[elliebrew]

Studying the plans on Google I'm tried to make it all a bit clearer

The EXTENSION is shown in the area surrounded by red

It is linked to the main house by a corridor. This corridor also houses the diary room entrance

The new extension is a double floor height with a balcony and a big garden

The new eviction set has a canopy over the top with lighting rigs. It has a walkway to the studio for interviews.

There are TWO sets of stairs into the house. One to the main house and one to the extension

[Oliver_W]

Oh, that's quite a bit clearer!

So are the bits to the left/below the new House the original, and is it to be largely untouched?

[elliebrew]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Oh, that's quite a bit clearer!

So are the bits to the left/below the new House the original, and is it to be largely untouched?

To be honest i think they just used the plans for CBB17 because they hadn't designed the floorpans for summer yet

I think it will change

[TomC]

Thanks for this! So does the new house effectively have 3 levels? And are there now two walkways outside?

And how do you know there's a canopy outside?

[Mrmattybeck]

That sounds like the current eviction studio

[Firewire]

This is so much easier to understand! Thanks Ellie!

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by elliebrew

To be honest i think they just used the plans for CBB17 because they hadn't designed the floorpans for summer yet

I think it will change

Ohh I see.

But by and large, will it still be the same? What I mean is, they're not demolishing the entire House and rebuilding it? Save for the semi-usual room and wall rearrangement, the original House is remaining, and the new House is beside it?

[RichardG]

I hope the extension isn't supposed to be a second/secret house and it's just going to be one massive one. If not then how are they going to explain it to the original housemates walking in on launch night?

[elliebrew]

It could be hidden away at first.

[Cal.]

It looks like the only way to access the garden is through the new part of the house so I doubt it's going to be a secret.

Thanks for this.

[Babayaro.]

Thanks for this!

So is that closed off stairs in the 2nd house?

[Ross.]

Thanks for this, so much clearer

So are they keeping the existing house? For some reason I thought it was just there on the plans to show what's changing

[TomC]

I thought there was meant to be a second floor WC in the new house

[elliebrew]

There may well be

[DigitalSid]

If there are two open entrances I doubt the second house is a secret. Two competing sets of housemates maybe?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

If there are two open entrances I doubt the second house is a secret. Two competing sets of housemates maybe?

Maybe HMs have no guidance about which set of stairs, they have to choose?