The Flood Proof Home of the Future | Grand Designs

Kevin McCloud is in East Essex to meet Geoff, a newly divorced and retired man with an ambitious plan for his new home.
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[@isaacnaughton5206]

"You're a man of interesting taste". So much more polite than what I was thinking.

[@barbrn]

Did you notice the coral carpet in the bedroom at the top of the stairs? Probably for his granddaughters. I hate the bold yellow with the soft green downstairs. Hate the couch.

[@BMTurceanuHikeRun]

it looks bad :D

[@C-CEuroPopMusic]

After witnessing Geoff doing this incredible project successfully, he is truly an inspiration to many coming through this pandemic! Now everyone instead of believing in life and always saying 'I cannot' believe in yourself and learn to say, Yes you can! An Incredible home, furnishings and commentary. I envy you living there Geoff I really do , enjoy the fruits of your labor.

[@DominikV235]

This guy is true warrior. Loneliness is just a word. Must be a great story teller and has alot of experience. Alot to learn from

[@clivealive6261]

Probably the hardest part was pushing himself on his own, to be honest and say he was lonely got to me

[@jankarel6454]

What a stunning home. And after watching news of recent flooding in the country, this may well be the standard for homes for the future. Very well done.

[@coolthought8456]

the massive overhang is what make this house really stand out. Bold idea and great engineering.

[@thetechnicanwithaheart1682]

Oh my God talking about unbelievable amount of cost in parts and labor this is not for your typical family not even close. This guy must be pretty wealthy and able to have this actually built in place.

[@Suzyfromtheblock]

Very clever design, hats off to Geoff, he was in control all the way

[@0vesl0]

Who knew a Grand Designs episode didn't have to be 45 minutes?

[@sararichardson737]

I never want them to end.

[@0vesl0]

@@sararichardson737 I mean true lol but some episodes seem like they have a bit of filler lol

[@niklar55]

6:20 if you double speed, and use subtitles, instead of listening to the chipmunks!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@0vesl0 this one in particular didn't have filler watched it two days ago and a lot of stuff went wrong

[@mssn3166]

This guy is very strong and brave!

[@princealexyonwuren4028]

Geoff you are bold and gentle, truly you are the Godfather of construction and design, who can not fail. Thank you for the entire information of laying the foundation deep into the earth instead of the piling up suspension like they do in Florida is absolutely genius. This video will help me to implement my coastal home building in the near future.

[@jimdavid7710]

Geoff has the solid new home & can now get-on with his life..

[@silentthunderbird3390]

Q: How to build a flood proof home? A: Move to a place where it does not flood.

[@angelaburrell4649]

This design would work perfectly in Australia, at the Hawkesbury NSW right now as its flooded again this year 😉 or Brisbane QLD or Lismore NSW .... Goondiwindi Qld 😉

[@raa1496]

Well done Geoff , great achievement

[@leejentaylor6195]

top floors need to be the height of street lights nowadays if Queensland and New South Wales recent floods are anything to go by, when building in flood plain

[@veronicajohnson8920]

The building is a saviour! And so are you! Truly impressive. I love this show. Well done 👍✅

[@lingth]

NSW, Victoria should consider such designs, there is so much floods in those areas.

[@RJ-se9op]

an inspiration. a man has a goal in mind and he goes for it despite how unconventional it is. in the town i live in they are building on the historic floodplain with no thought to the inevitable. our culture could do with more great ideas like Jeff’s.

[@clementifangblog8583]

Great design I real love this house

[@blackpool321]

I would have stayed in the villa in spain .

[@maryann2970]

Brexit may have made that impossible.

[@evanprinsloo2416]

Geoff is a cool chap, that's for sure.

[@alexandercory7351]

so the ground floor is also flood proof?

[@michaelbenton2518]

Flood proof house, seriously all that money, House boat that's what it's called ,and you can move with that and go to the shops.

[@mowattlavern62]

Spacious and gorgeous

[@bryan3dguitar]

What happened to the rest of the house tour? We saw the kitchen and dining room. What about the bedrooms with their own en-suite bathrooms? And their own spectacular views of the estuary?

[@tommash.r.2606]

9:38 The roof line looks like the building is sinking/warped..

[@isaccarvalho2652]

Nice house, very clever design, hopefully he can get some peace and get on with his life. Good luck Geoff!

[@rebeccakeltie5181]

Now after Hurricane Ian in Florida and my now having to remodel/mitigate my condo….I’m taking notes!

[@POTThaesslich]

great concept, a shame he didn't pull through with the curved garden walls and the bespoke windows from the renders, that would have made it a true Grand Design. It now lacks a bit of finesse. But still a great home

[@jep1912]

Because true class will always shine through... and if you ain't got it...

[@Tokaisho1]

It’s not finished yet in this video, look at the balcony area not having fencing etc yet

[@WannabeMarsanach]

Flood resistant. Not flood proof.

[@peterlarsen7779]

CRACKING house!!! 👍👍👍

[@RyanChand-c5b]

cool editing

[@spartacus9852]

LOOKS OK. IS IT FLOOD PROVE? FOR SURE A FLOATING WATER VILLA IS FLOOD 🌊PROVE. 👌

[@iraq865]

Wonderful house nice design

[@yeahbee8237]

No stairs from the balcony down to the garden? The overhang to the right should have been more garage

[@lucindawilson5510]

amazing challenge

[@Bryceshey]

What software dose the animation

[@B.H90]

when the power is down, solar will not work either, unless u have battery back up sys, then most of the electric panels has to be on 2nd floor above flood water line

[@velianlodestone1249]

Can guarantee he's got the electrical either waterproof or upstairs.

[@Blake-pz7jj]

I think it's way too low to the ground to be calling it flood proof.

[@velianlodestone1249]

It's not going to withstand a tsunami but rain floods? Should be fine.

[@jayaychare7318]

take away the fact it's on high, it just looks like an unremarkable bungalow. a missed opportunity i reckon. the interior is all his personality and hes happy so fair play

[@PLuMUK54]

My first thought was "oh, a bungalow on stilts". I agree, a missed opportunity to have had spectacular instead of mundane.

[@MisterMaster-fy8no]

it is his house and as long as he is happy with the design there is so opportunity to be missed

[@JO_Artificial]

In my opinion, Jeff made the most expensive Ugly house, I've seen cheaper houses on this channel that dwarf this in beauty.

[@rebeccavalicoff1581]

Those are my colors too!

[@cyrklife]

Lucky bar steward!

[@AlySy-z2r]

The weight refine the design and the costs it's always a Shep go up and down

[@Gerberous]

“It’s a huge cantilever, nobody’s ever built this” Uhhhhhhhh…ok pal

[@GG-ch1hm]

Flood proof until sea levels rise

[@davepennington3573]

You could probably build 100 houseboats for that money

[@BigBirdy100]

Because building on a flood plain is such a good idea....and necessary? 🤔🙄 Apparently he likes making things harder than they have to be. He's the type that has to climb Mt Everest and comes back missing his nose.

[@barbrn]

I'm surprised the land was not owned by a conservatorship.

[@NathanEllery]

I don't understand the avoidance of a couple of extra columns under and knock off $100k+ on the price. Perhaps it was those %(*$_)$))# planners? Better still raise the land and build on a hill. The view gets even better.

[@marieslabbert6009]

The weather and murky waters around his new home will depress me. I live in a sub tropical area with a lot of sunshine and colourful plants. His house is very impressive, but may not withstand the rise of the sea eventually.

[@ergo6381]

Even Conservative estimates of rising sea levels will have his ground floor under water in the years to come. He won't be able to sell that place. Sold my house by a river threatened with future flooding. Property value dropped nearly six figures because of the report on projected sea level rise over the next few years. But you take the hit, better to sell when I did than wait any longer than I did.

[@cuneyt4313]

Right?! I don’t think this house makes any sense however you look at it.

[@UnseenSpirit]

Well he left Spain to live there so he wanted to be near family. Murky water is standard around an estuary around England.

[@Michael-yz4mc]

Welcome to England

[@peterherrington3300]

It won't depress you , you don't live there .

[@mauni2000]

This is EXACTLY what happens when you dont have a good architect throughout the hole project, from start to finish. What a waste of money and time...

[@sararichardson737]

Isn’t K wonderful. Chose the right hat for the right place n occasion , Quite the gentleman.

[@micesserono2966]

Building a little hill would have been cheaper and nicer.

[@rowredround7206]

Why the carpet? Really messes up the flow.

[@marie.s9995]

I wonder why celebrities and entertainers who have the means don't think like him? 🤣⚡

[@SevenEllen]

That house may be flood-proof but I don't fancy the chances of that glass in really high winds. It's going to get really hot in there in the future summers without some serious additions, like green rooves, shutters, passive coolling, etc. THREE loos??? That's a LOT of water wastage. Where are you going to get enough when demand outstrips supply? You'll need water butts to collect a LOT of rainwater.

[@FernVert]

Meh. Understand all the motivation and admire his fortitude but the house is just ... meh.

[@emilynorris4263]

Anyone else find this completely tacky and lacking finese?

[@protonneutron9046]

silly man. He did it complicated and WAY overpriced. We have to do this stuff down in Florida. One simply puts down the concrete pilings (which don't experience upthrust) and next a monolithic dome on top. You put NO living spaces at ground level (that's just stoopid) but garage and cars.

[@TheSimonpearse]

wow thats extremely ugly building.

[@jep1912]

Essentially the guy built a mirror of his caravan on a flood plain and filled it with tat from a Butlins Blackpool liquidation sale. Grim.

[@ec5747]

Building on a wetland with future climate change just starting? sounds like a terrible idea and waste of money even with the best technology..

[@back2basics597]

To be honest, it's ugly.

[@MisterMaster-fy8no]

its not ready yet..

[@wanguikiruthi1930]

He's very selfish! The activity on this flood plain will affect users downstream! Not a fan! It doesn't matter how sophisticated this is! I detest what he's doing to nature. Let flood plains be flood plains! Leave the flood plain alone! It may be private property but it's impact will be at a whole public level!

[@niklar55]

Seems grossly over engineered to me. Why not just mah#ke the house a floating structure, so it can go up and down with any variations in water level? .

[@portman2396]

Looks like it belongs on a caravan park.

[@nickmail7604]

Looks like all the other "21st century style homes" a cross between an ugly warehouse and a bloody awful anything.

[@kevinchomyshyn523]

Amazing build; but the location & views are awful- each to their own 🤷

[@lordwalker71]

His decor doesn’t work with the modern design of the home

[@PLuMUK54]

"Grand Designs"? Not really. "Mediocre Designs", more like. A basic bungalow on stilts, a depressing area, and interior design past its sell-by date. I got the distinct impression that Kevin was struggling to make positive comments.

[@TheNaijaboy007]

...the cantilever is what I love!