Ugly House To Lovely House With George Clarke | Only Human

[@Charlotte-bn4gp]

"You can't make it any better than it is." That speaks volumes of the happiness this home is making them and will bring many years of happiness to this beautiful family for years to come. Well done❣️

[@JustAnotherGoddess52]

I wonder if architects would be such visionaries if they had to pay for the building themselves. Dramatic and beautiful architecture assumes flying with money. A shame for a young family who really aren't rich, but kudos to them for initiative and courage!

[@Rapha2587]

Or even live in it... That extension was a huge waste of money! I've lived in a house that had a room just like that, and it's absolutely horrible... And let's be honest, for this 42:48 🤦🏻‍♂ The view is really not that great.

[@abbyhillman769]

I've only just found this program on KZbin, and have watched maybe a dozen of them. The unstated theme of this whole scheme is: No, you can't have an architect designed home on your budget. They will always over-design, and then you will have to make compromises that disappoint, instead of starting with a design that is realistic within the budget THAT EVERYONE KNEW FROM THE GET-GO. Had an architect do this to us once. His design came in more than twice our budget and we couldn't even get a loan for the difference. So I designed something that I knew would work within our REAL budget, and more or less demanded that the architect draw up the plans for me at no cost (since I had already paid for his unusable design) so that I could take the plans to the zoning board for approval.

[@billger5710]

In other words whatever you think you need to spend, double it! But then you could just get a contractor and have something ok, not spectacular,

[@SuzanneBaruch]

You wrote: "The unstated theme of this whole scheme is: No, you can't have an architect designed home on your budget. They will always over-design, and then you will have to make compromises that disappoint." What series have you been watching? That's not the unstated theme of this series *at all.* I'm sorry you had a bad experience with an architect, but it sounds like you went with someone who didn't take your limitations and needs into account -- so why did you proceed in the first place? What you're doing is projecting your experiences onto everyone in this series, when there's really no link at all.

[@williamssister8804]

​@billger5710 spoken like an architect.

[@amyholman354]

It seems like there is always a shift in financial output, and that this is part of the drama. I'm wondering if, off-camera, homeowners state their lowest budget, and their absolute highest, and on-camera, the stated budget is the lowest.

[@nata3467]

I actually would position a sitting room where the dining room is and then put the dining room on the opposite side because the view is actually so much better and we do spend much more time in our living spaces then we do in a dining room

[@AgentAO7]

My same thoughts exactly. Tgat space fits more as a living area. And I would prefer that picture window as another slider.

[@jenatucker492]

I agree! You could relax so much more!

[@amyholman354]

I like how they did it, and the homeowners added seating and small tables in the living area that can allow for light dining. The flow through the kitchen to the spaces is cool. The dining area in that smaller addition lets the adults linger at the table.

[@jackandpiper]

That extension is the major cost..and it holds a table…crazy

[@gma6886]

But the view……..spectacular!

[@ivcseeu]

@@gma6886 but build the second house in fact, and hold a table, really

[@bikinggal1]

crazy right?

[@thesouluniversal]

@@gma6886 Yeah maybe one seat at that table can see the spectacular view ;p

[@randomcomment6068]

@@gma6886 🤣

[@andreaandrea6716]

I really like this couple, their understanding of quality and what was necessary. They went the extra mile to really see to it that it was properly done and the going-over-budget on the things they chose to do, those things will really make a difference in the long term. I thought they were really balanced in their choices and appreciative of every little thing. I wish them the best of the best going forward.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Seeing the Tryptic House, I can easily see the mess he will make of what could be a lovely home. Wish architects would learn that dramatic is often times the enemy of comfortable. A house can be dramatic. A home requires comfort and ease. These radical designs sound like Flanders And Swann. They are ever so contemporary at Number 7a, but have to live in number 7b in the house next door.😊

[@sarahdano55]

The paint and cladding really added to the house. Changing the roof was a good idea. I can get behind knocking down that wall between living room and dining room and even changing all the windows of the house. But frankly that extension doesn't add anything to the house. Putting sliding or byfold doors instead of that huge picture window and installing a raised deck just outside would also have connected outside and inside and for a lot cheaper. And frankly the view isn't that great, at least not enough to justify creating an extension just to take it in.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

There are several people making similar comments here. But what you're all missing is that the architect didn't add that into his design because it was financially unattainable for this family. You wrote that it would have been "a lot cheaper," but actually it wouldn't have been. The cost for that project in the US would be somewhere around $40k.

[@Gil2727]

A deck across the whole back with siding doors would have really opened up the house. The angled roof in the dining area is nice but no one visiting would realize it's there until they step into that little room.

[@thesouluniversal]

100%, I think that wouldve created a nicer, expansive but cosy energy inside and out. The angled roof looks "cool and interesting" and all that, but creates an uneasy interior energy. Same with the randomly placed oversized windows that look like they cant be opened. Think feng shui fail.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

@@thesouluniversal feng shui is nonsense.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Sure, a deck with sliders would have been great, but with their very modest budget it was unattainable. Even if they'd have put a flat roof onto the garage conversion, they still couldn't have afforded it.

[@Gil2727]

@@SuzanneBaruch Just looked this house up online, looks like they had it on the market in 2021 for just shy of 600,000, didn't find if it sold or not.

[@tinahochstetler2189]

It's gorgeous. But they've got the roof sloping down into the roof so snow removal is going to be a nightmare! Maybe they don't get a lot of snow there? That would be a leaky mess at best within a few years around here.

[@lalalu295]

No proper roofing installation and drainage at the bottom to guide the water away. I don't know where you live, but here we have loads of houses with sloped roofs. fllat roofs are way worse

[@wilma9475]

I'm assuming they get a bit of snow but quite a bit of rain--similar issues, in the end, minus some ice damming.

[@louisemackintosh4204]

With those huge windows I can’t help but wonder how they coped with the heat wave last summer.

[@djdissi]

@@louisemackintosh4204 or the cold

[@cynthiashaw45]

A deck that connected the living room to the dining room would have pulled it all together.

[@LivingLegendMe]

The unecessary weirdly sloping roof added significantly to the over budget. Architect should stick to the brief an bring propeties in on the agreed price.

[@cynthiashaw45]

@@LivingLegendMe I agree. That room had no warmth and was so expensive, and oddly shaped to be useful for the cost of the materials. Plus they lost a garage. The money spent on that weird roof should have gone to hardwood floors on the lower level to bring warmth to the interior. Inside the house looks cheaply done, and uninspired, and cold.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Sure, if they'd had the money to spend. But they didn't.

[@cynthiashaw45]

@@SuzanneBaruch maybe if they hadn’t raised that roof in the small dining room they could have done it. The outdoor space was more valuable than that ridiculous roof.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

@@cynthiashaw45 I actually agree with you, but the homeowners are the ones to make the decision, not us. They both said during the show that they wanted drama and modern design.

[@bikinggal1]

Architects for the most part are clueless on practical building. We had one do an addition to our heritage house, drawings were amazing. Then when we showed the builders they said he drew in all CUSTOM sized windows that would cost 1000's more than if they used standard with only 1/2 inch size dif! Im Mexico Architects are general contractors and with the build from start to end!

[@nualarosth8448]

O my goodness that house turned out fantastic, well done everyone involved.

[@HeavnzMiHome]

I hope that the changes have increased the value of the house to the point that they can recall some of the overages.

[@LivingLegendMe]

Sadly I would image they will be forced to sell to recoup the over budget due to the silly little dining room, or be saddled with paying back ioans for years to come.

[@vcie515]

​​@@LivingLegendMe I read in a comment that the house was on market in 2021... For 600 000. The stupid triangle roof of the dining room was not worth it at all!

[@mellyndubh9985]

The way (and number of times) this show uses "brave" and "bravery" to say "wealthy" and "money" is as much outstanding as the houses are

[@ewe392]

Stop complaining. I want them to keep making episodes

[@martywanlass4774]

What a beautiful baby. That nest building really escalates with a new baby. The wood cladding is awesome.

[@Faye-vy5kb]

Do they ever listened to the people about the amount of money they have! They always go over the amount planned!

[@MrTille]

What I take from this show is ”estimate money and time, then double it. And if you thought about your estimation for this reason, double it again”.

[@GracetheWestie]

The architectural design of this house is a HUGE waste of money. It was designed with the architect's vision. The couple agreed to it. Can't help but wonder what they think of it now.

[@모-q4z]

It would be so refreshing to have one of these shows come within budget. That is the mark of a good architect

[@LivingLegendMe]

Pushing young couples into debt for decades to come.

[@springlizzard1425]

That addition is such a wasted space. The house was large enough to start with and now has a pyramid with a view that is only accessible from a wee bit of that room. The kitchen is too wide, yet not wide enough for being truly useful with an island. The cladding and paint, however, looks wonderful. This house could have been made lovely much less money.

[@theronaldophotography4971]

Architect Greg has created a beautiful home.. and also, he has the most beautiful blue eyes I've seen on KZbin!

[@julesneville3113]

I'm sorry, but the example house George took them to is awful. If he took me to that to make me feel better, I'd be in tears. Why do all of the architects on this show do mega-modern?

[@barbarasi4799]

I agree. I was horrified by that example house. Totally ruined the look of the facade. The house beautiful before, I’m sure. 😢

[@LivingLegendMe]

I agree, the house was a stunningly beautiful early 19th Century property, marred by huge hideous carbuncle glued onto it, which their unfortunate neightoburs also had to live with.

[@conniekiers9554]

I didn't like that either...it was an eyesore on a grand old house

[@stuartcampbell4626]

What a beautiful expression of the power of architecture to inflame the human spirit.

[@team3383]

A waste of time and energy that diagonal sloping rooftop on the extension. All to satisfy an architect's ego trip, but the rest is stunning. Ten years on, (2014 to now) If anyone buys the house it would be much nicer to make an identical triangular extension to fit onto the existing one to make ...... a square extension with a sloping roof and a children's playroom or a "snug" at the top. At the time an simple flat roofed extension - triangular if you MUST - and a nice terrace with a BBQ on the roof would have been cheaper and nicer and added more value AND given far more spectacular views of the counstryside... but hey; "architects"....

[@jeffhughes1862]

So tell us what happens when the scrap wood shims -used to level the frame for the larch siding on the exterior walls-rot and fall out and when rain water infiltrates the many screwholes put through pebble dash siding

[@ТарасСтецько-н5щ]

Even though, I don't think that most of it is particularly beautiful or functional, especially its interior, I still think this architect did his best to transform this house.

[@shoshannafachima1306]

Extraordinary and beautiful transformation

[@garthl2954]

"nothing around here looks like that" - that already justifies the additional spend!!😍

[@audrey04021]

The camera operator is obviously enamored of Greg's icy blue eyes. Aren't we all?

[@LivingLegendMe]

Nope!

[@dagmarbeeke6163]

Can't help but gasp a little every time those blue marbles look at the camera. Awesome house, but that man is a fine design as well 💙

[@7u655]

Those lips too!

[@alles_klar]

This show is basically Grand Designs flipped around: the construction process is smooth and painless, but the result completely misses the mark. At least they got the "way over budget" part right.

[@randomcomment6068]

I would swap the dining room and living room. The front part would be home office - working area.

[@leeraewi]

The dining room furniture is so awkward in that space and you can hear that it is echoey as there is not enough furniture. At the very least, they need to put a plant or a piece of furniture in that far, acutely angled far corner.

[@AgentAO7]

Same thoughts here. That soace would be better as a living area. And instead of that picture window, I would actually prefer another slider as another access to the garden.

[@williamssister8804]

This show is Gaslighting at its best. Every show the architect goes over budget!! The couples are forced (shamed) into feeling its more important to pay the extra cost, just to implement the vision of the architect. Why doesn't the architect listen to their clients and stay within the budget given or close to the budget? There goes the child's 's college fund!!!

[@patriciokas]

my thoughts exactly! there are episodes where "100k is the budget" and then architect is like "ohhhh, 100k! we can do a lot with that! and since you have a lot i know you'll be able to get even more money, so how about i'll show you this and raise everything to 140k!"

[@kathyjones1078]

I think the “client” is the show’s producers. They seem to like having the ideal plan rather than a more modest plan.

[@topnftart]

Yes, I think the only possible strategy here is take your real budget, reduce it twice, and then repeat a dozen of times "it is our max". Then maybe they would fit in) But not necessarily. I am always feeling so mixed about these projects( Most of the time glad for the way it turned out from the point of the design, but so, so upset and compassionate towards their money concerns. I am watching shows like this to feel inspired and happy for the owners, but they mostly leave me thinking that it is impossible to improve your living conditions without working like a slave 10 years after that. And let's be honest: do we all really think, that this triangle roof was necessary? I think this extension would be almost as great with a standard roof and probably fit into budget.

[@olly-kai]

I'm amazed you all think that the owners pay for everything! No! As someone else mentioned, the show producers are a client as well. They take care of the extras the owners can't pay for.

[@williamssister8804]

@@olly-kai Well, not sure why you are amazed? When the show's host ask how much it costs guests gives their total cost. Also there is no disclaimer saying the show pays the construction bill only the architect's fee.

[@U2b5703]

Interior looks like an ikea home

[@gato.branco]

And there is no problem to look like this.😉

[@terranceparsons5185]

So does mine! A lot their stuff looks good, just don't move it after you've put it together.

[@audrey04021]

Good thing the original architect for this house is long gone because the critique is brutal and totally on point ... 🤣

[@FigaroHey]

What if the owners and neighbors don't want some shard of glass or brutalist box? Are they allowed to want their home to reflect the surroundings in terms of architecture?

[@rebeccaarce5570]

The house came out even better than I anticipated...Super!

[@sanniepstein4835]

These architects like roofs that send rainwater toward walls or other roofs, rather than off the building. Trouble in the long run.

[@djdissi]

It slopes down the other end

[@AgentAO7]

Overall nice transformation & I love the exterior. But what an expensive dining room! Lol... I’m not sure if that extension added real value to the house.. Also, instead of a picture window in the living area, it should have been a slider. And I would swap that space as the dining area and the extension as the family room. Anyway, Arch. Greg is handsome! 😍😜

[@SuzanneBaruch]

In order for a slider in the living room to work, they would have had to re-grade the entire back yard. That would have put them MASSIVELY over budget. You have to think of these things realistically.

[@peggylee6086]

How many people would love to have any home!

[@LivingLegendMe]

My thoughts entirely.

[@TheFiown]

There must be some unwritten blueprint for these transformations to make them all the same inside.

[@djdissi]

Most modern interior spaces do, and not in a good way. I don't care what shape it is, they're characterless. No craftsmanship, no human touch.

[@SB_McCollum]

I like this one. They'll have to do something with the garden now, hope they've got a few bob left for a trimmer.

[@georgiesmith106]

Greg the architect is gorgeous with those blue eyes!😍🤩😍🤩

[@LivingLegendMe]

Finally George caved and a one point pronounced "Architect" correctly. Cheers George!

[@olly-kai]

It's so weird to see this episode flipped mirror image so that the person who downloaded it hopefully won't get caught

[@elizabethmeiring9371]

I'd be super happy with that transformation if it were my home.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

This is a beautiful project! My only concern is that the unfurnished and unfinished interior is not amenable to family life or comfortable living. So while the exterior is stunning, I think they should have finished and furnished the interior and tackled the exterior in a few years after they'd paid off the costs of the interior.

[@gueulederat]

it's DRAMATIC

[@gregoryclark7566]

85,000 pounds has to be considered a huge bargain. This house was transformed so radically that it must be worth a minimum of 2x its initial market value. It literally went from boring and mundane to a superb home that emanates modern design excellence.

[@mariearce8021]

As long as they like it.

[@drcandor]

Must have been an outstanding experience for the architect to have the homeowners love the home so much _ GC and team should include the builder at closing segment of show to represent what makes the finished product all possible. . . :>/

[@williamwaterford8114]

Weird to see how a later architect can add such a modern structure to a very well designed villa from another architect. Why not build a 100 procent new house if you love new so much?

[@mariesahota1478]

WOW. The house 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿is lovely 👊🥳👊but the architect 🌹with his sharp features 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿and blue eyes 💥💥💥

[@Catilus]

I like the look of it, BUT, the sofa and dining chairs look super uncomfortable, wood cladding needs a lot of maintenance down the road and the white walls won't stay white long with kids. I love the windows though. I think just by changing the windows and changing the pebbles with smooth concrete this house would have been perfect for this family and within budget, although not as unique.

[@frenchartantiquesparis424]

The house was gorgeous to begin with.

[@philmoore71]

i agree with the comments. Also the other houses in the area seem in the same previous condition as this house

[@jenatucker492]

I do like the extension, but I would make it my living/sitting room. It would make that view more comfortable!!

[@deejaytori]

I like almost everything about this series except the stark interior aesthetic of most of the builds. I really get into each episode, then can't help feel a bit disappointed at the end because of how cold and uninviting the interiors feel to me. I guess that's the trend right now.

[@LalalalalaLauren75]

The windows are AMAZING

[@loucastel5188]

Why was it not insulated behind that cladding?

[@tassadanslesmyriades1044]

Each episode the “very limited budget” becomes a “very unlimited budget” 😂 I think this is a scam. But very beautiful house.

[@bryanwiens5950]

The addition is not in harmony with the house. It’s pretty bad design actually. Brilliant design? I don’t think so.

[@jackandpiper]

I’ve never heard of, or met an architect that ever listen to someone’s budget…self absorbed is 2hat they are..I’d never hire one!

[@Holidaygal]

We built a house in Wisconsin working with builder from ground up. We and He kept an eye to the allowance for each item and we were able to keep within the budget we established with money left over.

[@makingitthrough190]

Its odd to say it didn’t fit with the surroundings when its much the same as the one next door.

[@B-Th-Change]

I love these videos. Amazing!

[@Loliolla]

the resulting home is much better than the original. once the exterior ages the home will look more appealing. The dark color will make it blend in more. Green foliage looks beautiful against dark gray. I do question the value of the architectural addition. For less money they could have met their needs by simply converting the garage into living space with sliding doors to the exterior and balancing the structure by converting the flat rooftop into a second floor patio with a trellis. That would have left them more than enough money to renovate the kitchen and bath, add windows and doors to the back of the home, install the slate roof and to re-clad and paint the exterior of the home. I would have sunk more money into creating outdoor living space. I love the slate roof, but I distrust the viability of vertical siding, especially in a wet climate. I also think the home needs more improvements. For example, It really seems like the room off the living room should have sliding doors to the backyard. That room itself seems like wasted space and those plywood benches look extremely uncomfortable. On the other hand the extra room could make a great playroom and can evolve as their children get older. The kitchen is architecturally appealing, but I’m not sure if there’s enough counter space. I wish they had shown more of the house. Hopefully they turned the shower room into a laundry or powder room and made a proper bathroom on the second floor.

[@acynestevens4885]

Seriously, that triangular room is not necessary. That house is fine without it. That in itself would have cut the cost way down. I can not understand if the budget is limited, why do such extensive work on the outside. Put all the funds on the inside work.

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Per some of these comments, there's a lot of comfy armchair critics who don't understand the alchemy of client-architect & the joy great design gives a living family, for decades. Affording something is often a matter of prioritizing; those never touched by the majesty of the pure + simple elegance of design are missing out.

[@agme8045]

I understand that kind of mindset, yet this design was terrible and not worth the money that the people didn’t really have.

[@FigaroHey]

All you can see is green. (And someone's old shed.)

[@bevfrench3496]

a good rain storm....where does the water run off of that beautiful extension? down to the main house?

[@mary-annnstednielsen5300]

George, remember to let the owners go in the house first….. It is their house and home, and you are a guest!

[@terranceparsons5185]

Thanks KZbin, just the 16 commercials to suffer through.

[@tricialinden]

I had to stop in the middle to comment on how awful the example house looks after some modernistic architect got their 'creative' mitts on it. They took a perfectly lovely stately home and turned it into a mashup of styles. A truly competent architect would have respected the home's original design and built on that, and not make it into a poorly done lego addition.

[@williamwaterford8114]

Do you tell prices for buying and renovations?

[@kristeader4689]

I've watched for few now. And still can't get the doorway idea of having no space for outdoor footwear or extra clothing?! How does that work? I live in a kind of same climat exept with more snow I supose and a mud room before entering into living space is a must! Also we don't go into livingroom with boots.. how does that work with rainy climate and carpets? Really unpractical for family when you should need lots of storage and easy cleaning surfaces. I Like the gardening part thow...

[@terrytay1774]

Upstairs?

[@ReneeOh]

Imagine how much money they could have saved..just by painting the exteriors of the home. Sorry. Not to my liking . The place seems sterile and cold . Also wonder about the drainage of the roof on the addition.. looks like a potential future leak

[@lindalane9496]

love it

[@charleshall9488]

There needs to be an an American version of this show

[@sophiekarnak3936]

It's a nice house, but the claim that it "blends seamlessly into it's environment" is a total joke. It sticks out like a sore thumb against both the natural environment and the surrounding houses. It looks like the sort of generic house reno you see all over KZbin by house flippers and HGTV makeover gurus, and in a couple of decades that very expensive renovation is likely to look just as dated as the brick and pebble dash they covered over.

[@djdissi]

You're absolutely right

[@eileenworth7862]

Now it is a modern design in a country setting. I do not know how the materials will weather before looking dated themselves. The triangular room is terrible Feng Shui. Sorry, not impressed.

[@gato.branco]

I wished to see the bathrooms and the rooms.

[@SuzanneU]

The first words out of the architects' mouths is always "Extension"!

[@pleinaire8698]

The front of the house overhang still looks tired and rundown.!!

[@sweetpea-yj5qy]

Watched many episodes and they are all the same… add modern box addition, larger windows and cover exterior in black cladding. Boring.

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

wow

[@shiraberelowitz3859]

After watching this show it becomes even clearer why many engineers hate architects. Not impressed with this guy or his ideas.

[@dwt20125]

The house they went to visit has been destroyed with the extension .

[@futon2345]

All that steel for a crazy little house is a little too much if you ask me

[@farabifarab3256]

My opion its not safe and healthy for mom and baby and kid to stay in the situation like that

[@ediefolta9494]

Yes, not even an air filter!🤑

[@djdissi]

Yes, I was really surprised by that

[@babycakes8434]

This house would look great with all the exterior upgrades and without the extention. Seems like the architect likes the extentions, so he plopped one here, but without thinking about budget and functionality. The extention looks like a wood shed🤦‍♀️

[@maryhart637]

Beautiful final reveal!

[@caracampbell1715]

The triangular space is almost unusable. What is wrong with these goofy architects??

[@happydays1336]

Where I live converting a garage to living space reduces the property's value.

[@7u655]

I paused and stared at the addition for a couple of minutes and its a mess! Never heard of opening a space to divide it?? Horrible!

[@nancywolf3786]

the house looks better. i may have just hired an artistic painter to improve the curb appeal

[@karm9852]

I noticed that none of these owners want more house but they are always adding on extentions

[@lexyladybug81]

its not fluid the architecture is bizarre when it doesn't flow,and im talking about the house the architect showed the homeowners

[@lucreciaanashi3440]

Que horror!!parece q pusieron un granero encima de una casa.Revestimiento de madera en exterior es de muy mal gusto y encima la inclinación del techo me parece q le va a dar problemas.Con semejante movida podrian haber hecho algo agradable a la vista

[@LivingLegendMe]

Who else whilst warchng is thinking of all our young homeless on the streets this winter? I´d like a show where Architects, Builders, Manufacurers, Suppliers, Carpeters, Roofers, Neighbours and Joe Public provide their skills for free in building homes for the homeless with Councils providing the land and permissions gratis. A thought for William and Royal patronage, to talk AND walk it.

[@terranceparsons5185]

£342k in 2014 seems really expensive for where it is?