Is this the house of the future? - World's Most Extraordinary Homes - BBC Two
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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer đ bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Programme website: bbc.in/2H6turi Solo House is hidden away in the wilderness of Aragon. A space-age circular building which sits on a plateau, it has external walls that slide open to create rooms that engage with the wilderness beyond.
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Schrodinger's house: looks both expensive and incredibly cheap
Valentin S And I'm sure if you open one of those walls up you will find a dead cat.
hahahahah.....
very Greek feeling ... but a bit too close to the edge of the mountain ... not an earthquake zone I do hope ?
haha
I can see you're trying hard to push that door.
A wet noodle and a beach ball trying to shift a curtain.
ramiz raza I
The Doors should be DC power motorized, balanced, oiled, and automated... Sun powered too ! :-)
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.
an animal can just walk up into my kitchen and steal all my food. how is this future living? lmao
Sense Versa its supposed to be like that, your house is basically a giant trap, just kill any animal that approach and you got more food than when you started, and that's assuming it wont be any robot's to kill the animals for you in this future house.
@@na-ev2zj that doesn't sounds very futuristic đ€Ł! Early men life style fits more into it
Because in future ppl will live in harmony with their environment.
@@whatname4613 the capitalism is so doctrinated, untill you realize you cant live off of supermarket and keep multiplying humans, there is only one earth and limited products... makes it sense for the law of natural selection
â@@katararapha9540Natural resources are not limited, greed and underutilization make it look that way.
They made an almost entirely open circualr walkway. This is incredibly stupid.
Well who are we peasants to question this genius, after all we aren't blessed with the 'insight' that the BBC has. Also I suppose when they talk about the house of the future, they are talking as if the regular people who cant afford a hilltop of their own don't exist...
And they say it was very challenging to designđ
Junuvo Jam The "insight" is not the BBC's,it's the presenter's.
Lol! Yes it indeed it is
If ur in construction, you'll know the perfect circle is the most difficult shape to build.
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 effectiveđđ
If it had any actual interior
You might as well be camping. Whoever owns that place is asking to get eaten by something lol
English paranoia...lol
too funny hahahahahaha
Bigfoot country ....
@@MCA391 English? you mean American
Mm how do you keep out the insects?
It's a house of the future: you eat them.
I thought the same thing.
Future house vs. future food đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
John Shakeshaft . Which insects in that dry mountainous climat are you referring to?
Just as our ancestors used to do.
Its Spain so it is scorpions. If that house was built in N. America, then you'll have to worry about Black Bears, Rattlesnakes, Cougars, wolves to name a few. If its Australia then it will be everything in sight that wants to kill you!
No thanks
Just perfect. A house to relax. Open the walls and the world comes inside. This could be my perfect home.
I actually enjoy the 2 hosts interaction and commentary a lot
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.
I don't know how controlled the atmosphere would be. Looked like the only track for the walls was at the top so the bottom was open to outside elements. That means you would be losing a certain bit of your controlled atmosphere all the time.
"A big O on a mountain top"
phrasing đ
"That's how you command a site, isn't it."
like somthing they would put in eugene oregon.
And thats all it is, just a plain simple O.
i was looking for this comment
Its nice to know that i'm not the only one with these ideas lol i had this idea 10 years back when i was designing my own house
Great house..but, what about mosquitoes and bugs?
Good Point
What about other wild animals? We have mountain lions, bears and coyotes where I live this wouldn't be practical at all. I like the concept of having a room being expansive just by opening up the walls/doors.
CrimsonStigmata yes! I was thinking the same too.
Blanche Yap. As you know, insects and specially mosquitoes likes humidity and wet environment... not so much dry mountain climat..
Simon Kefas yes, but still..at night they will creep on you đ
the conversation between them is so cringey
Yes, could have done without their talking.
Imagine that they are both men and both gay
JoĂŁo Pedro thank you
Because I thought I was just being a dick
Hated their fake dialogues
I really like them - they are so quirky and really bringing the feeling of the space into words
you go to the kitchen and become a meal yourself when mountain lion decides to visit your "cool hse"
Adding more fun and dining at the middle will be more stunning
A courtyard house like in Marrakech only round.
Combines my dream houses
Not eco friendly. Itâs 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.
Shows how much you know about Spanish weather.
What about the security? No walls?
It's a hilltop Fort... With no walls
John Merces haha maybe who knowsđ
There are the metal grid walls - those hold away intruders even in the cities.
love their presentation ....n the wildernesss noise
Maybe more area for living but I dig the whole idea. Especially going nuts on the center space. Needs a big tree in the middle.
If you had to close any of those doors quickly - youâd be screwed đ
Such a remarkable concept. Itâs like when you create one room, you must give up another. So different than the mentality our society has created, where itâs always âmore, more.â It literally forces you to coexist with nature.
So that is why it is eco friendly? Oh got it now
Kaze Tdr To be honest, Iâm still having trouble understanding how/why itâs eco friendly. Maybe just recycled materials or something?
Gorgeous !
A good challenge for architects around the world: design a less efficient house than this one.
I donât think we can
Iâm an architect myself, I love creativity, but practical creativity. I like the design but could have been executed much better
increase the diameter by 50%, increase the width by double, double the swimming pool, and install a full retractable cover for the courtyard... (bushes and flowers, no trees in the middle of the house...) also needs a full underground 5 car garage and 15' high basement, add a couple view port windows so the swimming pool could instead be a fresh water aquarium or koi pond. You can just imagine a grand dining room, bar, dance floor, music room underground with a wall window to watch the fish swim peacefully. You can sit at the bar or dining table and enjoy the evening watching your fish, having company come over. It's a good start of an Idea, I don't think the roof should be concrete, perhaps lightweight steel structure, the patio with concrete / greek accents ? Neo - Classical ... eternal style made with modern materials.
@@SeaJay_Oceans nah
â@@SeaJay_OceansContradicts the whole concept. The house is meant to make you appreciate the beauty of nature and make you feel close and connected to it. These materialistic things you mentioned would reduce that experience.
Nope, Fish are natural. I Love Koi ponds, not just the fish, but the plants and rocks and water fall features usually added to create a natural Zen experience. đ The fish are so peaceful and beautiful ! @@Squashedddd
@@SeaJay_Oceans I don't mind Koi fish but you also mentioned a 5 car basement garage, a dance floor and x2 swimming pool. You're making into a luxurious place. This design is nice for it's simplicity
Such a waste of space, barely isolated and it has a swimming pool in dry land... what exactly is supposed to be eco friendly about this? It's just really ugly
judging by the looks specially the bed, it will barely accommodate 2 to 3 people (if there are actually idiots who would want to live here)... the rest of the space is wasted... certainly a house that wide will need a lot of maintenance and I doubt those 2 who will live there will do it themselves.. so hiring maids/workers and letting them walk through the wilds everyday was included in the design.
japanese architects achieve far more radical spatial effects with homes a small fraction of the size of this one
Japanese architects do that because they don't have much space to work with. These architects were invited by a very rich man, who bought a huge piece of land, and invited them to build a house. He didn't give them any directions, only a blank check, and so they did whatever they wanted.
no , sorry but it doesn't work
very nice . so relaxing. my dream house
Rounded off quite nicely
10/10 would home in this for sure.
the best show for houses.
Imagine opening up the kitchen partitions and a bear comes up to grab a bite, after smelling the yum yums.
make sense if it has wide enough indoor space. and add circular horizontal elevator to go around house.
Coisa linda meu Deeeus!!
this could be a great house for a horror movie, just running round in a circle
Essa casa Ă© linda. Eu acabei encontrando esse vĂdeo aleatoriamente e fiquei surpresa ao reconhecer a casa que os personagens da sĂ©rie Bem-vindos ao Ăden usam como base. Ă um casa genial
Wow! Definitely my dream houseđ Nature_I just love it!đł
Iâm stunned!
You guys clearly havent seen the steel house at the beggining of the episodeđ
Love it.
its what rich posh people do to impress people , ordinary people would just build a wood cabin
Who'd want to be either of those?
wood cabin for me
Is this a comedy show?
vanno no
Are you a moron?
It seems good until there is sun light. Once its dark, it must be scary.
These guys are great.
I would love to live there
Absolutely adore this structure ... yet this area looks like a tinderbox
Found my dream house!
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.
do people with such houses clean for themselves?
Nah to open but it does have a nice view great for a visit.
Lovely but all I can think is How the hell do you keep the bugs out? LOL
I liked the threes sisters home it wasnât pretty but just the atmosphere and how the family were together was so cute
how many people on this planet will/can live like that?
The globalist elite of the future.
Beate Haunschmid who cares? The world would be a very dull place if everyone built an identical, small box to live in.
All people. This is THE house of the future. And there is only one of them, so get used to some personal space issues.
those dumb rich guys who doesn't know a thing or two about wilderness
Probably pretty freaky af during the night.
Which is it "pretty freaky" or "freaky as fuck" can't be both
i'm sure it ain't pretty whatever it is that comes at night
It`s a complete bloody eyesore!!!!!!
Awesome
Its interesting as a comunal vacation place like a mini hotel}. And it manages well views but..for everything else is a bit of a hassle
Hmm, seem the owner designed the house to be like a smaller version of Apple's "shapeship". I like it.
Some people are not understand that it is a vacation house..!!!
What are you Vacationing from comfort ?
watched the first couple episode of âwelcome to edenâ on netflix and i suddenly thought of this house. itâs this one isnât it? or some other construction thatâs basically identical
Thatâs exactly what I thought ! I started looking for this house because I saw this on some other Netflix show about amazing houses and it looked exactly the same.
Itâs like a mini Apple Park
what do you do in the winter or during horrible weather?
I saw this house in the tv series Welcome to Eden on Netflix. I recognise it from this show.
How these type of site is available for construction like falling water and this site as well
All dwellings, especially those in rural or suburban areas will always have the issue of insects and wildlife. It comes with the territory. Curvilinear structures does take longer to build and therefore, are more expensive. But in terms of heating, cooling and overall structural strength, they function better than rectilinear structure. However, with this build, the interior feels narrow despite the sparse furnishings. The courtyard can and should be reduced in its overall diameter. This will enlarge the interior, improving the circulation, making the space much more livable. Just my 2 cents.
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Is this the house that Brian says, "I need NOS.....I need NOS" in the Fast and Furious movie?!
Redesign of the Roman villa, outside wall keeps out wind, fire, and animals, inside is a garden and workplace. I'd go for the like, but not so large
The idea of a making a hilltop building a panoramic machine, is brilliant and appropriate. Metaphorically, the building is like an eye-ball or lens, that's looking outward in all directions and upward to the sky and stars from the center. The owners clearly love the arid, mountainous landscape. In lieu of air conditioning, wide, dark floor plans and bourgeois convenience that remove the resident from nature, this is a building that engages the owners with the land. Bravo to the owners and architects.
you can't beat a hammock
Let me open up the kitchen walls to get some air, ah! New scenery... oh look! Mom gpt eaten by a bear.
Now run around the wheel like a hamster figuring out what to do as the fallout lands around you.
Imagine seeing a bear inside your house. Lol
Attack on titan fan here.
couldn't of automated the shutters ?
How cold does it get in the winter?
How is a giant concrete circle difficult to build?
What we gonna do if it's raining
What a dream!!!
It's like Lumenhaus and Apple Headquarters had a baby on a hill-top.
This house is in a show! Welcome to Eden
Some places in the world you can leave your windows and doors open, bugs and insects will not bother you. And some places don't have morning dew or humidity.
not a wide enough ring....
exterior needs better reinforcement against elements.
foundation needs key-stoned to the center with two or more 1/2" thick 4" wide aluminum bands mounted in top surface of it.
floor boards need engineered to place weight upon key locations where multi tiered electromagnets are positioned over the aluminum bands, and set to pulse at proper hertz to levitate a fraction of an inch above foundation, to permit free rotation of the entire building.
Water cisterns need installed upon roof and or in a designated room with a water reclamation and filtration system for complete reuse of all waste water as well as a solid waste treatment/fertilizer unit to dispose of solids properly before use in soil enrichment for the center garden.
fruit trees and vegetable garden required in center.
slope roof inward toward the center, add two way mirrors over evacuated tube hot water heater units.
focus the roof/mirrors to a central water tower to provide steam... for power generator as well as to push hydraulic pumps for the well when needed....
Fill in the circle with more house and make it out of logs.and then we'll talk
So can it to be like circular and all...but also i dont know... covered entirely with glass doors.. who id ont know.. like open...I mean i am not an architect, but rome had doors...and windows.
Is it just me or does it look like an ashtray with a cigarette in it from above?
Two people that don't know anything about this house, telling us about this house.
Cool. However, it looks unfinished though. Something is not quite right. đ€
I'd hate that I don't like bugs or dirt flying around in the air and all the sudden I need to broom it all out
I think it would be a nightmare to live in
You can like this if it were a hotel room. But contemplate living on a regular basis and suddenly there seems to be no practicality to this.
Lol, this house isn't commanding any defensive position. I'll show you on that does though when I build mine.
Wonderful house but you really need to get some people to do it justice on a show
How many sq feet is the building?
I like the show it's just I wish they didn't turn every statement into a question.
"It's a very singular thing.....isn't it?"
What happens if a mountain lion sees you chillin in bed?
I like alternative buildings and houses especially ones that focus on outdoors... But this one is a bit stupid. WAY too open.