River Thames: Floating House

Grand Designs Season 14 Episode 7

Overview:
Andy and Nicki Bruce try to build an experimental flood-proof floating house on an island in the River Thames. But building such a complex design on a site with limited access is not easy.

Andy and Nicki Bruce's amphibious house, the first of its kind in the UK. Their architect has come up with an ambitious, experimental design that has never been tried on a river bank in Britain and no one knows whether it will work.

The Bruces decide to build on a site on a small island in the river. But it's not long before the project becomes bogged down in the logistical challenges of building such a complex design on a small island that is only accessible by a narrow footbridge.

Genre : Documentary, Reality

Actors : Kevin McCloud

Release Date : 2014-10-15

Duration : 45 menit

Rating : ⭐ 9/10 (1 votes)

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North Wales: The Clifftop House
1. North Wales: The Clifftop House
North Cornwall: The Cross-Laminated Timber House
2. North Cornwall: The Cross-Laminated Timber House
Milton Keynes: Round House
3. Milton Keynes: Round House
County Derry: Shipping Container House
4. County Derry: Shipping Container House
South East London: Urban Shed
5. South East London: Urban Shed
Norfolk: Periscope House
6. Norfolk: Periscope House
River Thames: Floating House
7. River Thames: Floating House
Revisited – Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House
8. Revisited – Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House
Revisited – Monmouthshire: Japanese House
9. Revisited – Monmouthshire: Japanese House
Revisited – Tiverton: Crooked Chocolate Box Cottage
10. Revisited – Tiverton: Crooked Chocolate Box Cottage


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