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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 14 sec.) ; 283845030 bytes |
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Getting planning permission to build in open countryside in the UK is almost impossible, but Helen and Chris Seymour have done exactly that.Helen and Chris, both architects, decide to move out of London to build their own home in the middle of the Cotswolds countryside. They managed it through a little used planning law called PP7. This allows houses of exemplary architectural merit to be built in a green belt.And this house is certainly going to be special, because Helen and Chris plan to build it underneath a collapsing ruined 300 year old barn leaving it invisible in the landscape. This will be an extraordinary engineering challenge involving building a steel frame around the ancient barn whilst they excavate underneath. Not only that, Helen is determined the house will be the first accredited passive house in England. Built to the German Passivhaus eco standards, this home will be airtight and need no heating.Having promised so much to the planners, Helen and Chris have to deliver one of the most challenging houses ever seen on Grand Designs. Helen and Chris's aspirations for a spartan industrial interior raise another question: will this extraordinary house ever feel like a home?PRODUCTION DETAILSWritten and presented by Kevin McCloud. Series Producer: Madeleine Hall; Executive Producer: Charlie Bunce |
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Broadcast 2012-02-20 at 18:10:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Architecture, Domestic.
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Buildings -- Remodeling for other use.
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House construction -- Planning.
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Housing -- Design and construction.
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Sustainable architecture.
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Streaming video
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Ratcliffe, Michael, director
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McCloud, Kevin, host
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Seymour, Chris, contributor
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Seymour, Helen, contributor
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