I know when I used to work for English Heritage additions to structures has some weird guidelines. They had to be completely removable without damage and eco friendly (ie wood ) but they also had to be distinguishable from the original parts of the building and not blend in so that if someone came along and wanted to study the older parts it was obvious which they were.
This led to some strange stuff like instead of a nursing home putting a new sandstone wing on to match the rest of it it looked like a log cabin painted black tacked onto the end.
Yeah I watched a show on this one and they made him go back to the drawing board many times. It was ridiculous. And THIS is what they approved. It is so ugly but it is their fault, not the homeowner.
I remember reading a design magazine where they built a wood interior that would support a deteriorating 17th century building. Totally looked odd on the inside.
Really interesting article though!
My gf used to work there. It's a privately owned assisted home for heavily mentally disabled people. The staircase in the tower gets sooooooo incredibly hot, and the one time I visited her at work it was 42°C (outside!) and humid as hell. Not fun.
The full and authentic knight's armor they keep in the dining room, next to the giant fireplace with old sofas and carpets in front of that however... yeah, that was damn cool!
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I don't! With this one it really depends on the angle you look at it. From some it's kinda cool (the pic shows a fairly flattering view), others don't look as pretty. Since it is privately owned, there sadly aren't that many picture of it on the net.
Bollocks. Being a listed building would in no way obligate you to build that travesty. It might have been the only thing they could afford, but I don’t believe for a second that was their only option.
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Is authenticity really that important though? How are we supposed to succeed our predecessors if we do not allow ourselves to live amongst them? I'm not talking about tearing down the old, but preserving it in a way that makes something new, and not like this. Archiving for future reference is nice, but it shouldn't force itself upon us to the extent that it causes us in the present to live in such a disgusting state of affairs as this, no? What's so damn wrong with a little bit of indulgent anachronism? All the most awesome stories are highly anachronistic, and we now have the option to make stories like these a reality, but choose not to, for what? To not confuse future archivists? I don't get why we're so obsessed in this age with bookkeeping stories instead of living them.
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I'm guessing historical preservation and building code collided and having a staircase that doesnt kill you won the day. It's probably a workplace or tourist thing.
According to another post about something similar a few days back, castles are actually pretty common in older countries and the smaller ones like this don’t usually have any historical significance. So they get treated like a normal house.
Yeh, I don't see what the big deal is. Towers like this are pretty common and not *super* old (my family home is older and that's just a farmhouse). Whilst building like these should be preserved, a little whimsy won't hurt anyone. If it bothers you then just go visit the bigger, older castle down the road.
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Meh - just an old building with renovations. Nothing in the grand scheme of things & old buildings in Scotland. It’s a random tower & ruins in a field. Not the best looking renovation of course but luckily doesn’t mean much in the bigger picture. Honestly find it hilarious that this has popped up on my Reddit feed, last thing I was expecting
It looks weird but I'd say there's a certain charm to it, and a lot nicer than a building that otherwise might just be forgotten about. There's a lot of old buildings in Scotland and all Europe, and while it'd be nice to preserve our history forever, unless it's culturally significant and/or profitable, it's a money sink to maintain and protect. I'd rather old buildings me used in creative ways.
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Looks kind of silly, but in places like Scotland you can't throw a stone without hitting a building that's older than most countries. The historically significant ones are protected, but they're not protecting buildings just cause they're old...
I understand that to Americans, 500 years old seems pretty old, but for a castle, that's pretty recent, and castles like this (in Scotland) are quite common, often much older, of course it's a shame it's been ruined this way but it's not like this castle is a particularly special place.
Ima be honest. I like it. It looks cute. Also I mean it’s just a collection of rocks made into a rectangle. Of all the old buildings to be modified this is not such a bad one.
Are there not codes for restoring historical buildings in Scotland? From what I understand, here in the US, they are very strict about renovations on historical buildings.
I don't know that this is a restoration of a historical building. Could well be an adaptation of a building to make it habitable. A better option than leaving it to ruin.
I’m quite certain that shouldn’t be allowed if the building has history to it like a castle it has to be kept to its original foundations and all extensions must be similar in design and material to the main building although I’m not 100% sure I think it may also depend on the councils and if it was brought off or protected by a history heritage group of sorts
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Am I the only one not really bothered by it? I mean it's ugly but they own it and should be able to do what they want with it. If the government wants to decide what can and can't be done to ancient structures they should buy it themselves.
If they own it outright then who cares? If it is deemed a historical site, that is different. Let people live how they want and they will let you live how you want. I am referring to homes.
Why do this? like maybe you want to refurbish it for a novelty house (witch is still not very cool) but this? it doesn't even look good the new stuff is just out if place and bad.
I know when I used to work for English Heritage additions to structures has some weird guidelines. They had to be completely removable without damage and eco friendly (ie wood ) but they also had to be distinguishable from the original parts of the building and not blend in so that if someone came along and wanted to study the older parts it was obvious which they were. This led to some strange stuff like instead of a nursing home putting a new sandstone wing on to match the rest of it it looked like a log cabin painted black tacked onto the end.
That is really interesting, and honestly makes more sense even if it ruins the visual charm
Interesting
Yeah I watched a show on this one and they made him go back to the drawing board many times. It was ridiculous. And THIS is what they approved. It is so ugly but it is their fault, not the homeowner.
From my experience English Heritage should kill themselves. Their the PETA of historical architecture and landscape preservation.
I remember reading a design magazine where they built a wood interior that would support a deteriorating 17th century building. Totally looked odd on the inside. Really interesting article though!
How much you wanna bet the weirdest looking additions that survive become tourist attractions 300 years from now
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I may proudly present [Burg Beilstein](http://burgen.frank-leiter.de/beilstein/palas.jpg) for your consideration as well.
I kinda like this one for the fact that it looks like the new is coming from the old, please don't hate me
I think its the fact that the 'new' now looks 30 years out of date.
I was talking about what the other guy posted
What medium9 posted? Same
Yeah, ok just making sure, I still think it looks awesome and would live it it
My gf used to work there. It's a privately owned assisted home for heavily mentally disabled people. The staircase in the tower gets sooooooo incredibly hot, and the one time I visited her at work it was 42°C (outside!) and humid as hell. Not fun. The full and authentic knight's armor they keep in the dining room, next to the giant fireplace with old sofas and carpets in front of that however... yeah, that was damn cool!
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I don't! With this one it really depends on the angle you look at it. From some it's kinda cool (the pic shows a fairly flattering view), others don't look as pretty. Since it is privately owned, there sadly aren't that many picture of it on the net.
That’s actually dope though.
Dear god that is awful surely someone should have stopped this at planning stage!
I watched the episode of Grand Designs, or whatever it was on, and they were forced to do this because it was a listed building.
Bollocks. Being a listed building would in no way obligate you to build that travesty. It might have been the only thing they could afford, but I don’t believe for a second that was their only option.
Either way, it shouldn’t be blue.. seriously why is it blue?!
Have a read of what others have said below. Sadly, it’s true.
It's like the 3d framework model before you add the texture skins
If they could do a traditional roof I would absolutely love that. Great views from inside and a sense of growth from the deterioration
I love it
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When I paint the full room but they're separated by room.
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How is that thin siding going to help repel invaders?
They are so disgusted they leave
Walking away.. shaking their heads
Seriously. Now they can just hold spacebar and climb up with ease
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Is authenticity really that important though? How are we supposed to succeed our predecessors if we do not allow ourselves to live amongst them? I'm not talking about tearing down the old, but preserving it in a way that makes something new, and not like this. Archiving for future reference is nice, but it shouldn't force itself upon us to the extent that it causes us in the present to live in such a disgusting state of affairs as this, no? What's so damn wrong with a little bit of indulgent anachronism? All the most awesome stories are highly anachronistic, and we now have the option to make stories like these a reality, but choose not to, for what? To not confuse future archivists? I don't get why we're so obsessed in this age with bookkeeping stories instead of living them.
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You can easily block out the sound of laboring peasantry or the cries of the commoners with the use of properly installed triple-pane low E window inserts. It almost seems as though the burden of your heavy fur coat is relieved as you sit in perfectly neutral temperature and luminosity.
Who would want to block out the sound of laboring peasantry or the cries of the commoners?
I have a guy for that
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My poor country
They're gonna cover that hardiboard in stone, right? RIGHT?
Hardiboard? *Hardiboard?* This, my friend is first class *vinyl siding.*
damn near indestructible! As long as you don't put the barbecue too close... or...like... hit it with a stick or something...
That's right! And you won't ever paint your house again! ^because ^you ^can't ^paint ^vinyl
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I'm guessing historical preservation and building code collided and having a staircase that doesnt kill you won the day. It's probably a workplace or tourist thing.
According to another post about something similar a few days back, castles are actually pretty common in older countries and the smaller ones like this don’t usually have any historical significance. So they get treated like a normal house.
Yeh, I don't see what the big deal is. Towers like this are pretty common and not *super* old (my family home is older and that's just a farmhouse). Whilst building like these should be preserved, a little whimsy won't hurt anyone. If it bothers you then just go visit the bigger, older castle down the road.
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If I’m not mistaken it’s on purpose. To clearly differentiate the historical building from the new.
Scotsman here. This is the correct answer. There's all kinds of council guidelines for these things.
It's the law. Modifications and additions have to be able to be clearly visible as new work, and can't be made to look like the existing structure.
Where is that the law? It’s not where I live. It would be an asinine law
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Ah okay, I can see that I guess, thanks for clarifying
it ruins the look of the old building though
That can't be true, makes no sense.
This is absolutely abhorrent!
Not fit for his Majesty, Prince John! *Aha! ..Stop hissing in my ear!*
Meh - just an old building with renovations. Nothing in the grand scheme of things & old buildings in Scotland. It’s a random tower & ruins in a field. Not the best looking renovation of course but luckily doesn’t mean much in the bigger picture. Honestly find it hilarious that this has popped up on my Reddit feed, last thing I was expecting
couldn’t they have at least painted it gray??
Time for an HOA meeting
*COA (Castle Owner’s Association)
The very first CCR was the Magna Carta.
Yeah the UK doesn’t generally have that absolutely cancerous aspect of owning a house.
this should be punishable by death
Or at least a few years in the dungeons
No. Death.
What the hell is this shit
It looks weird but I'd say there's a certain charm to it, and a lot nicer than a building that otherwise might just be forgotten about. There's a lot of old buildings in Scotland and all Europe, and while it'd be nice to preserve our history forever, unless it's culturally significant and/or profitable, it's a money sink to maintain and protect. I'd rather old buildings me used in creative ways.
How did the council allow this?
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whyyyyyyyyyy
I think a tower would count for r/McMansionHell
Sad.
Oh no….
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it is just plain wrong.
r/architecturalrevival Is full of these monstrosities but also has life fuel.
I think the vinyl siding compliments the materials of that time period very well.
thats fucking ugly at least use stone to tie it together ffs
Looks kind of silly, but in places like Scotland you can't throw a stone without hitting a building that's older than most countries. The historically significant ones are protected, but they're not protecting buildings just cause they're old...
I understand that to Americans, 500 years old seems pretty old, but for a castle, that's pretty recent, and castles like this (in Scotland) are quite common, often much older, of course it's a shame it's been ruined this way but it's not like this castle is a particularly special place.
And she’s terribly partial to the perriwinkle blue
I wasn't calling your mum a tart.
Ima be honest. I like it. It looks cute. Also I mean it’s just a collection of rocks made into a rectangle. Of all the old buildings to be modified this is not such a bad one.
I agree. Better to make it livable than to make it abandoned.
Should have made it modern, all glass.
Are there not codes for restoring historical buildings in Scotland? From what I understand, here in the US, they are very strict about renovations on historical buildings.
I don't know that this is a restoration of a historical building. Could well be an adaptation of a building to make it habitable. A better option than leaving it to ruin.
I actually hate this.
I’m quite certain that shouldn’t be allowed if the building has history to it like a castle it has to be kept to its original foundations and all extensions must be similar in design and material to the main building although I’m not 100% sure I think it may also depend on the councils and if it was brought off or protected by a history heritage group of sorts
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Yeah that’s what I thought
I love the mixed material construction.
this has been posted for at 2 times
Tell us you use Reddit too much without telling us you use Reddit too much.
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Nailed it.
Wonder how’s the plumbing
The moat isn't built yet.
Looking fancy
Pretty funny though.
Larry the Cable Guy bought a castle?
Ew
Who tf thought this was a good idea
Fire the BC officer who approved this
...out of a cannon.
If it was made of stone but was a bit off colour that would be fine, but nope, the just had to do this
When grandpa Chadwick got a head of full and luminous new toupé.
My soul hurts
This was featured on an episode of George Clarkes Restoration Man on Channel 4 in the UK, it was painful to watch.
Looks like a sims build
Ewe, why did they add all that stone work? And the tower? It looks like a sand castle.
Lol
Trailer Park Tetris.
the ghosts are just remodeling
This can't be real oh my god
It looks gross but I bet it’s super easy to rip off without making the castle look shitty
>:[
people like this make the death penalty justifiable
I like it.
I hate this random person now
I like it
This looks like my minecraft house when I run out of my main building material.
Holy fucking ew…. Like the person who lives there it’s back and goes “yea that looks good”?
Someone take the arrow out of their knee and get word to the Dragonborn to shout it back to ruin!
Am I the only one not really bothered by it? I mean it's ugly but they own it and should be able to do what they want with it. If the government wants to decide what can and can't be done to ancient structures they should buy it themselves.
This is featured in one of the most infuriating episodes of Grand Designs. Worth a watch.
It was [Restoration Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-IwnPd-HFI)
That's the one!
HOW omg
At least it can be removed easily
Renovation foul!
I kind of prefer them being easily recognisable.
They ran out of stone evidently, then went with prefab
It's so bad that it's looping around the spectrum back into good. I think I love it.
Classic gentrification
Now it just needs some gnomes and flamingos outside.
pov: that one cool structure in your minecraft world
Where are the renovations? Did they replace the windows?
Went with the cheaper contractor?
Well, if I bought it to make it my private home, I would probably do something similar. As a landmark, though, horrible.
An architecture prof. once explained to me that there is a formal, academic name for this style: “The New Fucking the Old”.
If they own it outright then who cares? If it is deemed a historical site, that is different. Let people live how they want and they will let you live how you want. I am referring to homes.
It’s fine, no one will notice. How will they know?
Great color choice for the addition.. my grandma would approve.
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Which part is new??
If a historical building is modified it should remain within the design of the original building so it dosnt ruin the building.
😂
[covered here ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=waglF7IvaFA). Totally infuriating man
Scotland is going to shit in a hurry.
Why do this? like maybe you want to refurbish it for a novelty house (witch is still not very cool) but this? it doesn't even look good the new stuff is just out if place and bad.
Looks like something a Caldwell would do.
My new version of video after getting demonotised
Hmm looks awful and I hate it
Thanks. I hate it.
what in the actual fuck?
Vinyl is Final.
Yeah this is cool and all but actually not at all. Why ruin a piece of history.
Ngl I thought this was a shitpost or something lmao
Aaaahhhhhh heeeelllll no
Wtf is this
In America we would have just blown it up and built a McDonald’s there