Marcus and Sholto
Following people trying to build a house on less than 拢100k. Piers and Kieran help Sholto and Marcus turn a budget kit home into something extraordinary.
Building a home had always been a dream of Sholto's, but when his partner Marcus had to have a double organ transplant, the couple reassessed what's important in life. Their cramped house in the south of England became a thing of the past and they bought a rural patch of land in Scotland, forty miles east of Inverness, with the dream of building their own home.
To keep costs low they opted for an off-the-peg design, but finding a kit home which suited their needs was a struggle: "Larger houses are built for traditional families. There's just the two of us, and Bramble the dog".
Converting a budget kit home into one which looks anything but is an enormous design challenge for Piers Taylor and Kieran Long.
It's already an ambitious build, but Kieran attempts to push their design horizons further. He takes them to a breathtaking home in the Scottish Highlands where a simple set of ideas has led to an inspirational space - but will Marcus and Sholto decide to recreate them in their 拢100k home?
It's then over to architect Piers Taylor to look for innovative low-cost solutions that will raise their home beyond the ordinary. As the money runs low, Sholto has less than 拢150 left to build a kitchen island which will be the focus of their main living area. Taking inspiration from some of Britain's most renowned 20th-century buildings, will his self-poured concrete island become a triumph of design, or a puddle on the floor?
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kieran Long |
Presenter | Piers Taylor |
Executive Producer | Joff Wilson |
Series Editor | Harriet Scott |
Series Producer | Oliver Clark |
Director | Colette Foster |
Broadcasts
- Tue 21 Jul 2015 20:00
- Sat 25 Jul 2015 17:00
- Tue 4 Aug 2015 08:15
- Tue 25 Oct 2016 15:15
- Fri 26 Oct 2018 13:45