When home makeover goes wrong


Rural mansion: An aerial view of Du’s new home in Gansu province. ­ — Screen grab from ‘Dream House’

DREAM House, a popular home makeover television programme that has been on air for eight seasons, came under fire following the creation of an “ugly red brick house”. The house, which took renowned architect Tao Lei six months to complete, has been labelled as the worst in the history of the long running series.

Many viewers complained on social media, criticising the architecture design and worse, they felt that it was overpriced.

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