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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 10 sec.) ; 285737991 bytes |
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David and Greta Iredale are seasoned builders. They built their first house in 1956 and their second, nine years later. Having lived in it for 40 years, the timber house they designed themselves began to rot, so they decided to demolish it and replace it with a prefab. For their final house, they chose a solid, German built, precision engineered Huf Haus.Built in a factory in Germany, each part was constructed by a different team of skilled workers, very much like a car production line. The kit house, complete with doors, windows, fixtures and fittings, was then transported from Germany to site in Surrey and put together like a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. And with the schedule tighter than a pair of lederhosen, the Germans promised to put the entire house together in just six days.True to their promise, the German team arrived at the crack of dawn on the scheduled day but construction was delayed because the British crane driver got lost and arrived five hours late! Working late to make up for lost time, the German team succeeded in erecting the house on time.Impressed by the Germans' efficiency, designer David's next challenge was to personalise the interior.Four years after they moved into their new house, Kevin McCloud returns to see if David and Greta's Huf Haus is still as good as the day it was delivered.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Written and presented by Kevin McCloud. Executive Producer: Charlie Bunce. A talkback THAMES production |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-07-22 at 18:05:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Architect-designed houses.
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Artists -- Dwellings.
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Dwellings -- Design and construction.
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Painting -- Psychology.
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England -- Surrey.
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Streaming video
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Bowen, Emma, director
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Huf, Peter, contributor
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Hurst, Nicola, director
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Iredale, David, contributor
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Iredale, Greta, contributor
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McCloud, Kevin, host
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