pork chop Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 In an ED location that will remain unnamed a house made of Lego has been just been built. I am talking about 1970s Lego - the no nonsense 4 x 2 red blocks. Most people will know the house. It is on a corner, quite prominent, and near a school. The site was an empty for years. Maybe it?s to make us nostalgic, because Noddy in Toyland is the other comparison. It is quite depressing to see how poor the architecture turned out. Not because it is the very worst building ever, but because a few shortcuts by the developer (to save ???) have resulted in a shoddy building, when with a little more effort it could have been ok. It will depress people for years and years. If buildings were scored out of 10, with the worst 1960s tower blocks scoring 1 and the Gherkin scoring 9, it would probably scrape a 3. Not right at the bottom, but somewhere near it. To list the problems: - Proportions all wrong on the front with tiny windows - Zero detailing - Windows flat to front facade giving no relief - Cheap fittings esp. windows - Too much of the same red Lego brick - A prominent location so it can?t be missed - It will last 200 years - Noddy lives there Why don?t council planners try harder when agreeing to designs??? All they seem to care about is roughly matching the brick to nearby houses and a pseudo-traditional style. The quality of the design / build seems irrelevant to them. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassocks Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Dear Noddy. Regarding your new building project. I know you have to make a living somehow. I understand the need for new housing in London. I understand that you have provided a new home in a lovely area for a nice family. Well done. But if you do it again please please do not patronise those whose eyes must fall upon your building. It has " they'll never notice" written all over it. For one, I'd rather you didn't try to pass it off as a harmonious continuation of the street facade. (unless you really did!). In almost every instance where some thought over a detail is required, you have simply said, "they'll never notice". I've noticed and I've also noticed you've build quite a lot of new properties recently in ED. Please consider details, surfaces, textures and other visual stimulae in the future. We notice. Kind regardsBig ears. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleglen Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I pass it every day- I hope Noddy is a careful driver and sticks to the 20mph limit (I suppose we are lucky Mr Toad hasn't moved in!) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsparker Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I wish they had built it out of Lego, it would have looked a million times better. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Could we have a clue? Street name perhaps? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/15/3144-architects-contemporary-red-brick-house-london-terrace-uk/This might be it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 If the above it cost ?1000000 plus to build. Brick matches houses diagonally opposite. I quite like it. Would love to enter. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The inside I like, the outside not sure.But (if I built it) I'd prefer nice indoors and horrible outdoors than the opposite :) Ugly can be lovely anyway (Dylan there). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Apparently it "confidently terminates the terrace with a highly distinct proposition.":)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggers Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 oh I quite like it. I think the colour will calm down eventually. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsparker Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 ah I like that one, this is the one that irks mehttp://www.acorn.ltd.uk/property-for-sale/4-bedroom-house-in-landcroft-road-east-dulwich-se22-P210982/ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Mr Sparker - congrats, you have solved the riddle of the Lego House on the Hill...!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 mrsparker Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> ah I like that one, this is the one that irks me> > http://www.acorn.ltd.uk/property-for-sale/4-bedroo> m-house-in-landcroft-road-east-dulwich-se22-P21098> 2/OMG that's truly hideous :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsparker Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 That's Mrs Parker to you porkchop! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeb Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 That is a really shoddy house. Hopefully they?ll have their fingers burnt and realise it can be worth spending more.The greeenhouse looked better Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I like it but I cannot place it. What is the address? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 mrsparker Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> ah I like that one, this is the one that irks me> > http://www.acorn.ltd.uk/property-for-sale/4-bedroo> m-house-in-landcroft-road-east-dulwich-se22-P21098> 2/Yep. Awful, awful design. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristymac1 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 its on the corner of Heber and Landcroft roadNigello Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I like it but I cannot place it. What is the> address? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseoflego Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I got rather excited about this post. Thought we had had a local lego art pop up!Good post though. Totally agree! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjam Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Yes I've noticed that one on Landcroft and thought how awful it looked (I was assuming that was the one referred to in the OP - the one Gloves mentioned is an interesting bit of architecture). The one on Landcroft is just truly depressing - flat, featureless and with the cheapest-looking windows. I gasped when I saw that link - it's for sale at ?1.2 million! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsparker Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Totally agree redjam, it's so depressing. I walk past it twice a day and it infuriates me. What a wasted opportunity to create an innovative and thoughtful piece of architecture. Maybe it was the planners but why oh why build a mock Victorian house and then do it with so little integrity. The interior is incredibly ugly too. If you're going to pretend it's a period property at least put down a decent hardwood floor (their flooring makes me want to weep) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruityloops Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 oh god... that Acorn link is hideous... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 mrsparker Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> If you're> going to pretend it's a period property at least> put down a decent hardwood floor (their flooring> makes me want to weep)Yeh I noticed the hideous flooring too :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 A terrible pastiche. So characterless. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibris Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 It looks cool,well done Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/169932-lego-house-on-the-hill/#findComment-1183852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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