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  • After Gretta's husband died whilst the couple were living in Malaysia, she found herself moving back to the UK. From heartbreak she forged a new life, building a stunning home on the Cambridgeshire fens. The result is simply stunning!
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  • @kriskan86
    @kriskan86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Local Malaysian here. My condolences to Gretta for your loss, and am glad to see you had happy times in my country with your late husband and it's wonderful that you're building a new life back in UK now

  • @hazelswords8573
    @hazelswords8573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Wow what a great family. A selfless sister ❤ and her son is a great architect. Its stunning and fits in well with the house.

  • @Molloy1951
    @Molloy1951 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The husband already complaining the apple tree had to go, rather than planting a new one. 😂

  • @marc0523
    @marc0523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lovely, perfect for the Gretta.
    I love how she considered her guests and had two spare rooms, even though she would have no need, it shows a natural thought to other's comfort and well being.
    Personally, I would have built a bigger gap between the two houses, but that is pretty much the only change I would make.

  • @aquajuwel7098
    @aquajuwel7098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I wish I had family like this, my family is stone cold, conservative, judgmental and horrible . My friends are my family. When that is said, beautiful house…

    • @davecrawley4634
      @davecrawley4634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mad isn’t it, the more international people are, the more understanding you tend to be.

    • @sorinsabau1664
      @sorinsabau1664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here.

    • @TheRachag
      @TheRachag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I find that even if you have differences there is always common ground. Things like baking, gardening, tennis, sports there is more to life then political views. Finding common ground with those different then you will help you become tolerant to all personalities.

    • @aquajuwel7098
      @aquajuwel7098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheRachag say that to my family and not me, I have tried. Not anymore. They live their narrow ignorant lives and I live my life, and that’s the way I want it. I don’t want to live my life getting hurt over and over again. But I have beautiful wonderful friends, that is enough for me.

    • @theofarmmanager267
      @theofarmmanager267 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aquajuwel7098 I say that you are a winner. Sometimes, families don’t gel as one big happy bunch. Sometimes, people aren’t able to find friends that are truly friends. It would be great if you could have both; but settle for one them - friends - and be happy.
      I don’t get on with my brother - we havent socialised together for 40 plus years. We are different; I don’t like him and he very probably doesn’t like me. So what? I’ve got a loving wife, children and great grand children. I’m very happy with my lot. The only goal I have is that, when I die, my children and great grand children miss me; what else is there?
      So, be happy with where you are. Rejoice in your good relationships. Allow others to go their way and, if they try to interfere, just tell them the truth.

  • @trishalivingston1051
    @trishalivingston1051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    WOW!! It's off the charts fantastic. Love it, lots of space and NO Stairs.. which I have hated since 12 yrs old, when my wonderful grandfather fell down the stairs and did not survive. What a fantastic sister and brother in law. Magnificent result.

  • @pinayladyoz8044
    @pinayladyoz8044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I was born and raised in South East Asia and growing up in SEA I never seen house like that, very flat roof and very open inside. In Australia now a days, often you will see houses like this "open concept means living room and kitchen are open.

  • @junehulton8320
    @junehulton8320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fabulous design style. Tons of room. Not cluttered ...bright clean. And joyful with the outside space adjoining the home...and being next door to your sister...well what more would you need.....❤️❤️....the home is filled with love ...can tell easily. Great memories. Along the way from her travels..

  • @jekku4688
    @jekku4688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gorgeous and zen-ful! And all on one floor, brilliant!

  • @annakeye
    @annakeye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a smart, simple design. I love it. I would never have thought a true pavillion style would work in such an environment but work it does. Nice one.

  • @mysticalmisty9772
    @mysticalmisty9772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Absolutely beautiful & what a view! Not at all jealous lol..

  • @casiopistachio1107
    @casiopistachio1107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gorgeous home, so tasteful. I hope they all make amazing new memories with it x

  • @yugeenlighroff430
    @yugeenlighroff430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow that is something! Very surprised. It is very beautiful.

  • @clairewright8153
    @clairewright8153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love the simplicity of the home and the views to the garden from many aspects. Shame about the apple tree, might have been nice to see if it could have been moved.

    • @mautida9998
      @mautida9998 ปีที่แล้ว

      Waaaaaaaay too costly and unrealistic

  • @balance3201
    @balance3201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful.

  • @annechou1385
    @annechou1385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful! Bravo!

  • @faebalina7786
    @faebalina7786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The best part is the sisterhood

  • @marcelcicort9671
    @marcelcicort9671 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Absolutely fabulous 👌. Rooftop while I like in this situation is an overkill since they have so much greenery and nature at the backside, and the extra cost of cladding I find useless..

  • @jomontanee
    @jomontanee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The power of the FAMILY LOVE. 💖💕

  • @veroniquepeltier3631
    @veroniquepeltier3631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Extraordinary unbelievable! 😍

  • @lindanorris3226
    @lindanorris3226 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US 🏘🏘🏘

  • @iShootWild
    @iShootWild 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful Home!!!

  • @martinbennett8752
    @martinbennett8752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have seen many makeover/build shows and I never really 'get' the desire for such large open-plan spaces, which combine the kitchen, dining and living areas. Practically it calls for very good heating systems, insulation and measures to deal with solar gain from all that glass, as well as ventilation to deal with steam and cooking odours. The waft of baking bread may be pleasant, but being reminded of a brace of kippers hours after breakfast is not. For a single person or couple it might be OK (although I like to be able to close the kitchen door) to have the same surroundings for everything, and I can see that for a family with young children being able to supervise is a bonus, even if it does mean toys all over the floor. But when they become teenagers the personal/living space becomes the bedroom. If good fences make better neighbours - as the saying goes - maybe the opportunity to have dividing walls - even sliding/folding ones should at least figure somewhere in the plans?

  • @sutats
    @sutats 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a terrific start

  • @XTSu-sl1bb
    @XTSu-sl1bb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best house ever on grand design

  • @iraq865
    @iraq865 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful and amazing

  • @williamcarter3933
    @williamcarter3933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Lovely place....I've lived in Asia for 13 years.....can't really work out how it's Asian??

    • @nutcaseneo191
      @nutcaseneo191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is more mid century modern in design. But it is a beautiful home.

    • @alexhostetler8563
      @alexhostetler8563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably the shou sugi ban siding treatment.

    • @wei-chuenchen725
      @wei-chuenchen725 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's no balloon framing in Asia right?

    • @kam5809
      @kam5809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The openness is Asian inspired design.

    • @pinayladyoz8044
      @pinayladyoz8044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kam5809 You will not see an asian house open like this at all. I was born and raised in Asia.

  • @stopstalkingyouspookybastard
    @stopstalkingyouspookybastard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ooo i like the drama with the apple tree. mexican wasnt happy

  • @tanujamullick8371
    @tanujamullick8371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They say the best gift parents can give a daughter is a sister. This episode-
    QED! (As we learnt in theories of Geometry) 😉

  • @jasonkingshott2971
    @jasonkingshott2971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've travelled throughout Malaysia and never seen anything similar.

    • @worldpilgrim4638
      @worldpilgrim4638 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe the overhang idea, to create shade from the sun?

    • @jasonkingshott2971
      @jasonkingshott2971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@worldpilgrim4638 Like every other house in Asia?

  • @TheRachag
    @TheRachag 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet families

  • @chrislong1305
    @chrislong1305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Yeh that apple tree simply HAD TO GO ! …..crazy

  • @jintanmanis5000
    @jintanmanis5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greetings from Malaysia

  • @christophmartin5381
    @christophmartin5381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! They have done great in many aspects. The view to the outside is in my opinion the best. But there is one thing that I do not understand these days. Where are the Photovoltaic panels? Any new build house today should have a PV system ! They should be mandatory!

  • @obal7987
    @obal7987 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this show... Just don't seem to be able to catch it on dstv

  • @SrFederico
    @SrFederico 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would move in instantly ;-)

  • @worldpilgrim4638
    @worldpilgrim4638 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the floor material? It looks warmer than polished concrete.

  • @es7228
    @es7228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    why not work around the apple tree?

  • @tictoc5443
    @tictoc5443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Architects name please

  • @dannys7795
    @dannys7795 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Metal structure with SIP's panels in between. How can that possibly work and be allowed in the building code because each part of the metal structure in that roof with create a thermal bridge?????

  • @odd7646
    @odd7646 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What software is used for such animations 😭😭😭

  • @ilovegames9053
    @ilovegames9053 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if Fernando planted another apple tree to create new memories.

  • @annsmith7207
    @annsmith7207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It is really unfortunate that the 100 year old apple tree could not be incorporated and designed into the house itself. They could have made it work and certainly honored it with the pride of place it deserved! Truly a shame!

  • @dvattana
    @dvattana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice house but why only 1 bathroom?

    • @michaelmcdermott6054
      @michaelmcdermott6054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Went to the UK .... annoying how they don't embrace designs with bathrooms to every bedroom .

  • @cassball7
    @cassball7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lovely house but I don’t get an Asian vibe!

    • @katyagrad3704
      @katyagrad3704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The minimalist/ zen approach/ and opening the space up to the surroundings maybe

  • @Ed-em6mf
    @Ed-em6mf ปีที่แล้ว

    4:40 - Why make such large house to begin with? Couldn't it have been a bit shorter or gone around that tree?

  • @hawaahmad8238
    @hawaahmad8238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More like a one floor condo or penthouse with rooftop area built on the ground .. 🇲🇾

    • @davidcattin7006
      @davidcattin7006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! That's generally my style, but not like this. It looks out of place, too close to the house next door, and it was a shame to lose that big, beautiful tree!

  • @razal-ghul1105
    @razal-ghul1105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did the 300k all go into the house or did it involve the amount paid for the Land

  • @tohagan12
    @tohagan12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why does one person living alone need a 4 bedroom house!! A 2/3 bedroom place still would have been huge for her.

    • @BaDazai
      @BaDazai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Perhaps she intends on passing it down to family when she dies. Who ever inherits it might have a large family. I don't have anyone I want to pass my house down to so I built a 1 bedroomed 690sqft house on a 10,000sqft lot.

    • @lisez2098
      @lisez2098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And she could have saved Fernando’s beloved apple tree by building smaller.

  • @IGuess...
    @IGuess... ปีที่แล้ว

    House itself is SO GORGEOUS but the furnishings inside definitely do not stand up to the architecture. I hope she was just getting started on the interiors when this was filmed... !

  • @marieslabbert6009
    @marieslabbert6009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wonder how she lives without any privacy. No curtains in her bedroom or bathroom, except if they come down out of the ceiling! 😮

    • @sapogato4518
      @sapogato4518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can clearly see the blinds on the images just before they talk about the bathroom. They are neatly integrated on the top of the windows, little slot in the ceiling.

    • @FleurOlivia
      @FleurOlivia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is also in a relatively enclosed graden

  • @julielumsden5184
    @julielumsden5184 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why so many bedrooms?

  • @rowredround7206
    @rowredround7206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dunno, Greta seems to have taken over the block entirely. The driveway is excessive and she’s taken the best bits of the yard.

    • @jlife9092
      @jlife9092 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Her land.

    • @rowredround7206
      @rowredround7206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jlife9092 no, it’s the other lady’s land

    • @shirleymlombo2913
      @shirleymlombo2913 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      She paid for it, though🤔

  • @qiraat8032
    @qiraat8032 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    £300? really how two bedroom houses cost £200 where and when?, is it a really old video?

  • @hewantsslaniii
    @hewantsslaniii 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m just wondering if they will ever be able to go to the toilet or go in the bath without everyone seeing in…

  • @svietka202
    @svietka202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i m sorry but the tree should have saved.

  • @denistrethewy7288
    @denistrethewy7288 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ordinary inbuilt many problems .

  • @totz7584
    @totz7584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    an intelligent architect must design according to existing site condition...but the removal of the apple tree makes him think like a contractor..

  • @unknownt5250
    @unknownt5250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kevin McCloud has no mind of his own and agrees with everything people do. He’s forward and searches around peoples new homes as if he’s the police searching for drugs. On the advert you see him breaking a door that he’s trying to open. Channel 4 Grand Design needs a new Television Presenter.

  • @davecahyo
    @davecahyo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful house indeed, but for me it doesn't look like Asian at all, except for one wooden cabinet I saw

  • @ow2750
    @ow2750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    super hot carlos... ginger bloke... hot hot

    • @Zaihanisme
      @Zaihanisme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad we only got a short glimpse of him, eh?

    • @davecrawley4634
      @davecrawley4634 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bit like the James Norton fella.

  • @user-me6bt9hm6n
    @user-me6bt9hm6n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    asian? not even an entryway

  • @sophieisabunny
    @sophieisabunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn't see much of asian style here

  • @Timeculture
    @Timeculture 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Form over function unfortunately

  • @bmwmercedes5000
    @bmwmercedes5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shed/box, rather than architecture. And that's coming from a huge fan of modernism. This just doesn't work visually.

  • @PurpleTentacle17
    @PurpleTentacle17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, they killed a 100 year old tree to build a house for 1 person? The tree would still be living long after she is death...

  • @dusanmandrapa6060
    @dusanmandrapa6060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Furniture is misarable!

  • @H4rleyBoy
    @H4rleyBoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He designed it for mates rates, I hope he gave her a refund as it is a bloody awful design for the UK.

  • @jlynn732
    @jlynn732 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that roof is ugly