Phenomenal. Huge improvement. Masterfully done. Please do a lot more of these. I learn so much from your dialogue and the reason for doing things. Would love to see how you would improve a classical colonial design. Just shows that so many architects and house designers do workmanlike things with no sense of style and historical detail. Telling a story as you state is so important.
The original architect watched a few too many *barndominium* videos. Your changes actually give them what they say they want. Makes one wonder how they knew the original wasn't right. I like the rocks against what I call the non-gutter side of the house. I'm maybe stealing that idea for mine.
That was great. I'm working with an architect on a whole house reno and hope I can learn enough to stay ahead of the architect and contractor (and my own uninformed ideas) so that I get a house full of harmony rather than one full of regret.
Incredible. It's funny, you watch a couple videos on this channel and think, "ok this guy owns a nice millwork shop" and then a few videos later it's like, "holy shit, this is a masterclass in design from the shape of the building down to the tiniest detail!" Really rare to see that
Brent, thank you for your input on this home !! It appears to me that the original elevation was done using a computer program and it shows ! I have been in the architectural business for over 40 years and you can not get the same effect when you try to make a home have the detail you gave it when you use a computer program !! Hand drawings are an absolute must !! Along with your eye and your experience you have taken this project to a different level and I am sure the client reaction was overwhelming !!
Your design changes give me the initial visual impression of strength and support. The original design looks frail and thin and that the structural strength of the building must be somehow hidden since it is not apparent. The changes broadcast, in a relevant and aesthetic way, that the building is sound and will last, as you have often indicated, a hundred years or more. Well done sir! Thanks for the video.
Thanks Brent! I'm just starting to learn, but I absolutely want to be able to have the skill set/knowledge to be able to do this kind of thing someday. It's hard to even imagine the possibilities until someone demonstrates them for you.
Brilliant work, you took a confusing mishmash of things and gave it a coherent sense of self and place. I just LOVE it. There is so much to learn from this video too. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful eye for the details and a huge overall improvement with the changes. The charm often missing from new builds boils down to the lack of details we see in historic homes and the choice of materials. My only concern is that the changes here significantly increased the build cost for the homeowner. Building to a price is often why houses lack the charm of older houses. The cost of details and higher-quality materials adds ups fast.
These changes really make a remarkable difference. I love your work, and this format of video is great! I hate to be a cynic but I have to wonder how much these minor tweaks add to the cost. It's said that the difference between good and great is an eighth of an inch, but how much does that eighth cost?
Ha, Great question. My intention was not to raise the costs but if were to guess; I think the arch window on front is definitely more, stone work is more. Windows will probably save money because we've removed the transoms. Its a fair question. Thanks.
As usually the changes look awesome, but in this one I cant but help think of how much the changes adds to the price as opposed to the price of the first drawing which i presume is made around contemporary standard materials. I want beauty but I wonder how much it adds up.
Good question. I would say less than 5%. A lot of it is choosing better designed products than what is drawn. Instead of straight tubes, buy columns with entasis. etc.
Well! I thought your ideas and suggestions were a great addition to the design. One thing not touched on in the video - when you’re asked to consult on a project is it typically the home-owner, the architect or both that approaches you and says “something’s not right”? Also, when you present your ideas and suggestions to the client how does the architect usually react to having their designs “tweaked”? Do they take it well and make the changes or do they push back?
Normally it is the homeowner, occasionally the architect is involved. Not as an active participant but involved. I think you are asking if the architect is offended. I find they are often not because few of these professionals have been design oriented. They don't have training in historic precedent and thus aren't hurt by my tweaks. Thanks.
I want to know if you have any information concerning basements? My mother is living in a historic home in Oklahoma City and she is wanting to to remodel her basement which is just a dirt floor and we are not sure how to begin because most builders here don’t do basements.
I,m not sure, her home looks like it might be a four square craftsman, it was built in 1918. My mom is trying to fix it up for modern living with out destroying the charm. Any advice and help would be greatly be appreciated.
Its a challenge. You need someone with experience. I don't see it as a design challenge, more of a functional chore. Making it dry, making it livable, Good luck.
The problem is that we moved away from craftsmanship and have moved to house assemblers. Homes tend to be designed around big box store available items. While it is great to have convenient and time-saving items, it comes at a cost. Products are cheapened up. I get a little nauseated walking around the big box stores. What makes it even worse is that people buy this junk.
This will be a place they will cherish over the yeas rather than just a house to be in, that doesn't have any sense to it. With this hodge podge exterior I wonder how nice the room plan is. It doesn't reflect design ability in the original drafter.
@@BrentHull Whoops. “Agee” was “A few”. At one level your deft redesign and the original concept primarily share the fact that they are both shelter. Beyond that, your design is art; the other, nice shelter.
Night and day difference. I hope the owners didn’t spend a lot of money w that first Architect bc it looks like a stock plan to me. All wrong and no creativity. Massive improvement.
Phenomenal. Huge improvement. Masterfully done. Please do a lot more of these. I learn so much from your dialogue and the reason for doing things. Would love to see how you would improve a classical colonial design. Just shows that so many architects and house designers do workmanlike things with no sense of style and historical detail. Telling a story as you state is so important.
I agree. Thanks and yes more to come of these.
Verticality! Love that word!
OMG - when you put the trace paper down showing your "fix" - YOU'RE BRILLIANT!! That's the fix . . . . that makes is soooo much better!!
Thanks for watching.
The original architect watched a few too many *barndominium* videos. Your changes actually give them what they say they want. Makes one wonder how they knew the original wasn't right. I like the rocks against what I call the non-gutter side of the house. I'm maybe stealing that idea for mine.
Please steal and take, let's make our houses beautiful and authentic.
That was great. I'm working with an architect on a whole house reno and hope I can learn enough to stay ahead of the architect and contractor (and my own uninformed ideas) so that I get a house full of harmony rather than one full of regret.
You can do it! Thanks for watching.
Amazing what a difference these changes make!! Can’t wait to see more videos like this!
Ok, more to come.
All of those small details made a big difference, huge improvement!
Thanks, I think so too.
Incredible. It's funny, you watch a couple videos on this channel and think, "ok this guy owns a nice millwork shop" and then a few videos later it's like, "holy shit, this is a masterclass in design from the shape of the building down to the tiniest detail!" Really rare to see that
Cool, thank for watching and commenting.
Amazing tranformation!!!
You took an ugly ugly comercial design and tranformed it into something real
Amazing
Thanks!
Simply one of your best short videos yet. You should drop these weekly. Keep up all your great work Brent.
Thanks! Will do!
If it's views you're going for, this type of content is what is sorely missing. Please post more!
Will do. Thanks.
You gave it so much character it was lacking... The original almost reads as an architect doing the "bare minimum"... Very nice Brent! 🍻
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Incredible work Brent. The house now tells a story
Thank you.
Brent, thank you for your input on this home !! It appears to me that the original elevation was done using a computer program and it shows ! I have been in the architectural business for over 40 years and you can not get the same effect when you try to make a home have the detail you gave it when you use a computer program !! Hand drawings are an absolute must !! Along with your eye and your experience you have taken this project to a different level and I am sure the client reaction was overwhelming !!
Thanks and yes very true. Cad drawings lack the life of hand drawn. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, I really loved the changes you made. Very glad to be learning about building better using historic precedent. Thank you, sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful! Those upstairs windows so low to the roof in the ‘before’ version could easily have been up against a foot+ of snow every Montana winter.
Good point! Thanks.
Looks great, Brent! I would love to see more of these!!
Thanks, I'll try to drop more of these on Wednesdays.
Outstanding Brent!
Thanks for watching.
Such an improvement. The new design looks fantastic!
Glad you think so! Thanks
Your design changes give me the initial visual impression of strength and support. The original design looks frail and thin and that the structural strength of the building must be somehow hidden since it is not apparent. The changes broadcast, in a relevant and aesthetic way, that the building is sound and will last, as you have often indicated, a hundred years or more. Well done sir! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching and the feedback.
Small changes make a huge difference!
Agreed.
Fantastic! Really Impressive. A much stronger statement.
Glad you think so!
This is excellent, Brent!! I would love to see move of these.
More to come. Thanks.
i love this channel! i have been doing this for 20 years also. the discoveries are the best! thanks
Thanks so much. Agreed!
You are definitely the master sir!
Thank you, very nice.
@@BrentHull I heard the other day that you were responsible for our courthouse remodel here in Rocksprings, TX? No video on that one. 😅
Absolutely stunning!!!
Thank you so much!!
Wow! Major improvements!
Thanks!
Thanks Brent! I'm just starting to learn, but I absolutely want to be able to have the skill set/knowledge to be able to do this kind of thing someday. It's hard to even imagine the possibilities until someone demonstrates them for you.
You can do it! Thanks.
Those are great!
Thanks!!
Brilliant work, you took a confusing mishmash of things and gave it a coherent sense of self and place. I just LOVE it. There is so much to learn from this video too. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job, Brent. That's exactly what it needed.
Thank you!
Spectacular, I want to live there.
You and me both!
I need to hire you for my 2nd story dormer addition & covered porch on my New England style saltbox!! You are brilliant!!
Deal! Thx.
I love the posts seen a lot of pics like that looks great
Thanks 👍
stunning after!
Thank you!
Love it!
Thanks!
The improvement you made are much better and stronger architecturally. How will the rain water be diverted from the roof? I didn’t see rain gutters.
Thanks but we didn't get into that detail. I suspect with the deep porch you don't have to have them.
Wonderful eye for the details and a huge overall improvement with the changes. The charm often missing from new builds boils down to the lack of details we see in historic homes and the choice of materials. My only concern is that the changes here significantly increased the build cost for the homeowner. Building to a price is often why houses lack the charm of older houses. The cost of details and higher-quality materials adds ups fast.
I think these changes may alter the costs slightly, I think less than 3-4%. Thanks.
Great educațional channel
Thanks so much.
Huge improvement. I love your contributions.
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Fantastic work
Thank you.
Really great.
Thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
I like it
Thanks!
Definitely your talent have shown . The cabin is ready to be presented. I wish you can show us the finished project.
Thanks, we'll see when they are done.
🤗👌Thanks
These changes really make a remarkable difference. I love your work, and this format of video is great! I hate to be a cynic but I have to wonder how much these minor tweaks add to the cost. It's said that the difference between good and great is an eighth of an inch, but how much does that eighth cost?
Ha, Great question. My intention was not to raise the costs but if were to guess; I think the arch window on front is definitely more, stone work is more. Windows will probably save money because we've removed the transoms. Its a fair question. Thanks.
Thanks Brent, good to know there are things that can be done without blowing the bank
As usually the changes look awesome, but in this one I cant but help think of how much the changes adds to the price as opposed to the price of the first drawing which i presume is made around contemporary standard materials. I want beauty but I wonder how much it adds up.
Good question. I would say less than 5%. A lot of it is choosing better designed products than what is drawn. Instead of straight tubes, buy columns with entasis. etc.
Well! I thought your ideas and suggestions were a great addition to the design. One thing not touched on in the video - when you’re asked to consult on a project is it typically the home-owner, the architect or both that approaches you and says “something’s not right”?
Also, when you present your ideas and suggestions to the client how does the architect usually react to having their designs “tweaked”? Do they take it well and make the changes or do they push back?
Normally it is the homeowner, occasionally the architect is involved. Not as an active participant but involved. I think you are asking if the architect is offended. I find they are often not because few of these professionals have been design oriented. They don't have training in historic precedent and thus aren't hurt by my tweaks. Thanks.
I want to know if you have any information concerning basements? My mother is living in a historic home in Oklahoma City and she is wanting to to remodel her basement which is just a dirt floor and we are not sure how to begin because most builders here don’t do basements.
I,m not sure, her home looks like it might be a four square craftsman, it was built in 1918. My mom is trying to fix it up for modern living with out destroying the charm. Any advice and help would be greatly be appreciated.
Its a challenge. You need someone with experience. I don't see it as a design challenge, more of a functional chore. Making it dry, making it livable, Good luck.
It changed from a cookie cutter design to something distinctive. I bet they need help on the inside too.
Haha, thanks.
Ummmmm wow!
👍Thanks for watching.
The problem is that we moved away from craftsmanship and have moved to house assemblers. Homes tend to be designed around big box store available items. While it is great to have convenient and time-saving items, it comes at a cost. Products are cheapened up. I get a little nauseated walking around the big box stores. What makes it even worse is that people buy this junk.
A lot of truth. We must rage against the machine.
This will be a place they will cherish over the yeas rather than just a house to be in, that doesn't have any sense to it. With this hodge podge exterior I wonder how nice the room plan is. It doesn't reflect design ability in the original drafter.
Thx for sharing.
“Agee tweaks.” Hmm. The result still has walls, windows, doors, and a roof.
Not sure I understand.
@@BrentHull Whoops. “Agee” was “A few”. At one level your deft redesign and the original concept primarily share the fact that they are both shelter. Beyond that, your design is art; the other, nice shelter.
Picasso
Nice.
Night and day difference. I hope the owners didn’t spend a lot of money w that first Architect bc it looks like a stock plan to me. All wrong and no creativity. Massive improvement.
Thanks so much!
WOW !!!
nice. THanks.