House from Straw: Revisited
Grand Designs · Season 10 · Episode 12
In 2003, aspiring writer Mark Sampson, his wife Debbie and their daughter Tilly moved to the Lot region of France to build their dream home. Despite a total lack of experience, but driven by strong ecological principles, they decided to take the radical step of constructing it using straw-bales. Seven years after they moved in, Kevin McCloud goes back to see whether their new house has fulfilled its brief.
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Season
10
Episode
12
Air Date
01/Dec/2010
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
45 min
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In 2003, aspiring writer Mark Sampson, his wife Debbie and their daughter Tilly moved to the Lot region of France to build their dream home. Despite a total lack of experience, but driven by strong ecological principles, they decided to take the radical step of constructing it using straw-bales. Seven years after they moved in, Kevin McCloud goes back to see whether their new house has fulfilled its brief.
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