Successfully creating a video that exemplifies the suburbia hell that has became central Florida... I really miss seeing cows and nature here like we had even 10 years ago instead of all the additional flooding we are all seeing from everything getting paved over and watershed lands being developed on.
This particular parcel of land was Orange Groves that had been decommissioned for whatever reason. And they did dig out 8 different large ponds which are all interconnected not only to each other but also the greater river water management system for central Florida - so this new development can actually ABSORB more rain water than the ground used to be able to alone. I would say the general suburbia hell of Florida is when you have to drive EVERYWHERE - but the O-Town West Masterplan makes everything walkable like a city. Its well designed. That said, I am sorry to be a part of the progress that paves over nature. Although, cows DEFINITELY werent "naturally" here either.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE yea thats not how its actually working. We are finding more and more that developers are using oldest possible data to come up with the numbers for their water shed ability. Locally we are fighting heavily as developer are being found to use data 40 years old, that doesn't include any of the new terrain changes, developments, or any other factors for example. As well as not including any of the rainfall data from even the last 5 years in their required reports to show they can handle storms. This has resulted in people being flooded out that never seen water on their property in their lifetime, all because the development raised elevation of what used to be a highly draining area. Orange groves especially are highly draining areas to prevent root rot while also require quite a bit of water, so your basically built on top of engineered wetlands. Lots of them have moved further south as developments around them as well forced more water into their lands, and well.. they CANT go north due to climate reliance. My inlaws for example are losing their garden, trees, and have lots of landscape problems currently as the development behind them compacts and raises elevation, with the water table in their yard now becoming only inches below the surface. Their and the neighbors pond have basically fused with a vinyl fence running down the middle because the water simply has no where to go, including an inability to get to the tributary that runs directly adjacent to the development causing the problem. The developers expect instead the water to travel down county ditches another 4 miles to a larger creek that leads to the tributary.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE And cows may not have naturally been here, but plenty of other herd animals were. Central FL used to be large grazing space for native bison especially. I am in the midst of watching 17 acres of what used to be basically watershed and many times holding 2-3ft of water during heavy storms, behind my back window become 360 apartments with an additional 360 room 6 story hotel planned next to it. 10 years ago that also was orange groves.. which died off due to flooding from nearby developments that didn't provide enough planned drainage into the local river even though their numbers said they had 0 risk.
@@randomcommenterurl Interesting theory. Well, we just pay people to clean it, and I assume not much will break for like a decade since everything is brand new. But ghosts.. I'll come back and let you know if I ever experience anything unexplainable. I haven't spent much time in the attic yet, but I plan to build some of that out into a little loft/creepy hang out
Great video, the house looks great!
Holy shit mate you are living the dream, good for you. Amazing place. I'm an architect an I'm jealous.
lol awesome video man !!! that grass is god tier !!! I need to see if I can grow that grass in Canada lol
I wonder.. We do have hot hot sun for like 11 months out of the year.
"f*ckin love a heat pump" hahahahaha
Awesome place man, congrats
My daughter works front desk at a hotel right by you.
Do you have a discord community for members?
Successfully creating a video that exemplifies the suburbia hell that has became central Florida... I really miss seeing cows and nature here like we had even 10 years ago instead of all the additional flooding we are all seeing from everything getting paved over and watershed lands being developed on.
This particular parcel of land was Orange Groves that had been decommissioned for whatever reason. And they did dig out 8 different large ponds which are all interconnected not only to each other but also the greater river water management system for central Florida - so this new development can actually ABSORB more rain water than the ground used to be able to alone.
I would say the general suburbia hell of Florida is when you have to drive EVERYWHERE - but the O-Town West Masterplan makes everything walkable like a city. Its well designed. That said, I am sorry to be a part of the progress that paves over nature. Although, cows DEFINITELY werent "naturally" here either.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE yea thats not how its actually working. We are finding more and more that developers are using oldest possible data to come up with the numbers for their water shed ability. Locally we are fighting heavily as developer are being found to use data 40 years old, that doesn't include any of the new terrain changes, developments, or any other factors for example. As well as not including any of the rainfall data from even the last 5 years in their required reports to show they can handle storms. This has resulted in people being flooded out that never seen water on their property in their lifetime, all because the development raised elevation of what used to be a highly draining area. Orange groves especially are highly draining areas to prevent root rot while also require quite a bit of water, so your basically built on top of engineered wetlands. Lots of them have moved further south as developments around them as well forced more water into their lands, and well.. they CANT go north due to climate reliance.
My inlaws for example are losing their garden, trees, and have lots of landscape problems currently as the development behind them compacts and raises elevation, with the water table in their yard now becoming only inches below the surface. Their and the neighbors pond have basically fused with a vinyl fence running down the middle because the water simply has no where to go, including an inability to get to the tributary that runs directly adjacent to the development causing the problem. The developers expect instead the water to travel down county ditches another 4 miles to a larger creek that leads to the tributary.
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE And cows may not have naturally been here, but plenty of other herd animals were. Central FL used to be large grazing space for native bison especially. I am in the midst of watching 17 acres of what used to be basically watershed and many times holding 2-3ft of water during heavy storms, behind my back window become 360 apartments with an additional 360 room 6 story hotel planned next to it. 10 years ago that also was orange groves.. which died off due to flooding from nearby developments that didn't provide enough planned drainage into the local river even though their numbers said they had 0 risk.
I’m scared of big homes
Scared in what way? Like something is going to go wrong? Or like youll lose things? Or like the work of keeping it up is too much?
@@SPACEDESIGNWAREHOUSE yeah so many things to maintain & repair. Also ghosts, they like big homes it’s a fact
@@randomcommenterurl Interesting theory. Well, we just pay people to clean it, and I assume not much will break for like a decade since everything is brand new. But ghosts.. I'll come back and let you know if I ever experience anything unexplainable. I haven't spent much time in the attic yet, but I plan to build some of that out into a little loft/creepy hang out
Your Channel is so underrated...
Saluti dall' Italia!
@@lorenzbeea I wish he focused more on making videos because his videos are grossly under rated