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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 43 sec.) ; 288481973 bytes |
| Summary |
When Pru and Richard Irvine came across a plot of land in the middle of the breathtakingly beautiful Midlothian countryside, they seized the opportunity to build on it a bespoke family home. However, the plot, an old industrial site complete with lime kilns, came with a condition. They could only build on it if they became custodians of the kilns, and more importantly, that the house blend in to its setting.Pru and Richard wanted to build a large uncompromisingly modern house. There was a real danger that this building would be a blot on the landscape rather than an enhancement.With Richard grafting hard to pay for the build, it was left to Pru, a cookery writer, to project manage the build. The finished house was an impressive piece of architecture but certainly did not blend into the landscape.A year and a half later, Kevin returns to see how this big house is settling in and whether it fulfilled its brief.PRODUCTION DETAILSWritten and presented by Kevin McCloud. Series Producer: Madeleine Hall; Executive Producer: Charlie Bunce |
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Broadcast 2011-09-25 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Architects -- Dwellings.
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Architecture, Domestic.
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Dwellings -- Design and construction.
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Ecological houses.
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Wooden-frame houses -- Design and construction.
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Scotland -- Midlothian.
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Streaming video
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Irvine, Pru, host
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Irvine, Richard, contributor
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Lalic, Ann, director
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McCloud, Kevin, host
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Strong, Graham, director
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Winthrop, Les, contributor
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