Is this the house of the future? - World's Most Extraordinary Homes - BBC Two

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[smb]

Le's clear up a few things. (1) This is a vacation home - not a primary residence, (2) It is extremely eco-friendly with solar electricity and filtered rain water. (3) It is part of a series by the firm KGDVS (whose office is square!) that creates buildings defying what tradition. It is successful because the architect interpreted the client's wishes for, in this case, a small, futuristic retreat where the indoor and outdoor combined. If you want, there are lots of suburbian boxes, log cabins and chalets but it should be noted that uniformity and conformity are not hallmarks of great design. Experimentation is the primary ingredient to progress - without it we'd still be in caves.

[mstcrow]

They made an almost entirely open circualr walkway. This is incredibly stupid.

[valentins]

Schrodinger's house: looks both expensive and incredibly cheap

[annaliserenner]

I want to live here when I'm older.The outside is so gorgeous and perfect for a small farm. I love this house so much it's so cute and space effective😍😍

[Ramiz]

I can see you're trying hard to push that door.

[RegisBladeStudios]

You might as well be camping. Whoever owns that place is asking to get eaten by something lol

[TooFrigged]

an animal can just walk up into my kitchen and steal all my food. how is this future living? lmao

[JoaoPedro-bdpe]

the conversation between them is so cringey

[Theballonist]

Not eco friendly. It’s impossible for a holiday home to be eco friendly in the first place, then they chose to make it huge and inefficient for the number of people who could occupy it. The concrete will not age well exposed to the elements like that and the morning dew on the metal beams will rust them away in a few decades.

Insulting to talk about this like its good architecture.

[charlieschmitt]

Walls are double layered. Poly on inside and aluminum on outside. You can open one or both. Allows for a/c and controlled atmosphere or vented openair or completely open to the natural elements.

[hadessaskinner]

Such a remarkable concept. It’s like when you create one room, you must give up another. So different than the mentality our society has created, where it’s always “more, more.” It literally forces you to coexist with nature.

[Jasg]

I actually enjoy the 2 hosts interaction and commentary a lot

[Art-vogq]

I am surprised how many people judge this lovely circular holiday house without any knowledge
or consideration for environmental and cultural context of the country where it is build.
In Spain some people tend to go for weekend/evening to the piece of land outside of the city with
big group of people from work /or friends /or family - just to: be outside, cook outside, talk outside
disconnect from urban life and urban space.

In the comments frequently reappears the idea of traditional, solid wood cabin in the woods.
Do you know that in south of Spain is very hot most of the year and wildlife is very limited?
No scary being will eat you alive here, you will just sweat to dead in your dreamy-wooden shed :D
Woods - for centuries, Spaniards were cutting their forests and now in south of the country, vegetation
is very limited, with little and not-life-threatening wildlife.
Watch beginning of the video and see those poor trees from afforestation, all so small and "skinny",
and they grow already for many decades. So believe me, you don't need to hide from cougar or bear here.
You just come to "fiesta" for the weekend with people that you like, great food, some drinks, and to feel free.
Did you ever had a picnic with your family? Or barbecue on the beach with friends? How many cabins you need for that?
Did you ever see size of paella frying pan for 10-15 people?
Try cook this inside the room, in summer (hot, hot) for 1.5 hours, or pass this trough normal door :D
Good luck.

Making a building with reinforced concrete, instead wood (or other materials for that matter)
- makes it more resistant to earthquakes. Spanish law is very strict on what
and how you can build (in some areas). Most houses are build in industrial way, reinforced concrete levels,
supported by columns. Its very common in Spain.
One more issue reappearing in the comments (even some architects mentioned it) - it is about electric grid,
access to water, reseeding of (raw looking) central part of the circle.
- I know for sure that many of this country cottages have no external electric or water supply.
So this circular lovely huge shed/cottage from video is probably self-sustained.
Is there something more ecological than this?
Planting some green "stuff" that will die after a few weeks is not ecological, believe me.
Neither is watering this every night (Spain is short with water).
Just look outside the circle (beginning of the video), just poor vegetation with rocky soil and no water.

In the comments, there are mentioned other issues (e.g.: air circulation/insulation),
that I choose to ignore, to not bore you too much :D. They all have their explanation as well.
I just ask you to be open, and try to leave your closed mind in the closet.
Think about different, new things with openness and curiosity.
You may benefit from your mind being exposed to something different (not only better or worst)
if you allow it.
So, I am proposing: maybe rent something similar for a week, invite all that you love and have a good time?
After experiencing it by yourself, watch, how those new experiences re-shape your perception
and remove limits from your mind.

Thank you.

[hayes]

japanese architects achieve far more radical spatial effects with homes a small fraction of the size of this one

[blairy]

Adding more fun and dining at the middle will be more stunning

[davidostar]

I’m an architect myself, I love creativity, but practical creativity. I like the design but could have been executed much better

[blancheyap]

Great house..but, what about mosquitoes and bugs?

[gadie]

Just perfect. A house to relax. Open the walls and the world comes inside. This could be my perfect home.

[xlyoutube]

A good challenge for architects around the world: design a less efficient house than this one.

[iamlyric]

you go to the kitchen and become a meal yourself when mountain lion decides to visit your "cool hse"