Grand Designs - Water tower

[Shippou-Sensei]

actually i quite like the technical aspec of it with all the technologies involved

plus my dad lectures in bulding services and has a big intrest in zero carbon development so it's always intresting to see how things like this are taken into consideration (or not in some cases)

 

[London_Calling]

I’ve always been conflicted about GD and it’s proved difficult to pinpoint why. I’d certainly agree it’s aspiration tv for viewers and a giant ‘look at me’ for this weeks contestants.

It does often feel like Our Kev’s architectural, green and aesthetic observations just dilute the above; adding a little high minded gloss to the rather base premise of the show.

Certainly an interesting dynamic between viewers, builders and C4. Tricky one.

 

[THINK!]

I don't understand all this hatred of rich people, I would love to be rich, then I too, could build my Dream house, a super-eco, never-worrry-about-bills (bill-less) grass roofed demi-paradise. In fact I think this program is a good model of how houses should be built in Britain each one different and unique and not bleak council estate follies and Barrat Lego-Houses.