The ugliest house ever built
Did anybody else see that horror show that masquerades as the normally excellent Grand Designs - specifically episode 7, Series 8 (Wednesday 26th September 2012)? The one with the big set of glass building blocks, unsympathetically plonked in an otherwise lovely Victorian street in Brixton.
My wife and I love Grand Designs, but had to restrain ourselves from vomiting wildly after seeing that monstrosity. How the subjects of the programme got planning permission to build something which was not only incredibly hideous but also unbelievably soulless is a mystery.
If I had the misfortune of having to live in a place like that I have no doubt that I would go completely insane in just a couple of days. I am just grateful that the vast majority of people who design and build houses want something a bit more traditional, a bit more "easy on the eyes".
Listen to what Kevin McCloud says in his closing comments. Despite his admiration for the building techniques I got the distinct impression that even he didn't like it.
I genuinely worry about the mental state of people who actually want to live in a place like that.