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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 20 sec.) ; 286554972 bytes |
| Summary |
Tired of living in draughty Victorian houses in the city, Lucie Fairweather and Nat McBride return to their home town of Woodbridge in Suffolk to build a brand new home for their young family.What Lucie and Nat lack in budget they make up for in ambition. They want a house that will be a stunning piece of architecture as well as a responsible, low impact, ecologically sensitive home. It's a lot to ask but they do have a brilliant architect, Jerry Tate, on board. Tate was involved in the design of the Eden Project in Cornwall (an environmental project that transformed a disused clay mine into a rich, global garden where people learn about nature and the world around them) this will be Tate's first residential building.But before work begins, Lucie and Nat are dealt the cruellest blow: Nat is diagnosed with cancer.Eighteen months on, Lucie decides to go ahead with the project. She has to divide her time between working as a teacher and looking after two children, and so is forced to cut the budget and some of the planned eco principles.But despite the compromises, Lucie is determined to build the home they wanted and in the process creates a clever, beautiful, and affordable home. PRODUCTION DETAILSWritten and presented by Kevin McCloud. Series Producer: Madeleine Hall; Executive Producer: Charlie Bunce |
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Broadcast 2011-07-24 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Architect-designed houses.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Design and construction.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects.
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Housing rehabilitation.
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England -- Suffolk.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Fairweather, Lucie, contributor
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Lalic, Ann, director
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McBride, Nat, contributor
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McCloud, Kevin, host
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Tate, Jerry, contributor
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