Tập
Grand Designs: Episode 10
Tóm tắt
Kelly and Masoko Neville set about building not just a spectacular oak frame and straw bale house, but a whole new way of life in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Kelly is a carpenter by trade and has always dreamed of building an eco friendly home with his own hands. This highly sustainable house, sitting in harmony with nature and its surroundings, will become the base for Kelly and Masoko's new self-sufficient life where they will produce their own food and energy from the land.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Grand Designs
- Mùa
- Mùa 7
- Tập
- Tập 10
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2007-05-02
- Thời lượng
- 45 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 10 là tập 10 trong Season 7 của Grand Designs. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2007-05-02. Thời lượng là 45 min.
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