I am especially moved that you translated the owner's experience of loving the light coming through the barns of her memories, and integrated that feeling into the design. This is what I enjoy the most about your work! On another note - as lovely as that staircase looked, i would build it out in wood and put in storage. In Scandinavia, it seems there is never enough storage.
At this point after watching Gemma for quite some time I just hit the like button BEFORE watching the video ❤❤❤. This is absolutely stunning! I love everything about it but I can say especially the exterior sliding shutters. Thank you for sharing.
You are an extraordinary teacher in addition to a stellar architect. I am learning a LOT from your videos. There is a pedagogical aspect to your explanations that simply does not exit in other architectural content on TH-cam. Thank you!
It's always such a joy when you drop a video. Its a welcomed relief to hear your soothing voice and see your creative vision come to life in such uncertain times. I watch these videos with my mother, I can't wait to share this one with her and make her day brighter :)
I immediately recognized the ideas of Gert Wingårdh from his own house, which is an old Swedish wooden building (also redpainted pulling the red colour into the kitchen). This plan for the woodland cabin here is absolutely gorgeous, so I hope the owner will implement it wholeheartedly.
Soooooo beautiful. The feeling in all your designs is so calm, harmonious, nurturing and grounding. I sank into this one with such pleasure as it unfolded and can't wait for the next.
Another gem by Gemma! You just impress me so much Gemma. Loved the walls of the bath, the light. Have you ever received any awards for your designs? You should. Thanks for sharing your work.😊💖
Every time I think I've got a bit of a handle on space management, I watch one of your videos and am blown away by what can be achieved by a true master.
I never fail to watch when your videos are posted and am constantly amazed by your designs. This might be your most brilliant repurposing of a small structure yet. I love the use of light against the natural woods and how you created the bathroom walls to allow the defused light to make the bathroom more than a windowless space.
Absolutely stunning … Love the use to light Canadian oak timber and the design is fresh and almost Nordic. I myself love Mid-Century Modern / Fusion and even though this looks rather clinical, I love the way it performs with the external burn style structural design. You are a brilliant architect and hats of. To you Gemma. I do hope this makes sense. I’m a French person.
Wow that's an intriguing design, the way you've made capturing light a real focus of the build and the linking of that to the structural and window elements is really very clever and says a ton about how you focus on the person, what they appreciate and are attached to. Very impressive!!! Love your design reasoning.
Gemma you’re a magician! Love the fireplaces you add! And the nod to the original design of the structure by adding in elements that would be original…Your houses are 🔥…Very cool…
This would probably end up being a completely new build in the shape of the previous barn. But the end result is great and fits the client brief perfectly. I love the way you played with light in this one.
I have been watching your channel for quite a long while, and always appreciated the architectural insights you share. Just wanted to recognise that the quality of 3d rendering has really gone up a few notches. I especially enjoyed the atmospheric effect used in the fireplace room, showing the path of the sunlight indoors, and the flare effect when panning towards and away from the sun.
Absolutely stunning! Your designs are so unique , this one is over the top gorgeous. Have you considered a Q & A video? I'm sure others have questions as well; Where are you from? Country of origin. What inspired you to be an architectural designer? Would love to see a tour of your home, how an AD decorates their space and changes you incorporated to meet your style/needs. TY
Gemma, this is an elegant reimagining of the old horse stables. I loved the use of polycarbonate and don't know why it's not more widely used in residential homes where using glass is not really necessary. If the "client" ever got around to the transformation, whether fully realised or not, the outcome would be striking.
A couple of ideas. Would it be possible to put a wardrobe near the bathroom? A coat stand is enough upstairs to hang your bathrobe and your current set of clothes. Also would it be possible to make the hinged slat at the front double as an awning when you are having a BBQ?
Well resolved. The only two issues I have are: 1. The location of the fireplace adjacent to the sitting area, this could be a potential fire risk. 2. I’d have preferred if the bathroom had glazing opening to a view. A bath with a view and some wine is always a plus in my own opinion
This is a lovely re-imagining of space. I particularly like the double slat effect upstairs. However, as a Canadian living in Ontario, I have 2 concerns.....all the heat loss in winter, and heat absorption in summer. The triple arched overhang may provide some shade but there should be some substantial window coverings in winter. A roll down blind looks like it could fit. Also, if this is located in Ontario, the roof design of the addition is asking for collapse or leaks. With potential accumulation of 3 metres of snow, that roof design is a problem. If this is a Pacific Coast property, my concerns are less relevant, but anywhere else in the country requires a decently pitched roof.
Excellent design and love he idea of the bathroom and the materials chosen. As well as realising how important light is in Scandinavian architecture. Henning Larsen being a particular advocate of its importance.
Beautiful work 🙏🏽❤️I love what you came up with and it’s so beautiful to see a building not destroyed but repurposed to look amazing and functional!!! Beautiful!!!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your architectural insights. I appreciate how you break down all the elements that figure into a liveable and aesthetically pleasing structure.
Beautiful! With loft-style spaces like this I always wonder how to block sunlight for sleeping in the summer? As well as noise when one person is awake and about downstairs and the other would like to sleep.
Sue here: wow! Light - as a design element - to be enjoyed every day AND night !!! Imagine moonlight - ❤. Your designs are precious. I want this in the new system 😊.
The pronounciation is "Yeart Veengourd" and my very first thought looking at this design was he'd like it! I do to, very much! As you mentioned, this style of house, with the red vertical wood cladding, immediately brings Scandinavian, Nordic buildings to mind, and as a resident of Sweden, I'm so impressed with how you managed to keep so much of the elements of this type of outbuilding intact, whilst creating an astonishingly usable, sizable and beautifuk small home or stunninh guest house! I really loved the elements of the outer "shutters" with that vertical wood with gaps (and the client's back story), the way you played with rythm and light everywhere, the bathroom materials, the rafters, windows. That's a perfect tiny house or guest house, albeit at a significant expense (at least where I live). But I can imagine I'd be happy with an actual home like this. With a small outhouse/ storage, garage. Give me a lake or the baltic nearby and a sauna and I'd be more than happy to give up my home for this!Big plus for all the social seating you managed to fit, doubling as temporary beds too! You did an absolute minimum of exterior impact to this building which can make ALL the difference in some places. Love it! 👌❤️😊
I really like this. The slatted shutters breaking up the light are lovely. My big worry with using so much glass is heat transmission during summer, and heat loss in winter. The slats are a great summer solution, but winter? I also like the use of polycarbonate for the bathroom.
This is beautiful! My only problem with this, and some of your other lovely houses, is that it would be very difficult for a disabled person to live in these spaces. Myself, I would SO love to live in a "Tiny House" or one of your beautiful creations, but my inability to climb stairs would be a problem.
You’re right. This one has been designed to take this into account: I Turned this Tiny Stone Cabin into a Minimalist Micro Home (Wheelchair Accessible) th-cam.com/video/-4oz4Hahx8o/w-d-xo.html
Wow, Gemma. This was NOT easy to get your head around.... and I'm struggling with the result.... but the final layout & design is stupendous. You come up trumps every time, hanging on to as much of the original as possible & staying faithful to it, when you can't. The slatted windows are a case in point. I love the addition of the glass panel & how you created the sunken sitting area. What a lovely place this will be to stay in.
Congrats on 100K subscribers Gemma - I was super stoked to discover you before you had 1K and subscribed immediately. Your designs were too good to ignore
Every time I see a new design made by you, Gemma, I have to stop doing whatever I am doing to watch it. All the designs look amazing and I wish I had the money and availability to move into any of them.
Beautiful! But you need a mudroom if this is to be used, as stated early on, in winter or off-season (as well as in summer). A transition area from outside to inside is a key feature of these types of buildings, even if they are guest spaces. Your work is inspiring.
Lovely! You are so thoughtful about retaining the history of this building and yet extending it to current standards of modern sensibilities. Excellent work as usual.
i love the playful use of light and materials... it's more a Dreamland Wood Cabin now... the only thing i would have made differently would be the where the fireplace is located, i would like to have it at the junction of Kitchen, Dining and Living Area... and for personal joice i would use one of those old freestanding black Iron log burners...
His name is pronounced like Yirt Weengord with a hard g 😊 but spelled Gert Wingård. I loved the use of his wall. Fell in love with it years ago when I saw it in some interior design magazine.
Gemma , I like most of your house designs .
But this one is amazing !
I wish I could move in right away .
The use of light ...
Lady , you are a genius
Totally agree!❤❤❤❤
Absolutely astonishingly wonderful!
I am especially moved that you translated the owner's experience of loving the light coming through the barns of her memories, and integrated that feeling into the design. This is what I enjoy the most about your work!
On another note - as lovely as that staircase looked, i would build it out in wood and put in storage. In Scandinavia, it seems there is never enough storage.
I thought exactly the same thing
I get that, but this is a guest house and community space, rather than a home.
At this point after watching Gemma for quite some time I just hit the like button BEFORE watching the video ❤❤❤. This is absolutely stunning! I love everything about it but I can say especially the exterior sliding shutters. Thank you for sharing.
Same!
Haha thank you!
I do the same!
Me too!!!
It's so amazing how she takes these disasters of buildings and reimagines them as beautiful and functional homes.
You are an extraordinary teacher in addition to a stellar architect. I am learning a LOT from your videos. There is a pedagogical aspect to your explanations that simply does not exit in other architectural content on TH-cam. Thank you!
It's always such a joy when you drop a video. Its a welcomed relief to hear your soothing voice and see your creative vision come to life in such uncertain times. I watch these videos with my mother, I can't wait to share this one with her and make her day brighter :)
This makes me very happy to hear. Best wishes to you and your mum x
I immediately recognized the ideas of Gert Wingårdh from his own house, which is an old Swedish wooden building (also redpainted pulling the red colour into the kitchen). This plan for the woodland cabin here is absolutely gorgeous, so I hope the owner will implement it wholeheartedly.
Soooooo beautiful. The feeling in all your designs is so calm, harmonious, nurturing and grounding. I sank into this one with such pleasure as it unfolded and can't wait for the next.
Another gem by Gemma! You just impress me so much Gemma. Loved the walls of the bath, the light. Have you ever received any awards for your designs? You should. Thanks for sharing your work.😊💖
Every time I think I've got a bit of a handle on space management, I watch one of your videos and am blown away by what can be achieved by a true master.
Your rendering with all the light play is gorgeous and mesmerizing. Thank you.
The fact that you embodied the childhood memory into a house, is just jawdropping! Amazing!
I never fail to watch when your videos are posted and am constantly amazed by your designs. This might be your most brilliant repurposing of a small structure yet. I love the use of light against the natural woods and how you created the bathroom walls to allow the defused light to make the bathroom more than a windowless space.
Absolutely stunning … Love the use to light Canadian oak timber and the design is fresh and almost Nordic. I myself love Mid-Century Modern / Fusion and even though this looks rather clinical, I love the way it performs with the external burn style structural design. You are a brilliant architect and hats of. To you Gemma. I do hope this makes sense. I’m a French person.
Wow that's an intriguing design, the way you've made capturing light a real focus of the build and the linking of that to the structural and window elements is really very clever and says a ton about how you focus on the person, what they appreciate and are attached to. Very impressive!!! Love your design reasoning.
Gemma you’re a magician! Love the fireplaces you add! And the nod to the original design of the structure by adding in elements that would be original…Your houses are 🔥…Very cool…
Oh, Gemma yet another outstanding design. Your talent is exemplary. I immensely enjoy watching your creativity unfold. Bravo.
This would probably end up being a completely new build in the shape of the previous barn.
But the end result is great and fits the client brief perfectly.
I love the way you played with light in this one.
I have been watching your channel for quite a long while, and always appreciated the architectural insights you share.
Just wanted to recognise that the quality of 3d rendering has really gone up a few notches. I especially enjoyed the atmospheric effect used in the fireplace room, showing the path of the sunlight indoors, and the flare effect when panning towards and away from the sun.
Absolutely stunning! Your designs are so unique , this one is over the top gorgeous.
Have you considered a Q & A video? I'm sure others have questions as well;
Where are you from? Country of origin.
What inspired you to be an architectural designer?
Would love to see a tour of your home, how an AD decorates their space and changes you incorporated to meet your style/needs. TY
I love this one! Only two critiques: I need more storage and I *hate* the washer placement right next to the toilet.
Un proyecto muy bonito, saludos de un cantero y restaurador de muros antiguos de piedra de Barcelona.
They many ways you displayed thr natural light throughout the building was beautiful and amazing!
You are so lucky, Gemma, that you get to live your life doing just what you chose to do. Never quit.
The bathroom is glorious, as is the natural lighting throughout the home.
Just waiting + asking for a new video = HERE IT IS !!!! Gemma, most of your ideas are nothing but lovely ..... so great !!!!! ❤ from Germany !!!
Fantastic work, lovely to see the brief reflected and enhanced! Love it ❤
Thank you so much!
That's gorgeous! I'd love to see some of these ideas having been fully executed - are there any videos of any of them?
Another wonderful design 😊
Thank you! 😊
I just love your thought process in every design something new always.
@2:05 yes, I am one of the many viewers who loves to try to plan the space before I see your brilliant choices. 😅
This incredible design takes the cake! It's called a tiny home design but looks like a palace!
Gemma, this is an elegant reimagining of the old horse stables. I loved the use of polycarbonate and don't know why it's not more widely used in residential homes where using glass is not really necessary. If the "client" ever got around to the transformation, whether fully realised or not, the outcome would be striking.
A couple of ideas. Would it be possible to put a wardrobe near the bathroom? A coat stand is enough upstairs to hang your bathrobe and your current set of clothes. Also would it be possible to make the hinged slat at the front double as an awning when you are having a BBQ?
How talented you are!!!!!
This design is one of my favorite.
Spectacular!
Phenomenal! Such a refreshing development of thought, creativity and design! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow! I am intrigued by this design. The play with light is everything I have ever dreamed of. I would love to experience that space. 👏👏👏
I am obsessed with your channel and I feel so inspired and relaxed everytime after watching one of your videos ❤
Lovely concept.....Everytime I see a small unused building I think of your designs.
Simply stunning, one of my favorites so far.
Well resolved. The only two issues I have are:
1. The location of the fireplace adjacent to the sitting area, this could be a potential fire risk.
2. I’d have preferred if the bathroom had glazing opening to a view. A bath with a view and some wine is always a plus in my own opinion
This is a lovely re-imagining of space. I particularly like the double slat effect upstairs.
However, as a Canadian living in Ontario, I have 2 concerns.....all the heat loss in winter, and heat absorption in summer. The triple arched overhang may provide some shade but there should be some substantial window coverings in winter. A roll down blind looks like it could fit. Also, if this is located in Ontario, the roof design of the addition is asking for collapse or leaks. With potential accumulation of 3 metres of snow, that roof design is a problem. If this is a Pacific Coast property, my concerns are less relevant, but anywhere else in the country requires a decently pitched roof.
This is soo good, love the layout and design, the only thing I feel is missing is a window for the bathroom
Excellent design and love he idea of the bathroom and the materials chosen.
As well as realising how important light is in Scandinavian architecture. Henning Larsen being a particular advocate of its importance.
Another spectacular design! My favorite part is the bathroom - a true sanctuary!
This is a case study for us all in the importance of considering natural light in all its aspects.
Beautiful work 🙏🏽❤️I love what you came up with and it’s so beautiful to see a building not destroyed but repurposed to look amazing and functional!!! Beautiful!!!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your architectural insights. I appreciate how you break down all the elements that figure into a liveable and aesthetically pleasing structure.
Beautiful! With loft-style spaces like this I always wonder how to block sunlight for sleeping in the summer? As well as noise when one person is awake and about downstairs and the other would like to sleep.
gorgeous as always! i really hope the client executes this design and we can see the "after"!
Excellent as always.
Wow, Gemma created a Tardis ... again 😮
Love the cozy living room. Beautiful design. Definitely would make a wonderful, romantic weekend getaway.
Sue here: wow! Light - as a design element - to be enjoyed every day AND night !!! Imagine moonlight - ❤. Your designs are precious. I want this in the new system 😊.
I love it!
A channel treasure filled with creativity.
Thank you Gemma.
Looks like a perfect artists retreat.
The pronounciation is "Yeart Veengourd" and my very first thought looking at this design was he'd like it! I do to, very much! As you mentioned, this style of house, with the red vertical wood cladding, immediately brings Scandinavian, Nordic buildings to mind, and as a resident of Sweden, I'm so impressed with how you managed to keep so much of the elements of this type of outbuilding intact, whilst creating an astonishingly usable, sizable and beautifuk small home or stunninh guest house!
I really loved the elements of the outer "shutters" with that vertical wood with gaps (and the client's back story), the way you played with rythm and light everywhere, the bathroom materials, the rafters, windows.
That's a perfect tiny house or guest house, albeit at a significant expense (at least where I live).
But I can imagine I'd be happy with an actual home like this. With a small outhouse/ storage, garage.
Give me a lake or the baltic nearby and a sauna and I'd be more than happy to give up my home for this!Big plus for all the social seating you managed to fit, doubling as temporary beds too! You did an absolute minimum of exterior impact to this building which can make ALL the difference in some places. Love it!
👌❤️😊
I really like this. The slatted shutters breaking up the light are lovely. My big worry with using so much glass is heat transmission during summer, and heat loss in winter. The slats are a great summer solution, but winter? I also like the use of polycarbonate for the bathroom.
This is beautiful! My only problem with this, and some of your other lovely houses, is that it would be very difficult for a disabled person to live in these spaces. Myself, I would SO love to live in a "Tiny House" or one of your beautiful creations, but my inability to climb stairs would be a problem.
You’re right. This one has been designed to take this into account: I Turned this Tiny Stone Cabin into a Minimalist Micro Home (Wheelchair Accessible)
th-cam.com/video/-4oz4Hahx8o/w-d-xo.html
Wow, Gemma. This was NOT easy to get your head around.... and I'm struggling with the result.... but the final layout & design is stupendous. You come up trumps every time, hanging on to as much of the original as possible & staying faithful to it, when you can't. The slatted windows are a case in point. I love the addition of the glass panel & how you created the sunken sitting area. What a lovely place this will be to stay in.
Fabulous! As always a beautifully thought through transformation!
This is another of your brilliantly innovative designs, Gemma.👏👏👏👏👏
I love this! It keeps the spirit of a barn or a stable, but it looks like such a cute place to stay. Great job as always and thank you for sharing.
We love a good sunken living room. Classy!
Really beautiful work! Breath taking!
Gosh Gemma this is my favourite amongst favourites 😂
Wonderfully re-imagined space and the play of light throughout the day.
I'm such a huge fan of your work. Thank you for another delightful video.
Absolutely beautiful - so gifted and diligent and creative - I'm in awe!
You are so incredibly creative!
Congrats on 100K subscribers Gemma - I was super stoked to discover you before you had 1K and subscribed immediately. Your designs were too good to ignore
Thank you so much for your support! It honestly means a lot.
Every time I see a new design made by you, Gemma, I have to stop doing whatever I am doing to watch it. All the designs look amazing and I wish I had the money and availability to move into any of them.
Another home run. You are so amazingly creative, Gemma!
Such a great design. I could live here 🥰
Wow! I love this one, so coherent and considerate of practicality and sentimentality ❤ very well don!
Beautiful! But you need a mudroom if this is to be used, as stated early on, in winter or off-season (as well as in summer). A transition area from outside to inside is a key feature of these types of buildings, even if they are guest spaces. Your work is inspiring.
What complexity of effects achieved with superb creativity and apparent simplicity! A magical space! G Ire
Love this !!!… thank you so much Ms. Gemma !
WONDERFUL! I think this one is my favorite. So bar like throughout…such beautiful light.
What an amazing design. I love it!
love your creative solutions! it really opens my mind!
Just another 10 levels up once again!!! Fantastic work 🎉
Delighted to see you take on a Canadian case.
Wow, absolutely amazing
Love it my favorite so far!
Lovely! You are so thoughtful about retaining the history of this building and yet extending it to current standards of modern sensibilities. Excellent work as usual.
i love the playful use of light and materials... it's more a Dreamland Wood Cabin now... the only thing i would have made differently would be the where the fireplace is located, i would like to have it at the junction of Kitchen, Dining and Living Area... and for personal joice i would use one of those old freestanding black Iron log burners...
Absolutely stunning! Love your designs!
Thank you Gemma 🙏❤️
Your designs are always so satisfying. Nothing needs to be demolished when it can be reimagined like this.
Spectacular! Kudos to you.
would be really intresting to see how you model the spaces? maybe a behind the scenes video!
this looks fantastic!
Best one yet!
Absolutely amazing - LOVE this!!!
Your passion for design is awe inspiring
Another masterpiece! ❤
His name is pronounced like Yirt Weengord with a hard g 😊 but spelled Gert Wingård. I loved the use of his wall. Fell in love with it years ago when I saw it in some interior design magazine.
Ah thanks! Still probably wouldn’t brave saying it out loud on here!
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You can trust me on the pronunciation.
I’m from Sweden, just like him 😊
Incredible!
It's just gorgeous. You really outdid yourself on this one. Love it.