Gemma, you've excelled yourself this time, think this might be my new favourite design of yours, I l♡ve it!! You've taken an extremely challenging narrow building and turned it into the most stunning practical home. I love the way you always plan in lots of unobtrusive storage because, lets face it, most of us are not minimalists and have lots of 'stuff' we need to hide away out of view, that's real living and a lot of architects don't take this into consideration and favour esthetics over functionality. I love the way you always think about light and add in interesting ways of achieving this whilst always retaining the most interesting architectural features. I've seen from the comments that the owners of this property were the people who submitted this to you and I really hope they go ahead with some if not all of your ideas. Would be great to revisit this property at some stage if they do.
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate the consideration you’ve given this!
@susannemcmahon60936 ай бұрын
Ilove this design sooo much THE FACT THAT THERE IS SO MUCH LIGHT COMING IN .BEAUTIFUL ❤
@RestoringNumberFour8 ай бұрын
Oh Gemma, you have absolutely made this building a masterpiece! You never cease to amaze me, I think this is my favourite one so far (probably very biased as it was our submission😅). We're considering renovating this on behalf of my parents after we've finished our own renovation. Thank you for the most amazing ideas, we'll keep you updated with how the building ends up! 🧡
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Oh I’m glad you like it! It was a real pleasure to get to know it. Thank you for sharing it with me.
@jmk19628 ай бұрын
What a truly fabulous design. I really hope you do go ahead with this in the future and would love to see it if you do. Gemma's a genius. 😊
@gregpendrey67118 ай бұрын
Lucky. Jealous. 😎
@PostImperfect8 ай бұрын
Please do keep everyone updated. It would be so exciting to learn what happens
@catrionatalbot8 ай бұрын
Best yet, for sure. I can totally imagine living here. So great to see all your ideas for reclaiming abandoned buildings. Truly the best use for architectural inspiration. I hope many of your projects will be realized.
@2ridiculous418 ай бұрын
As a retired small scale property developer (in Australia) and serial renovator, I love the way you approach the re-use of space and especially light.
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thank you, I really appreciate your comment given your knowledge 🙏
@2ridiculous418 ай бұрын
@@gemmawheeler the pleasure is all mine. Here in Australia we have the biggest new build houses in the world and many of them are horrendous. I know a 70+ year old woman who lived alone and had a 8 bedroom house built. All hard surfaces and you needed era plugs to walk around it. Acoustics are a modern issue. Nobody here had any idea what I was talking about when I moved here 25 years ago, but so many restaurants and houses sound awful. Sorry, I am rambling...
@jeorjina8 ай бұрын
I was soo thrilled to see a proper entranceway/mudroom in this one, as I can't imagine a home without space for muddy boots and wet coats. This was a stunning transformation, wonderful as always Gemma!
@DawnDavidson8 ай бұрын
The location of this building in an area with “real weather” (I live in California, USA, where we don’t have much in the way of seasons!) clearly calls for a mud room. Gemma has done an amazing job creating this one. I adore that arched window into the living space! So charming. 😊
@FurnitureFan7 ай бұрын
It's perfect. I'd add a drop-down bench for getting boots off.
@shannonmurphy97908 ай бұрын
Who would have guessed that the original building, while very cool, could ever turn out to be such a special home?! Another incredible transformation.
@ghostgirl69708 ай бұрын
I love how you are always thinking about light and air, keeping these small, potentially claustrophobic buildings very usable and fresh. At the start I thought, how on earth can she make this work? And then you did. I think my favorite part is how you hid so many windows in little nooks and crannies.
@fisheater8448 ай бұрын
Amazing how you opened up the house by taking out that corner, another fantastic layout Gemma.
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@DawnDavidson8 ай бұрын
Yes, I wasn’t sure about that at first, but I agree that it makes quite a difference in light. And the patio space could be utilized in better weather for a small cafe table, perhaps. A charming place for morning coffee. :)
@chezmoi428 ай бұрын
Yay, Gemma's back! I was just thinking yesterday that we hadn't seen you in a while. No wonder, you're dealing with a larger, more complicated space this time. Your thoughtful use of space is always a joy for this retired interior designer to study. I would love to have had a professor like you when I was young.
@jennifersjunkmail59358 ай бұрын
You've knocked my socks off again! I especially love the enclosed entryway with the skylights and the decorative glass window into the living room area. Makes me wish I had a property I could hire you to reimagine. Thanks for sharing.
@wakingtheworld8 ай бұрын
I surmise that we'll all sat with bare feet (again)! This was another stupendous design...
@Xyzabc9988 ай бұрын
Great work. Like those traditional two storey farm buildings with external stairs to the first floor. A bonus to have decent looking floors in red and black.
@chezmoi428 ай бұрын
@@gemmawheeler I've been following The Indie Projects' channel, and it immediately reminded me of the staircase leading to the upper floor in the barn they're restoring in Portugal. I'll bet you'd enjoy solving their puzzle with this burnt-out building - they're meeting with architect and structural engineers now to see what is feasible. Incredibly energetic and positive people.
@capodicasa40388 ай бұрын
You've made sense of a fragmented, complex building! It's lovely, full of light and character.
@Varulfen958 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you kept the original floor! During the tour of the original building I immediately fell in love with those red and black checkered tiles. A nice mix of rustic and edgy, vintage and modern, since checkered patterns are really popular again... they're just really cool!
@cece6248 ай бұрын
This proposed remodel is lovely and very usable. 🎉 Thanks for sharing. A suggestion: I would enjoy seeing your ideas for window and skylight coverings. Many of us like the cozy feeling of covered windows at night; and, on hot summer days, covered skylights.
@jossfan8 ай бұрын
Love it when a new GW transformation pops up. I save it up as a reward for when all my chores are done and then enjoy every minute! Fabulous as always.
@designunlimited62158 ай бұрын
Always a great day when another of your great videos drops in. ❤ ....Thank you 👏👏👏
@k.j.24818 ай бұрын
Very nice. Great job. I hope the owners plan to add an extension and give this bakery a new purpose.
@TheFiown8 ай бұрын
Incredible how cutting open that corner changes the whole building ! Amazing little home. I don't know if you have seen a movie called 'All that Heaven allows' with Rock Hudson but in this movie he converts an old mill into a home and all my life this has been my dream home. I have paused the movie a hundred times to calculate the size and structure of the house to draw it for myself one day. It never happened but it still makes me dream. I would love to see you render that house as you do the other amazing virtual builds you create. Thank you xoxoxo
@Victoria-zk2rh8 ай бұрын
I just love your design process! The way you see 'living' is so beautiful. And thank you for showing your design in "bad weather“… totally not common in the planning field.
@davidbettney7858 ай бұрын
Another excellent thought provoking video :)
@AlanG5128 ай бұрын
I love your work! If I ever find a small non-traditional place, you're the person I'm contacting.
@mutlupb8 ай бұрын
My father was an architect. I wish he was still around so I could show him your videos. He would have loved seeing how creative and clever you are with your use of space and light.
@katybuilds8 ай бұрын
Yep gorgeous love the downstairs sitting area with views out and dark colours for the bedroom ready for a quiet nap
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thanks Katy!
@marjorieroman95918 ай бұрын
You do a wonderful work transforming all those poor old narrow & dark constructions into modern & light spaces... I love your videos! 😍
@chrisbgifford73878 ай бұрын
Wow, wow, wow, amazing. I love that you kept the red and black tile. The glass, bricks and wood feature work well together. So beautiful.
@Ford_TImelord8 ай бұрын
My favourite project yet. the simple move reallignment in the addition added so much to the sense of space. Thank you Gemma for doing more to inform the public of the value of architects than a lot of the architecture advocacy instutions do.
@xiakexin8 ай бұрын
Every house you design....I wanna live in it. If I ever find an old house, you'd have to redesign it. There's no way around it. You're brilliant!
@cathyphegley78488 ай бұрын
Absolutely perfect! You are a genius!🦋
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thank you :)
@JaneNewAuthor8 ай бұрын
I love that you've kept the red and black tiles. They really stood out in the "before" photos.
@ginacrusco2348 ай бұрын
Hi Gemma! Your videos are so rich with interest and information that I always view them twice. I didn't understand at first what you meant about echoing the 1st floor arched window with the glazed portion of the entrance hall until my second viewing and seeing them together at 11:05. How rewarding that was! Your small gesture provides high impact in your stunning design.
@lorrainefitzmaurice63868 ай бұрын
You are one of my favorite architects. I would love to see you design a mobility accessible house! (Or adapt an old structure to be accessible for wheelchair).
@christopherbagley3008 ай бұрын
Brilliant website, giving insight into the art and technology of architecture
@5yearshed8 ай бұрын
This ancient and modern combo works so well...
@jorgecardoso38768 ай бұрын
I would get the groundfloor toilet next/under the stairs (closing the door) and then have a large entrance hall with more space for shoes/coats and with the window giving direct light to the space. There is no need to have a third "escape" door when there are already 2 other doors/exits and this space is then better used. For the rest it is brilliant as usual. Love the corner windows on the living space and the use of materials, position of windows and detailing is wonderful.
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thanks for your ideas! The door going from the pantry doesn’t currently access the exterior but is a passage to the next house so I wanted a direct route out on that west side. I’d originally placed the wc there too but also didn’t want the escape route to go via the kitchen. On another thought - do you think you’d be interested in me doing interim videos where I open up the design process for discussion and input before producing a final design and visualisation? I always love some dialogue in the design process and it would be a way of me being able to incorporate the input of knowledge like your own.
@jorgecardoso38768 ай бұрын
@@gemmawheeler ok, thanks for the input. Makes much more sense now. And thanks for all the inspiration!
@erink46858 ай бұрын
@@gemmawheelerI’d love to see the design process opened up! Even just observed how t progresses with suggestions that are made.
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Oh great, thanks for letting me know! I’ll put some thought into how I could make it work.
@conniebruckner81908 ай бұрын
@@gemmawheeler It might be worth trying it out one time, just to see what your fans ( including me) would do. :-)
@Elle-kr8od8 ай бұрын
It's always quite a journey watching your videos. On first look, this old building had such beautiful stonework and beams--but then the interior of the ground floor seemed hopeless. To see your transformation is inspiring, especially your respect for the old material. And your use of light!
@nataliatkaczyk86318 ай бұрын
I love this home! I could see myself having an office in the south end bedroom - spend the nights in the darker north end, and the days in the lovely bright rooms. It would be great to see the entrance from the desk while away from the bustle and hustle of a kitchen/living area downstairs
@ЕленаАлексеева-х5о5 ай бұрын
Ваши проекты меня восхищают и вдохновляют!!! Ваш творческий полет фантазии и професссионализма ,- просто захватывает!! С уважением к Вам и благодарностью!!!!
@fc46608 ай бұрын
Gemma this is absolutely exquisite! We have hundreds of these buildings across the country. Good architectural design is priceless to maximise and beautify these buildings for the next generation and beyond.
@danatmatchvox8 ай бұрын
well done as always
@olivedempsey16548 ай бұрын
I would happily live in this home! My only negative would be lack of storage in the upstairs shower room.
@annwoodard7638 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your videos. Such a beautiful design!
@29lookingood8 ай бұрын
This has got to be my most favourite rendition yet. It's beautiful 💙
@harrisonbrown96698 ай бұрын
Love when you do these! Thank you
@lastyearsromance2 ай бұрын
I would consider extending the upper landing of the stone steps to create a small balcony for the bedroom big enough for a comfy seat or two allowing for some early morning or evening outdoor reading/meditation/etc. Love the way the addition opens up that other side of the house to views of the landscape and light. Outstanding!
@snailscourge98738 ай бұрын
From strength to strength! The window seating in the addition - delightful. Thank you so much for sharing your designs.
@vaunniethayer14846 ай бұрын
The mixture of contemporary elements along with the original aspects is refreshing. It reminds me of Europe generally, blending the very old with the very new. Well done.
@pauleenlane47698 ай бұрын
Great ideas with lovely attention to detail in blending old and new sections. I would make downstairs toilet into a wet room to give a full 2nd shower and with the addition of underfloor heating and solar panels plus air source heat pump to make the whole space cosy.
@whyyoulidl7 ай бұрын
Very rarely am I stunned into silence; Gemma, this one of those occasions - how you managed to reinterpret this structure into what I think is arguably one of your best creations, I'll never know. Your concept might actually just be the solution that I've been after for quite some time. Thank you again, I'm indebted for your knowledge, passion and creativity 🤗
@jenniferharris76338 ай бұрын
Wow, this is my favorite yet. I love everything about it except for the exterior color of the new addition, but that's just personal preference. I wish we had old stone buildings like that in Texas.
@joansimko646113 күн бұрын
I would live here in a heartbeat. Beautiful and functional.
@rayguffey75937 ай бұрын
Every time I watch your new video and say myself :Oh, yes, this is my dream house! Gemma, this one is brilliant! Just brilliant! Thank you for sharing with us your amazing new creation! ❤❤❤ USA
@ixlnxs8 ай бұрын
The best part of this renovation was obvs moving it from a drab grey part of England to the snowy forests of Lapland. 🤩
@Theophilus3888 ай бұрын
I just love you 3D renditions. It's amazing how this house is transformed. I wish you could actualize many of your 3D models.
@underthebluesky923 ай бұрын
Old meets new with a lovely re-do to a very special building, love the floor and cozy feel where small feels big.
@goulash758 ай бұрын
I am always so impressed with how you can look at a dark, closed and dingy building such as this, and creat light, spacious homes that would be a dream to live in.
@angelaballard39298 ай бұрын
so beautifully considered. 👋👋👋👋👋
@JanieChandler8 ай бұрын
I so wish I could experience your creations in real (not just virtual) life.
@Alignedwithmyself7 ай бұрын
So glad you kept the quarry tiles. I spent six months scraping green gloss paint and dried concrete residue off the black and red tiles in our Victorian kitchen. Your transformation is beautiful.
@renaissancemom8172 ай бұрын
I love that the tile stayed a part of your design! I hope it gets to stay.
@iamccsmith25 күн бұрын
I know absolutely nothing about architecture but I love your channel so much!
@ElizabethBarone8 ай бұрын
This is genius use of space AND so unique!
@judithhowell12146 ай бұрын
This is also my favorite design of yours so far! I'm figuratively ready to buy it from you! Also, intrigued with your sponsorship.
@nitrojane8 ай бұрын
This is such a beautiful use of the space. The only thing I don't love is the red colour of the extension but otherwise it's perfectly done. Well done!
@lunatickgeo8 ай бұрын
I love it! I particularly love the stone and wood, it makes it so comforting.
@FurnitureFan7 ай бұрын
Yes,and those warm deep colours against the snowy background were inspired.
@wakingtheworld8 ай бұрын
Yet another ingenious rethink from Gemma. Love how your extensions are always in keeping with the original building and how you retain as much of the original structure as possible including external walls. Be lovely if 'RestoringNumberFour' will allow you to show us their renovation... if they do go ahead.
@michellezientek85368 ай бұрын
I cannot tell you how excited I was to find a new video! I am so impressed by your work and how you are always making everything flooded with light! I am so happy!
@patstats18 ай бұрын
Not only clever solutions, but entertaining as well. Your channel is always excellent.
@yk2sunshine3 ай бұрын
Addition's natural light and flow- magical.
@Molly-ec8ec8 ай бұрын
Oh, I love this one! Could move into it at once. You have such great ideas and such a good eye for space and the perfect use of small rooms. I hope the people who own this one will hire you to transform their little house into your offered structure. - I‘m always looking forward to your vlogs, I really like them.
@cheska99998 ай бұрын
Yet again, I am absolutely dazzled by your work. I want to live in all your designs!
@marktahu29328 ай бұрын
Well designed with a very thoughtful use of light.
@vargavideo8 ай бұрын
Brilliant! Love your aesthetic and beyond the box thinking.
@paulmccormack2938 ай бұрын
great video.always great to see your thought process on these
@rebapuck50618 ай бұрын
I love the light you always bring into your designs. I love my little home but it is dark. If I could do it over I would buy a place with lots and lots of light.
@krzysztofbaron75278 ай бұрын
Good idea as usualy.
@petertgeorgiev8 ай бұрын
Wow this is by far my favorite project! Totally perfect, functional and stylish spaces! Would love to live in a house like that one!
@trenae77Ай бұрын
This is gorgeous!! And delightfully functional at the same time. Personally, I would have converted the South bedroom into a crafting room, making use of the light coming in the large window.
@Q3hero8 ай бұрын
6:25 You could put your TV on a arm that moves out so that you can view the TV comfortable from all angels and then just move it back after you are done to save space.
@noreenen23477 ай бұрын
this house is beautiful.
@Ukrainian-dog-breeder8 ай бұрын
What an interesting project! Bravo!
@mateuszzdyb35478 ай бұрын
I really like the way you have transformed the kitchen and living room area. i'd make utility room a big bathroom (and eventually close the doors to outside), and change the colour of second bedroom to something lighter than black, bar those two points- a really good transformation.
@arcboy20116 ай бұрын
I like this one. It has a really warm and cozy vibe. You make great use of skylights in your projects which I appreciate. I would keep the exterior stairs and landing and put in a glass door so that you might be able to turn that space into a studio efficiency at some point and rent it out or air b&b it.
@miriam100ful6 ай бұрын
it's amazing what money and the skills of an architect can do to such an dreary sad building. Well done.
@janel45828 ай бұрын
Great work, I love your aesthetic!
@RosemaryCreations7 ай бұрын
This is lovely. I had to stop and say my breath is taken away with the beauty of your vision of design. What a gift of your talent of vision.
@fhugheveleigh28 ай бұрын
Fascinating and extraordinary resolution to a challenging reinvention of a building. You explain it all well and now I find myself awaiting another of your videos which are both a relaxation (your voice!) and a stimulation. Brava.
@mart74048 ай бұрын
beautiful. I really like the subtle move of the chamfered front entry.
@evgeniya578 ай бұрын
Every time I watch your videos, I'm surprised at how ingeniously you think through the layout. Will there ever be a video with the implementation of your project in life?😊
@caraalex78805 ай бұрын
I never tire of looking and remotely living in your functional and wonderful imagination! 💜 -From Canada
@stackels978 ай бұрын
The detail in the rendering is gorgeous!! This is a stand out for sure.
@Inkubaszi8 ай бұрын
I love to watch your works
@gemmawheeler8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@dingopuppytoo8 ай бұрын
Yet another stunning design. I’d have loved to see what you’d have done with the stables, coach house and various garden and service buildings at my late parents home.
@PaulaPughRomanaux7 ай бұрын
Gemma, your reimagined design of this cottage is glorious and beautiful. Your honoring of the exterior stone material, arched window and exterior entrance has transformed this sweet building into an idyllic home that inspires us to close up our rambling 1854 house in the states and move to England. I so admire your aesthetic in design, functionality, elegance and absolute beauty of the marriage of light, form and natural elements. Your designs are such inspiration!
@s999b8 ай бұрын
This modification/transformation has been done beautifully.
@jennifertharp6596 ай бұрын
Truly clever, beautiful, and useful to various ages and inhabitants. Fantastic as is, I think it would be lovely to see something similar as affordable housing around the world, too. Thank you for the tour, Gemma!
@alinchen04x68 ай бұрын
Again, such a beautiful and thought through design.
@larrypond70538 ай бұрын
Great design. Like the visuals show, it would be perfect as a standalone, but even with the attached house, it would a great rental or in-law suite .
@ruthhase-gutierrez98307 ай бұрын
I absolutely love watching these. This is something i would have loved to do as a career, but i don't think I would have carried it off as well as you do. Can't wait for the next one.
@missy46638 ай бұрын
Love your transformations!
@michaelwallace31052 ай бұрын
Love how you explain all of the thought processes in these designs.
@billyporter21958 ай бұрын
As with all of your projects I’d happily live in any one of them. Brilliant transformation