My Big Brother 2008 house

[geoking66]

I'm about to start working on my Big Brother 2008 house and I'm wondering which theme I should go with, so in true Big Brother style: You Decide!

1) MC Escher
2) Casual luxury
3) Insanity
4) Texture gone mad

This poll will stay open until 3 September 2007.

[Jack]

Escher would be interesting.

[geoking66]

I'm just going with casual luxury but with quirkiness because I don't have much time left before school and everything like that.

[geoking66]

OK, I've started working on the house an here is a little glimpse so far. The first two pictures are of the crowd space. I originally envisioned an outside studio similar to BB5, but this doesn't work well most of the time so I went against it. Housemates get out of the car and walk down a moderately long path, onto the podium, curve again onto the stairs that are angled against the doors, which have a balcony on which Davina can present, and the doors. I used the BB6 logo as an example. The doors have a multi-coloured texture around one side for décor. This is all to make the housemates feel happy until they actually enter the house.

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This is what housemates see when they first go through the doors. The entranceway incorporates jagged walls of alternating colours alongside extensive track lighting. The entire entranceway, level and stairs, is shaped like a "U." It's a radical departure from what we've seen before on Big Brother.

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This is the spiral staircase down which the housemates descend to enter the house via the light blue door at the bottom.

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[Loukas]

cooooool

MORE PICS PLEASE

[Jackie]

Their good.

[geoking66]

Here's the front door. I have a lot of work to do, so part of this is unfinished, but I thought that I should update.

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[DamonJ]

Hurts my eyes :sad:
But fabulous work! Well done :)

[geoking66]

More updated shots:

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[Captain.Remy]

It's a little bit to small but why not ! :spin2:

[Jack]

Very nice!

It's fantastic. The only thing I'm not so keen on is the flooring, but otherwise great.

[n.l.o7]

thats well good!!!

[Scarlett.]

Love em!

[geoking66]

[geoking66]

Imageshack wouldn't upload this for some reason, so I had to use Flickr.

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[geoking66]

Anyone fancy a look at the bedroom? Note that there are four double beds, enough for eight people. However, twelve can inhabit the house. How? There are two double beds outside of the bedroom, one in the lounge next to the Diary Room, and one outside in the garden (with a small covering, of course).

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[Loukas]

GREAT

[Jack]

Wow! Great attention to detail (you even have the fire exit sign).

It's quite small though.

[Loukas]

i no good detail mate :thumbs:

[geoking66]

Thanks. The trick with the house is that the only way to access the bathroom is through the toilet, that's going to be a nightmare.

[Loukas]

well let it be a nightmare for the housemates then hahahaha

[Jack]

Originally posted by geoking66
Thanks. The trick with the house is that the only way to access the bathroom is through the toilet, that's going to be a nightmare.

I noticed that! :laugh:

[Loukas]

lol

but why would it be?

[geoking66]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
lol

but why would it be?

If you have to get out of or into the bedroom and someone's in the toilet, that's pretty damn annoying. Also, it's the only toilet in the house.

[Matt]

WHOA.

That house is fantastic

:shocked:

Good work :thumbs:

[MR.K!]

great work... better than my houses... it would be cool if your house was a HND

[geoking66]

Originally posted by Caw
great work... better than my houses... it would be cool if your house was a HND

You're catching on to something I'm working on for this house, but it's not a House Next Door.

[geoking66]

Remember, Big Brother is always watching…

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[Scarlett.]

I love the glass walls :thumb:

[Conor]

luv the arch bit at the entrance!!

The gardens quite similar to BB5! (but not in a bad way)


weldone! :bouncy::bouncy:

[n.l.o7]

wow i love it!!!

[geoking66]

Thanks for all the positive feedback!

[Matt]

Originally posted by geoking66
Thanks for all the positive feedback!

You deserve it: the house is fantastic!

[geoking66]

A more composite image with a few little tricks.

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[Matt]

Lookin' good!

[geoking66]

Ready for a headache? Where do you think this room is?

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[Matt]

Vestibule? Kitchen? Bathroom? Living room? Secret house?!

[geoking66]

Originally posted by Matt
Vestibule? Kitchen? Bathroom? Living room? Secret house?!

None of those.

[Matt]

I know! It's got something to do with the outdoor shower!

[geoking66]

Originally posted by Matt
I know! It's got something to do with the outdoor shower!

No it doesn't…

It's a punishment room. If Big Brother feels that a housemate has broken the rules, he will send that housemate to the punishment room (actually house). The punishment house is located on the left side of the bottom of the staircase into the house, covered by a fake wall that when slid back reveals a small staircase leading to the door. There is a loo with the door hidden on the angled wall. The Diary Room is actually the staircase that leads to the door of the punishment house.

[Matt]

Oooh! Good idea Geoking!

[geoking66]

This is on the other side of the shower.

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[Matt]

It gets better and better with every picture!

Well done!

[geoking66]

Thanks, Matt! I think that I'm OCD'ing, I've put in power plugs (to exact UK 240V standards).

[Matt]

Originally posted by geoking66
Thanks, Matt! I think that I'm OCD'ing, I've put in power plugs (to exact UK 240V standards).

I don't! The superb attention to detail is what sets your house apart from the rest!

[geoking66]

This is the outdoor bed.

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[Matt]

Haha I love it! That's a genius idea!

[geoking66]

From this view, you can see the outdoor bed, the lounge bed, the regular bedroom, the lounge, and the kitchen. Note the shadows.

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[Captain.Remy]

I love it but where is the dining table ?

[geoking66]

Originally posted by sunshine30
I love it but where is the dining table ?

There is none. The housemates will have to find somewhere to eat.

[Matt]

Haha! Clever!

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : geoking66
Originally posted by sunshine30
I love it but where is the dining table ?

There is none. The housemates will have to find somewhere to eat.

I love the idea, it's so evil, maybe they will eat on the beds. :thumbs:

[Jack]

I love it!

But I didn't think the Big Brother house had plug sockets everywhere.

[Matt]

Originally posted by Jack
I love it!

But I didn't think the Big Brother house had plug sockets everywhere.

Yeah, it does. For all sorts of reasons...

[geoking66]

Originally posted by Matt
Originally posted by Jack
I love it!

But I didn't think the Big Brother house had plug sockets everywhere.

Yeah, it does. For all sorts of reasons...

In 2006, there were four sockets (of two plugs) in just the lounge. It's mainly for tasks.

[dupin]

I love your house! Amazing work!

[geoking66]

Are you confused? Well, you should be…

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[Captain.Remy]

I think the mirrors should be more grey, but it's just my opinion, amazing job as always. :hello:

[geoking66]

Originally posted by sunshine30
I think the mirrors should be more grey, but it's just my opinion, amazing job as always. :hello:

They're actually dark grey at 96% transparency.

[Matt]

Brilliant work as always :thumbs:

[geoking66]

Thanks! For the next few images, you will be seeing the Big Brother house, but you won't be…

[retrovans]

I totally understand. :whistle:

[Matt]

Originally posted by geoking66
Thanks! For the next few images, you will be seeing the Big Brother house, but you won't be…

:puzzled::puzzled::puzzled:

I can't wait...

[geoking66]

Two for six, ouch.

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[geoking66]

Yes, we're still in the same house as the last two pages.

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[Matt]

Very nice work!

I love it!

[geoking66]

Hopefully this cross-section will help everyone understand the relatively complex placement of everything in the house. From this view, this is what we would see if all lines were shown from a vantage point in the audience. The first 1/5 of the house is cut out, but it provides a great view of the house arrangement. The punishment house is at the bottom right, the main house at the bottom-centre, and the attic house (from which the most recent pictures originate) is the second floor.

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[Matt]

:shocked:

Geoking, I applaud you. Your house is fantastic, one of the best I have ever seen.

Amazing work. Well done!

[geoking66]

Thanks so much!

[geoking66]

The attic house's Diary Room entrance (and eventually real entrance, as you must go through the upper Diary Room to enter the attic house) is an interesting one. The "French" doors are actually built like train doors since they push towards the dining table and slide out once positioned outwards. Inside the corridor are printed the three slogans of the Party, a nod to Nineteen-Eighty Four: "War is Peace" on the floor, "Ingorance is Strength" on the left, and "Freedom is Slavery" on the right.

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[geoking66]

Day 1 - The first twist

As part of my BB9 (as long as I don't get bored with coming up with task ideas that I probably won't create), I'm going to put certain twists in here. The first one happens on Day 1.

Ten minutes after the twelve housemates enter, Big Brother will ask that one housemate go to the Diary Room. Whilst the housemate is in the Diary Room, Big Brother tells them that they are moving to another house. The housemate will emerge and at the end of the episode and after another housemate is called to the Diary Room in order to avoid suspicion, Big Brother will say that the housemate who originally came to the Diary Room must leave the house. The housemate will now leave the house without being allowed to talk to the other housemates. He or she will then go up the stairs and enter the second house.

Rather than having four other housemates enter the house on the same night, they will arrive in shuffled pairs. Two new housemates will ente on Day 4 (Monday), one more on Day 6 (Wednesday), and the final on Day 8 (Friday), after the first eviction. After Friday, the second house will be a completely different Big Brother that will go on simultaneously with the current house. Thus an attic housemate will be evicted directly after a main housemate, enforcing a 30 second rule which has a benefit that the housemates won't be aware of a double eviction. When the votes are read, the main housemate with the highest percentage of the votes and the housemate in the attic with the highest amount of votes are evicted, with the result being the percentage of the total votes of both houses (id est 39% of all votes counted rather than of one house).

For Week 1, the housemates in the main house will nominate normally on Day 5 with the first eviction on Day 8.

[Captain.Remy]

I love everything, really good ! :laugh:

[geoking66]

Thanks everyone!

[geoking66]

Here is the official floorplan using an orthogonal section plan view. This is only the bottom level, the top level will come shortly. The empty "rectangle" on the left is the punishment house. The bottom of the spiral entrance corridor can be seen at the top. Matt, by the way, I'm also getting the new iMac (24") because my current one from March 2006 is starting to get old.

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[Matt]

Cool house as usual!

Originally posted by geoking66
Matt, by the way, I'm also getting the new iMac (24") because my current one from March 2006 is starting to get old.


24" is the only way to go isn't it? :spin:

I'm getting the cheaper 24" one.

When I get it I will be a Windows-to-Mac convert (though I've loved Apple stuff all my life... it's interfering parents who have so far prevented me from getting a Mac :laugh:)

I saw it in real life the other day. Lets just say the pictures dont do it justice.

I can't wait, and I bet you can't either :thumbs2:

[geoking66]

Originally posted by Matt
Cool house as usual!

Originally posted by geoking66
Matt, by the way, I'm also getting the new iMac (24") because my current one from March 2006 is starting to get old.


24" is the only way to go isn't it? :spin:

I'm getting the cheaper 24" one.

When I get it I will be a Windows-to-Mac convert (though I've loved Apple stuff all my life... it's interfering parents who have so far prevented me from getting a Mac :laugh:)

I saw it in real life the other day. Lets just say the pictures dont do it justice.

I can't wait, and I bet you can't either :thumbs2:

Just don't get Bluetooth. Seriously, I don't get why Apple halved the Bluetooth keyboard, luckily I have the one with wires but looks like a MacBook keypad. My one right now is the first generation 20" iMac Core Duo.

[dupin]

Why did you post that in Geokings thread?

[geoking66]

Advert plug? Beats me, but I'm OK with it here.

[Conzors]

Great!

[Matt]

Woops... sorry, my bad... I clicked on the wrong topic :laugh2:

We all make mistakes...

*deletes post*

[geoking66]

We all do make mistakes.

[geoking66]

So that's probably it, every once and a while I may add something different.