Timber-Framed Houses
Amateur designing competition. The designers work on very different briefs - one must create a serene, Scandinavian bedroom, the other a Batman-inspired den.
In the last round of this heat, two designers are left battling it out for just one sought-after place in the quarter-final. They must earn their place by transforming two tiny bedrooms in medieval timber-framed houses in Sussex - still with a budget of 拢1,000, a small team to help them and just three days to complete their projects. However, working in such small rooms brings a myriad of problems for both designers.
The briefs are poles apart. One designer must create a calm and serene Scandinavian-inspired scheme, complete with raised, built-in bed, but with a client who loves authenticity, and the judges worried about using MDF for the bed, the whole look is under intense scrutiny. Meanwhile, the other designer is working for a seven-year-old boy, delivering a Batman-inspired fantasy den - complete with bat motif lighting, secret compartment and dark grey walls... if the client's mum agrees.
Presenter and architectural historian Tom Dyckhoff looks back at how these timber-framed houses were originally put together, while the judges must make the huge decision about which designer shows the skill and talent to become a quarter-finalist and who will leave the competition.
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Duration: 01:22
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tom Dyckhoff |
Director | Nicky Hammond |
Series Editor | Rachel Platt |
Executive Producer | Tom Garland |
Production Company | Studio Lambert |
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Feb 2016 19:00
- Thu 24 Mar 2016 08:00
- Mon 29 Aug 2016 16:45
- Mon 9 Mar 2020 15:45
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