New build boring houses

When_is_the_reset?

Any new house designers on here? Own up - why are some (most) new build houses so dull to look at?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27817312.html

Who would want to buy a house so dull for that much money? Surely it wouldn't hurt to make the windows a bit bigger or put some interesting architecture into the design?

I hope we can design better places to live soon rather than build as bland and cheaply as possible then (attempt to) sell as high as possible.

Is it just me?

googler

Won't hurt, but architectural detailing will cost more, and all housebuilders will be building to a price point.

Larger windows will probably lower the energy performance rating, and there's bound to be a European Directive covering window sizes in that case.......

baby_fuzz

and they are all soooooooo small! Like shoe-boxes!

lincroft1710

When_is_the_reset? wrote: »

I hope we can design better places to live soon rather than build as bland and cheaply as possible then (attempt to) sell as high as possible.

I think you will find this sentiment being expressed as long ago as the 19th century.

Gwhiz

Square boxes are cheap and easy to build.

Houses of real architectural merit cost!

When_is_the_reset?

Gwhiz wrote: »

Square boxes are cheap and easy to build.

Houses of real architectural merit cost!

You are 100% right - but this one seems to 'cost' as well - with no architectural merit at all.

Still the agent says it is 'realistically priced' so it must be true.

Running_Horse

baby_fuzz wrote: »

and they are all soooooooo small! Like shoe-boxes!

Unlike those Victorians who built such large beautiful homes that would last:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-30256718.html

Or the 1960s homes for heroes with such lovely detailing:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25503377.html

Ladybird20

...and that is one ugly house as well......

boo1

Running_Horse wrote: »

Unlike those Victorians who built such large beautiful homes that would last:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-30256718.html

Or the 1960s homes for heroes with such lovely detailing:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25503377.html

Stunning homes indeed, such quality and class, bet they will be snapped up :rotfl:

axomoxia

boo1 wrote: »

Stunning homes indeed, such quality and class, bet they will be snapped up :rotfl:

The last one is 20 mins to London Bridge. I wonder why its so cheap! For that price, I could put up with a lot.....

DPJames

i cannot stand new builds. They all look so awful. Plain, small, dull, tightly packed. I can't understand people who like them. Well, i can, they're usuallly dull people who prefer to blend in than stand out. They probably drive silver Fords or Vauxhalls, love laminate flooring, only paint in shades of magnolia and have a 'feature' wall with large print wallpaper. It's like camoflage to them. Anything to NOT stand out. Well your house looks !!!!!!, it looks exactly like the other 350 on your estate.