two roof lines join like that. The failure and interior leaks are inevitable, especially since they joined two very different types of materials which will expand and contract at different rates. Honestly, that architect is all about visual impact and nothing about longevity or practicality.

@@kimbernard9250 Thanks for the information.

Was wondering that too. Heavy snow? Looks very modern.

Absolutely! Metal roofs and aren’t perfect and leak too! Good luck getting a roofer to climb on the slippery aluminum! All these Frank Loyd type houses are a nightmare to fix and maintain later on.

If you look closely, there is drainage surrounding the new roof.

It's probably leveled to have a drainage with drop so water runs away. If it would be in an area with regular winters with heavy snow one could have a warming cable along it (similar as we attatch in the insulation to waterpipes here in Sweden)

It could have been more subtle.

They sold the house for a lot more, because it was designed by a big architect, though

100%! Then he insulted the wife at the end!

Agreed.

​@@galinageorgieva8554is that true, or a guess? What a shame to do all the suffering through the build with dreams of a future, only to see it torn from your hands to bless strangers while you're left struggling to find a boring needy shelter again. Sad if they had to sell! Loosing the pretty garden and tranquil village

@@tlvance3973 You missed the point, though. They certainly won’t be struggling to afford another village bungalow, more fitted for their actual needs, because somebody well off with grown children will snap this up. Yeah, the architect was a walking cliche of his type, and they went through too much, but they at least will be able to get out of debt. Bet they’d never do it again, though.

The aluminum panels they were pulling up had no insulation attached and it looked like they laid them right on the beams. I saw no mention of insulation. Every time the temperature drops, the condensation is going to be dripping off the ceiling of that room.

No way they were going to spend only 50k to rebuild half their house... In my country, nowadays, it would cost far more that 90k.

@@Myria83 This was filmed in 2016. 90K in 2016 is pretty outrageous.

Love it so much .🎉

I was thinking the same noise and lack of insulation, which means that it will cold in the winter and hot in the summer🤦‍♀️Great combo. Kind of like living in a barn....

😂 Did you not watch the program? Why do you think the roof is so thick? It's insulated! At 28:30 they even describe how it's 2 layers with 20 cm (8 in) of insulation in-between! 😂

that part is visible only from the back