Online series puts the focus on Britain’s most pioneering self-builders
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nsurer CRL has unveiled the winners of its Venturous Builds campaign – as revealed in a new ‘web series’ that will showcase
Britain’s inspiring self-builders and their con- struction achievements. A contemporary family eco-home, a ren-
ovated Grade II listed mansion and a cus- tom-built eco timber house have been selected by the company as being truly “venturous of spirit.” The campaign was launched to “inspire
those who have dared to be venturous, brave and unorthodox to share the details of their venturous builds.” Winners will have their project filmed and featured on the online show. The filming of the projects is now under-
way, with the first episode of the Venturous Builds show going live in the coming weeks. The web series will be hosted by English designer and regeneration expert Wayne Hemingway, who founded Hemingway Design with wife Gerardine. CRL CEO Steve Mansour said: “We
were looking for the one-offs, the inspiring, the ingenious construction projects to feature in our web series. Our three winners clearly demonstrate they have the courage, deter- mination and an unwavering belief in their ability to create something truly unique. “Venturous builds celebrates the pioneer-
ing self-builders who, against the odds, have dared to dream big and have created the homes of their dreams.” Commenting on his first-hand experience the joys of self-building, Wayne
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Hemingway said: “My wife and I designed and built our own home 19 years ago when our kids were young and it has been a true life-enhancing experience ever since. “Designing and building your own home is about getting something you really want,
rather than getting a house someone else has designed or settling for what’s on the market. The winners of CRL’s campaign clearly knew what they wanted when it came to their home and they clearly are rev- elling in the results. “Venturous Builds celebrates fantastic
self-built homes and shows it’s about the spirit of getting on and doing it. It is truly inspiring to witness the people and the love of what they have achieved at the end of the process.”
Venturous Builds winners:
Roy Austin – Rosedene, Redruth, Cornwall Roy designed and built a modern, contemporary, family eco-home to meet the needs of their young disabled son after the family relocated to Cornwall five years ago. After failing to find anything suitable on the market, Roy decided on a self-build. Construction got under way in October 2014 and was completed in just eight months later. Built on a 90-degree curve, Rosedene is fully accessible with lifts and wide doorways.
Berkshire Homes – Holme Hall Manor, Cliviger, Lancashire Holme Hall Manor is a beautifully renovated Grade II listed mansion which has been sympathetically converted into stunning apartments. A family home for more than 200 years, and former retirement home and nightclub, Holme Hall was gutted in an arson attack in 2004. It was derelict for more than 10 years before being bought at auction by Berkshire Homes. The heritage site has now been transformed into 10 one and two bedroom apartments.
Barbara Fischer-Clark/Stommel Haus – Heartwood, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire Stommel Haus, a German manufacturer of timber houses, was commissioned to develop a custom-built, energy efficient eco timber house. The house, which the owners called Heartwood was built only using untreated Arctic Heartwood Spruce from FSC certified forests in Finland. The three bedroom home is insulated using recycled newspaper and recycled glass. With 216 m² of living space, there is also a double height dining room from which you can see the vaulted timber ceiling. The house is heated using a heat pump and ground- breaking technology ‘Heating with Ice’, which uses the ambient heat and solar thermic energy, the energy in an underground water tank and latent energy in ice.
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