New exterior set layout picture!

[Will.]

http://i63.tinypic.com/344s3v5.png

[Ross.]

No @ all these stands appearing

[Oaker]

Burn the stands!!

[Oaker]

Okay but what's the circle thing on the top of the stairs? Is that the current rotating eye? :suspect:

[Headie]

Welp not them going from detailed graphics to powerpoint autoshapes

[Mrmattybeck]

Too many stands

[Babayaro.]

Am I the only one who likes the stands? It could bring the same atmosphere that BB11 did to evictions

[Samm]

Am I the only one who likes the stands? It could bring the same atmosphere that BB11 did to evictions

I don't like them, but I don't get the random hate lol, who cares

[Pete.]

The stands worked in BB11 because it was the end of an era/the 'last' time the public could go to BB. On Channel 5 it's different because they have to be filled otherwise it would look really bare. In doing so several patches of standing area is left empty which looks atrocious. The way the crowd was organised in BB9/10 was fine because the crowd were pushed towards Davina/the stage and could hide the fact on camera that there was less people there then there was in BB6/7.

Also I hope by building it means studio not an Channel 4 finale stage with an eye in front of it

[RichardG]

Okay but what's the circle thing on the top of the stairs? Is that the current rotating eye? :suspect:

Mess if it is, that thing is so pointless

[Samm]

The stands are fine in the picture imo, they're around the entire stage instead of being crammed into the back

[Cal.]

Honestly I won't even pretend to understand plans and I'll wait for launch but honestly it seems like it'll feel the same as the current exterior with the rotating eye/stands?

[AProducer'sWetDream]

Looks like they're changing it quite a bit then :amazed: I don't mind the stands at all but I don't get what the circular thing is near the current entrance :shrug:

[Cal.]

That circular thing looks like 2 staircases leading to the front doors to me

[AProducer'sWetDream]

That circular thing looks like 2 staircases leading to the front doors to me

Oh I see it now. That could either be really tacky and cheap or amazing (but this is Channel 5 so...)

[Jason.]

Honestly, I don't understand it. So I'll just wait in June to see it. But not here for the stands.

[Cal.]

Like this but obvs suited for exterior-

http://thumbs.modthesims2.com/img/2/3/1/7/9/5/MTS_SimArchitect-554780-stairs(1).jpg

[Cal.]

Never mind actually there's already an exit staircase on the new building unless there's 2 exits/entrances now?

[Cal.]

Here for the eviction building though I hope it's like the BB7 onwards one

[zakman440]

A shame about the stands but I always expected them to re-appear tbh. I'll see whether I can lift the lid off these plans like I did with the other ones (it may take a while).

[Jason.]

Like this but obvs suited for exterior-

http://thumbs.modthesims2.com/img/2/3/1/7/9/5/MTS_SimArchitect-554780-stairs(1).jpg

Gives me BB9/BB10 two staircases teas

[AProducer'sWetDream]

Never mind actually there's already an exit staircase on the new building unless there's 2 exits/entrances now?

I think it's likely there's gonna be some kind of twist involving two houses: there appears to be two staircases and the diary room is ideally positioned to be situated between two separate houses.

[Jason.]

I hope it looks good. Idk why but the way I'm picturing it in my head, it looks quite messy and ugly.

[Cal.]

I'm hoping if that's the case it isn't done on launch night. That's too big a twist to rush.

[Cal.]

i was thinking the second house could be like an immune house/safe house where people are voted to be immune from noms and live there for the week but then they wouldn't need an exit door from it

[AProducer'sWetDream]

Gives me BB9/BB10 two staircases teas

I'm imagining something like this, with silver rather than black railings and the same lights they have on the steps now:

http://bruceabernathy.com/images/The%20Grand%20Staircase.jpg

[Cal.]

I don't want to speculate too much about the second building though as come house pictures it could just be a gym and a task room.

[Jason.]

I'm imagining something like this, with silver rather than black railings and the same lights they have on the steps now:

http://bruceabernathy.com/images/The%20Grand%20Staircase.jpg

That's nice. But I can't help but feel it's too much for an exterior set. If it was inside the house, it'd be different.

[Cal.]

That's nice. But I can't help but feel it's too much for an exterior set. If it was inside the house, it'd be different.

I was thinking this. As much as we've been wanting a new exterior maybe things could look like there's too much going on BUT I'm not complaining until I see it.

[Oaker]

I have a feeling it's going to look really complicated and be a bit of a mess :worry:

[Cal.]

I just pray on launch night when we're given an overheard shot there's just Emma standing there with tense music and not showgirls/sound effects/Marcus shrieking.

[AProducer'sWetDream]

I don't want to speculate too much about the second building though as come house pictures it could just be a gym and a task room.

Building more spare rooms for the inevitable celebrity illnesses/breakdowns a la CBB17?

[Jason.]

I was thinking this. As much as we've been wanting a new exterior maybe things could look like there's too much going on BUT I'm not complaining until I see it.

Hmm same here. It feels awkward having two staircases. But for all we know it could look good, so I'll wait till June.

Tbh any slight change to the current exterior we've had for 5 years would've been fine with me. Even if it included changing the inside of the eye studio every series and getting rid of the stands whilst having the same curved stairs and catwalk.

[Jason.]

I have a feeling it's going to look really complicated and be a bit of a mess :worry:

I hope not. With the amount of time we've been waiting for an exterior overhaul, I don't want to be saying "I preferred the old one tbh" come summer time :worry:

[zakman440]

(If anyone was interested the same document has the plans for the BB12 house in it):

https://i.gyazo.com/61681a17cc337620e477efda7d1d3e28.png

[AProducer'sWetDream]

I don't know how to embed tweets but Big Blagger tweeted:

"Stairs leading to the new extension are labelled as "Task Access" so it looks like the main entrance will still be the current".

[Cal.]

So does task access mean the extension is the task room?

[Jason.]

But yeah I love how we criticize the current set we've had for 5 years on C5 for being too different from the C4 BB6/7/9/10 one but in reality, these changes will just make it look even more different :laugh:

[Oaker]

Why would they have a staircase to the task room though :shrug:

[Oaker]

But yeah I love how we criticize the current set we've had for 5 years on C5 for being too different from the C4 BB6/7/9/10 one but in reality, these changes will just make it look even more different :laugh:

tbh I really liked the current set at first, they just kept it for too long without changing it.

[Cal.]

I don't think I could ever be tired of the BB6/7/9/10 exterior

[AProducer'sWetDream]

I've decided to wait until June (or probably May) rather than try and make sense of these :laugh:

[Jason.]

tbh I really liked the current set at first, they just kept it for too long without changing it.

I did too. And I agree, they should've changed it in 2013 for Secrets and Lies tbh, when Emma took over to fit in with the whole brand new host, brand new format, brand new house/exterior thing. That would've been nice to add to the hype of BB14.

[Oaker]

Just a thought but I assume that they're keeping the eye where they introduce the Housemates since the eviction studio is in the exact same place as the current one?

[Jason.]

I don't think I could ever be tired of the BB6/7/9/10 exterior

Same.

I loved how they would change it slightly each year without being too drastic (like adding the two wings in the BB7 circular stage) and adding a crowd-level red carpet during CBB to make it more upmarket. :flutter:

[Cal.]

Just a thought but I assume that they're keeping the eye where they introduce the Housemates since the eviction studio is in the exact same place as the current one?

Bye I thought they were gonna move it further away from the crowd so they didn't interfere anymore

[Jason.]

(is it bad I'm not really looking forwards to it anymore when you think about it too much) :worry:

[Cal.]

I'm glad they're keeping the entrance tho, would be a shame to get rid if you consider all the legends who have walked through the doors!

[Oaker]

(is it bad I'm not really looking forwards to it anymore when you think about it too much) :worry:

tbf it's only the eviction set, it's not like it's going to make or break the series :laugh:

[Jason.]

tbf it's only the eviction set, it's not like it's going to make or break the series :laugh:

Hmm true, but it's the only thing keeping me excited for BB17 tbh.

Quite sad really how the exterior set is the thing making me look forwards to a series, when 10 years ago they'd make mini changes yearly that would go unnoticed. :laugh:

[Oaker]

No matter what happens there's going to be a new garden so we can look forward to that :laugh:

[Jason.]

Tbh I want an isolated staircase more than anything </3

[Headie]

I'm glad they're keeping the entrance tho, would be a shame to get rid if you consider all the legends who have walked through the doors!

This is completely unrelated and idk why I just thought of it but I just realised that Keeley and Isaac are the only housemates never to have walked through those doors :laugh:

She entered in a spaceship and left via the diary room and he entered via the diary room carrying fish and chips and left via the diary room two days later :laugh:

[Oaker]

I want someone to run out of the doors during an eviction before they isolate the stairs again </3

[Headie]

Tbh I want an isolated staircase more than anything </3

This :laugh:

[zakman440]

Unfortunately I couldn't do much - the plans that were in the document were a screenshot image of plans from another document rather than it being an object meaning that I couldn't take layers off the house or extension, I could only remove the textboxes (they must have got wise as to what the fans were seeing :laugh:). But anyway, here's what it reveals:

http://i.imgur.com/ZqPEZaz.jpg

Some key points:

- There appears to be two spiral staircases at the entrance as opposed to one.
- Emma's podium is now directly in the middle of the crowd, with a staircase leading up to the extension and a separate walkway leading up to the main entrance.
- There appears to be new stands wrapped around the house and new extension and studio.
- The walkway will be slightly risen at the entrance of the studio (meaning that it will have steps rather than being a ramp)

[Cal.]

This is completely unrelated and idk why I just thought of it but I just realised that Keeley and Isaac are the only housemates never to have walked through those doors :laugh:

She entered in a spaceship and left via the diary room and he entered via the diary room carrying fish and chips and left via the diary room two days later :laugh:

BB1 and 2 housemates shade?

[Headie]

BB1 and 2 housemates shade?

Bye they still walked through the front door, it was just a different building :fist:

[Headie]

Unfortunately I couldn't do much - the plans that were in the document were a screenshot image of plans from another document rather than it being an object meaning that I couldn't take layers off the house or extension, I could only remove the textboxes (they must have got wise as to what the fans were seeing :laugh:). But anyway, here's what it reveals:

http://i.imgur.com/ZqPEZaz.jpg

Some key points:

- There appears to be two spiral staircases at the entrance as opposed to one.
- Emma's podium is now directly in the middle of the crowd, with a staircase leading up to the extension and a separate walkway leading up to the main entrance.
- There appears to be new stands wrapped around the house and new extension and studio.
- The walkway will be slightly risen at the entrance of the studio (meaning that it will have steps rather than being a ramp)

That eviction studio giving me BB9/BB11 teas :flutter:

Hope Emma announces the results from inside there too.

[Jason.]

I want someone to run out of the doors during an eviction before they isolate the stairs again </3

nnn when they almost did it for Aisleyne in BB16 :laugh:

[Jason.]

I hope some decent crowd control comes along with this new set (I remain doubtful ofc)

[Oaker]

Are the stands even the same height as the current ones? They look much lower to me

[MB.]

I want someone to run out of the doors during an eviction before they isolate the stairs again </3

Still annoyed at Stephanie for not doing this tbh

(also Makosi nearly managed to do it even when the stairs were isolated so slay a bit Kose?)

[Jason.]

Are the stands even the same height as the current ones? They look much lower to me

Good. They were lower in BB11 too. They're too high in the current exterior set and it makes the exterior feel enclosed and you can't see the sky </3

[RichardG]

Like this but obvs suited for exterior-

http://thumbs.modthesims2.com/img/2/3/1/7/9/5/MTS_SimArchitect-554780-stairs(1).jpg

I think ur right and it'll probably look real tacky

I can already imagine the showgirls waving feathers on them

[Oaker]

I actually don't mind the showgirls that much :worry:

as long as they just stay out of the way and don't dance I think they're fine (like I don't mind when they're standing at the eye and revealing the housemates like at CBB17's launch)

[Jason.]

The showgirls need to GO.

Disgustingly tacky.

[Oaker]

The showgirls are a step up from whatever the **** was happening at CBB16's launch with the cheerleaders dancing to Kids in America

[Jason.]

(I hated that too)

Just have a launch like how they did in BB14/15/CBB13. I liked that.

[Oaker]

Did BB16 have the showgirls? I only remember Emma coming out of the house instead of the eye (which seems to be the new thing they do at every launch for some reason)

[Jason.]

No iirc, but it did have that messy pre-recorded house tour. (which is also a big no-no). And yeah she came out of the house door, which I don't like either. I'm picky tbh.

[RichardG]

I don't know how to embed tweets but Big Blagger tweeted:

"Stairs leading to the new extension are labelled as "Task Access" so it looks like the main entrance will still be the current".

Tragic if they waste the fancy new double storey build on their woeful tasks and annual secret eviction

[Morgana]

I'm imagining it to look a bit like this...

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTpxntnrnwsy6oEwTt4Pxkek_La6GeTG buN0NJR8_kKN7v4kOEtPw

But with Strictly Come Dancing staircases...

[Oaker]

The only reason I see for them to put the task room there is so they can do a CBB11 launch style twist with actual stairs leading to the second house (the task room redecorated) and then only have the divide for a few days.

(I actually really liked the basement twist and it was wasted on a **** series so I would be here for them reusing it)

[RichardG]

I'd accept that I guess but I'm kind of over second houses now, I'd rather just one big one :sad:

[Glenn.]

I'd accept that I guess but I'm kind of over second houses now, I'd rather just one big one :sad:

Same. I'm not here for two houses. If there was a 24/7 live feed and we could pick what house to watch then I'd be on board.

I'm glad they are shaking things up and want the show to have longevity but how many series can you have with a two house twist?

But we can't really complain and we can only guess what they are planning but from the plans it seems to be going in the direction of two houses.

[BBUKAUSFAN]

the whole purpose of it being a secret 2nd house kinda goes out the window if the plans are out there for potential housemates to see. I think it will 2 houses fighting for power, eg fighting to with the good shopping vs **** shopping.

[Brekkie]

http://i.imgur.com/ZqPEZaz.jpg

Some key points:

- There appears to be two spiral staircases at the entrance as opposed to one.

That explains the pictures of stairs though I didn't interpret it that way. I just thought that was illustrating a raised stage with some kind of lighting within it (or even the eye remaining), with them just forgetting to draw the steps in.

[TomC]

Praying that there's no more eye :flutter:

[Pete.]

Praying for an isolated eviction building :fc:

[RichardG]

the whole purpose of it being a secret 2nd house kinda goes out the window if the plans are out there for potential housemates to see. I think it will 2 houses fighting for power, eg fighting to with the good shopping vs **** shopping.

Never mind the plans, I want to know how they would disguise the massive double storey secret house right in front of the housemates as they enter on launch night :laugh:

[Lostie!]

Literally the only set change I care about is having the interview AWAY from the psycho crowd (or, even better, getting rid of the outdoor crowd).

[Jason.]

I want an outdoor lounge like BB6/10 too.