| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Grand designs |
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Grand designs (Television program)
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| Summary |
"Richard Hawkes is an architect, who along with his wife Sophie, has decided to move out of London to live the good life in the country. They buy a plot of land on which they plan to grow their own food, and lead as sustainable a life as possible. For Richard it's an opportunity to experiment and build the house of his dreams; one that embraces the latest cutting-edge green technologies and is capable of providing almost all its own energy. Richard also wants their new home to blend effortlessly into the surrounding countryside, so he decides to build a huge roof arch, a soaring curve using 25,000 handmade clay tiles, covered with soil and planted with grass - a man-made hill. His new home will not only nestle out of sight under the arch but also utilise the space created by it. He has never built anything like this before and neither has anyone else working on it - it's the first of its kind in Britain. It may be a great chance for an architect to experiment, but not so much fun for Sophie, who becomes pregnant, gives birth and ends up bringing up the baby in a caravan site." -- website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC1 broadcast July 7, 2009. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Written by Kevin McCloud; series producer and director: Madeleine Hall |
| Performer |
Presenter: Kevin McCloud |
| Notes |
No rating given |
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DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Architecture, Domestic -- England -- Kent
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Architecture, Domestic -- England -- Design and construction
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Arches
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| Author |
McCloud, Kevin
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Hall, Madeleine
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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