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Grand Designs - Season 27 Episode 4 -
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02:29Để cho Melina, an occupational therapist,
02:34để dùng hồn như thế nào của bản thân của bản thân.
02:37Bây giờ thì lúc của Pep,
02:40một bản thân của bản thân của bản thân,
02:42để tìm hiểu thân của bản thân.
02:44I've always wanted to build us a home,
02:47và bây giờ để tìm hiểu thân là tất cả.
02:51Nhưng, bây giờ để tìm hiểu thân của bản thân của bản thân
02:55đã tìm hiểu thân của bản thân của bản thân.
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03:02Bản thân của bản thân của bản thân.
03:06Bản thân của bản thân của bản thân.
03:09When you give the diagnosis that I was given,
03:12it was all of a sudden,
03:15things that did matter to me,
03:17like work, achieving and getting things done,
03:21they paled in significance.
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05:42Hãy spaison Werp Hàng xác 쌤 b Sitting allen,
05:47Thờiatk accumulation.
05:49I should be dead now
05:50but that really spurred us on
05:54to now build the house
05:57and actually activate those plans
05:59Amazing, given that many people in your situation
06:01would decide to kind of, oh I don't know
06:03go on a cruise, you know what I mean?
06:06Yeah, yeah
06:06Cancer is not, you know, our whole life
06:09it's part of our life
06:11And yes, I will die one day
06:13as we all will, but I'm not going to die every day
06:15I'm going to be living
06:16Very good way of putting it, yeah
06:18First order of business
06:21is to get rid of the old chicken shed
06:23and concrete pad
06:24In its place will come a highly
06:27insulated polystyrene raft
06:29that will be laid out and filled with concrete
06:31From this point on
06:33this house, designed by
06:35Pep and Melina themselves, will be
06:37constructed almost entirely of wood
06:39Pre-fabricated sections
06:41will form a super energy efficient
06:43insulated structural shell
06:45This clever
06:47piece of engineering creates a huge open space inside
06:51ready for Viking feasts
06:53and supporting this Viking hall
06:55entire walls of glazing
06:57to connect with the nature that surrounds
06:59On the outside
07:01a skin of neatly aligned ash cladding
07:05will envelop the building
07:06a cladding that'll age to resemble
07:08the surrounding trees
07:09The uninterrupted roof line will be covered
07:13in sustainable Swedish steel
07:15It's a simple understated barn-like shape
07:20Largom, just enough
07:22Enter through any of the many openings
07:26and you'll find inside a generous full-height kitchen living area
07:30which, although simple, is anything but austere
07:34A place where the hygge happens
07:37At the north end will sit the main bedroom and the bathroom
07:41Mirrored at the opposite end by two guest rooms
07:44all thoughtfully sighted in what is actually a modestly sized house
07:48plus garage
07:49Pep and Molina's ambition
07:52is to make a home that honours their life shared together
07:56However, time is not on their side
08:00So it's vital that they build it as quickly as possible
08:03and that it goes up without a hitch
08:06How long is it, you reckon, going to take you
08:11to get a house that's habitable?
08:12Well, nine months is a good time
08:14You know, you can make babies in nine months
08:17so we hope to make a building in that time
08:19OK, good
08:19And, yeah, we need to get through it
08:22because, basically, I need to have as much time to live in it as possible
08:27Yes, you do
08:28And you bring, I'm presuming, given your vast experience in business
08:32I will be very disappointed if it goes over
08:34None of my projects have gone over so far
08:36Whatever?
08:38Ever
08:38Programme management's my background
08:41but I haven't built anything before
08:43so I think I've got quite a bit to learn there
08:45and we will be managing a tight budget
08:48How much have you allocated for it?
08:49500 plus 10% contingency, so 550
08:52Which is quite ambitious
08:53We're funding the project through two-thirds of my life insurance
08:57and then the other third will come from the sale of our existing house
09:00So the idea is keep me alive
09:02Keep me alive so I can build the house
09:05Yeah
09:05Anything we get after that is a bonus
09:07I asked Pep whether she was sure about this build
09:10and she said the build is going to help her sort of thrive over the next few months
09:15Yeah, it's an interesting point because it can sap energy
09:18and I guess it's going to require quite a lot of careful management on your part
09:22to ensure that you get the best out of it
09:24We're going to enjoy the process, aren't we?
09:26Yeah, so far it's been great
09:28So here's the tall order
09:33Ordinarily people derive a lot of positive energy and excitement
09:37and they thrive on finished architecture
09:40That's what finished buildings can do when they function at their best
09:45But to derive that same energy from the process
09:49Well, that's another matter
09:50But that's exactly what Pep wants to do
09:53She wants to see this process as a means of sustaining her
09:56Wow
09:58I mean, what she's got in her favour, of course
10:00is that she is used to and enjoys the reputation of having delivered projects
10:06which come in on time and on budget
10:10The bonus of being able to do that
10:16is that she ends up
10:18not just enjoying the process of building this house
10:22but lives long enough
10:24to enjoy living in it too
10:27for some time
10:28After months of preparation
10:33poring over designs and spreadsheets
10:36there's no time to waste
10:37The old shed is demolished
10:40and where once was a green illu
10:42there is now chaos
10:44The upheaval is immense
10:48It's absolutely bonkers
10:50With a small army of ground workers on site
10:53the bug now stops with Pep
10:55who's getting her first taste of the real world of full-time project management
11:00Particles coming tomorrow morning
11:02Oh my goodness
11:03We'd better get moving then
11:04Mama, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
11:07And Pep's not the only one feeling the strain
11:10Melina keeps finding reasons to go and walk the dog
11:13I think that's how she's coping
11:16She's not very good at chaos
11:18As if getting to grips with her new role as site manager isn't enough
11:23Pep has to also stay on top of a novel chemotherapy regime
11:28They're hoping might keep her active for longer
11:31A bit of a nuisance sometimes
11:34having to go off to actually sit and have the chemo
11:38for whatever it takes an hour and a half
11:40It has to be done along with a lot of other things
11:44But it would seem that Pep is a master juggler
11:48and plate spinner
11:49We don't need that house anymore anyway
11:56Because within weeks the ground is beautifully flat and ready to take delivery of the foundation
12:02system
12:03Like no other project I can think of
12:06Here time really is of the essence
12:09Yeah, I think they were quite surprised when they all got a hug when they arrived
12:14But I then didn't realise how pleased I was to see them
12:18And with good reason
12:20Because Pep has just returned home from another spell in hospital
12:24After reacting badly to the new chemo drug
12:27Touch wood, we got it back under control
12:31Which is satisfying because there's nothing worse than being
12:35You know, a whole load of work to be done
12:37And you can't do it
12:39Now she's back, Pep spares no time in motivating the troops
12:46Oh, that's the easiest bit of work you've done all day
12:50No gym required tonight, Nathan
12:53Always smiling
12:55Staying true to her guiding principle of Lagom
12:59Just enough, Pep has ordered a highly insulated foundation system
13:03made of polystyrene blocks
13:05And then he makes later fight again
13:08These form a tray
13:10Which is loaded up with underfloor heating loops
13:13Sewer pipes and rebar
13:15And within a week, bang on Pep's schedule
13:18It's ready to be filled with concrete
13:20The rain's stopped, so it's perfect
13:23They start pouring the concrete
13:25Via a separately hired pumping truck
13:28From the first of a series of lorries
13:30Which mix the concrete as it's dispensed
13:33That's the sand falling there
13:35Then it's mixing in there
13:37Coming up and coming out as concrete
13:39The last two weeks has been difficult balancing everything
13:44When you are so exhausted
13:46Melina's been an absolute rot
13:50You know, feeding me constantly
13:52Trying to keep me rested
13:54People think I'm doing all the work
13:56But in fact, she's the one
13:58You know, pushing the engine from behind
14:00And she's just always there
14:03And always has been
14:04Once she's satisfied that the concrete pour is running smoothly
14:12Pep goes back to the house to rest
14:14Wait, pump is blocked now
14:17Don't do nothing
14:19Like pump
14:20But a sudden fault with the cement truck
14:24Means it's now churned out completely the wrong mix
14:27Caughting the pump to jam up
14:29Whole thing's full with ballast
14:31An interrupted concrete pour
14:36Could screw up the whole foundations
14:38We're having a nightmare here
14:46In the Surrey hills
14:59Pep and Melina's concrete pour is in crisis
15:02Whole thing's full with ballast
15:04The faulty concrete truck means there's no concrete flowing
15:09It's blocked all the pump
15:12We need to get the machine back to the yard to clear it
15:16Pausing the pour midway could have disastrous consequences
15:21It has to go in as one pour, one continuous slab
15:24You can't stop and you can't start tomorrow again
15:27It all has to go off together
15:30The jammed up pump vacates the site
15:33Leaving Brendan, the foreman
15:35One short hour to find another one
15:38Before the concrete sets
15:39And the incomplete foundations are ruined
15:42Pep is unaware of this first real threat to her schedule
15:49But it's just as well
15:50Because she needs to be at hospital
15:52She's having a blood test
15:55Because she's been a bit tired
15:58In the last few days
15:59So just checking that everything's okay
16:02Pep has put the project first at every stage
16:06But right now getting checked out takes priority
16:09Back on site
16:11Miraculously
16:12Brendan has rustled up another pump truck
16:15And it arrives just in time
16:17Mercifully, the next concrete load flows beautifully
16:24And by the end of the day
16:27Pep's slab is complete
16:29Ready to receive her Viking home
16:31Now I get why Pep and Melina have chosen to go Danish with their project
16:41But why are the rest of us so captivated by Scandi design?
16:46And what exactly is it anyway?
16:47This is Casa Rue by Christopherson and Weiling Architects
16:52A house near the Danish city of Aarhus
16:54It embodies the ideas that are driving Pep and Melina's project
16:59This looks lovely
17:00And it looks largom
17:03Yeah
17:03Just enough
17:04It's based on traditional farms
17:07So it's three barns arranged around a courtyard
17:11They're very, very simple
17:13Goodness me, I can't even see any gutters
17:16They're that agricultural
17:17But don't be fooled by this stripped-back farming aesthetic
17:22In fact, there are gutters
17:23They're just artfully concealed in the roofline
17:26Yes, there are farmer functional cement slab steps
17:30But the details here are crisp
17:32Even the cladding screws are perfectly aligned
17:35Largom may mean just enough
17:38But it also suggests sharing
17:41In this case, sharing a wing of your home with a pet falcon
17:44Inside, it's easy to see the resonance this place has with Pep and Melina's design
17:50It's another open-plan Viking hall
17:53With long, low walls of glass
17:55Quality of what's here
17:58In the junctions, in the details
18:00Oh my goodness, it's in the ceiling
18:03Which is such a simple expanse
18:05And yet, with a little shadow gap
18:07And every edge that you see
18:09It's just a blade
18:11There's a huge amount of expertise
18:13And precision
18:14And painstaking care here
18:16Simple forms, simple shapes
18:18Exquisite execution
18:21And craftsmanship
18:22That's where the magic comes
18:24From all this meticulous and modest detailing
18:28Flows a steadying sense of calm and comfort
18:31Hygur
18:32The catch for Pep and Melina is that this project was finished in a year by throwing money at it
18:37Their budget is far more modest
18:39So they've gone for the quickest construction method they can afford
18:49Pep and Melina are working with a timber frame company
18:54Who are prefabricating the entire airtight structure of the house in their factory
18:59And so, three short weeks after finishing the foundations
19:07Oh yeah, wow, look
19:08Pep and Melina take delivery of their house
19:12Look
19:14There we go
19:17So far we're on schedule
19:21Everybody's stuck to their deadlines, thankfully
19:25Speed is important
19:27Pep had a recent scan which confirmed her disease is progressing
19:31I have to encourage her not to overdo things
19:35Because, you know, if she overdo anything
19:38She gets very tired and it kind of backfires
19:40It goes straight
19:41And I've got a good second in command
19:44Yeah
19:45Despite the exhaustion
19:48This project gains ever more importance for the pair of them day by day
19:53I can't even put into words how building the house has actually been
19:56Something that has kept us going
19:58Despite Pep's prognosis is so poor now
20:00Yeah, it's a positive thing
20:03Positive force in our life
20:05Without further ado
20:11The crane begins its aerial ballet
20:14Correctly placing the 49 prefabricated sections of the house
20:18All right, let's get out of the way
20:20I have time for it
20:22You make me nervous
20:23Just three months after they struck ground
20:28Pep and Melina watch as the first panels are swung into place
20:32With a satisfying speed and efficiency
20:34To you, a couple of mil
20:37OK
20:38Yeah, how do you feel, Pep?
20:41I'm feeling happy and
20:42OK, that's all right
20:44Looking forward to the next stage
20:46And thinking about all the things I'm supposed to be doing right now
20:50Just go and give her a push there
20:52Good team, aren't we?
20:54So far
20:55It's getting a bit chilly now, isn't it?
21:01Do you want to go in?
21:01I think you should
21:02Obviously, no
21:05Before she heads in
21:06Time the one final pep talk
21:08You guys are incredible
21:10You're doing a great job
21:11Can I get you anything?
21:12No, no, we're fine
21:13We're OK
21:14This is exceptionally fast construction
21:18Over the next few days
21:19The rest of the internal walls and roof structure fly up
21:23But all this positive momentum is flowing against the inevitable progression of Pep's cancer
21:35Choices and routes forward have become more limited
21:42You know, right from the beginning Pep and Milena were absolutely clear Pep was living with a serious illness and the pair of them were managing their way through it with, of course, Pep's treatment for her cancer
21:57And buoyed along all the time by tremendous energy and optimism for the project
22:05However, in the last week Pep has had one of those meetings with her doctors that any of us would dread
22:15In which she was told that they would be stopping her treatment and they would be moving her to palliative care
22:22Now, goodness knows how they are and how they can find the emotional and spiritual energy to deal with that
22:32And I can only begin to imagine how it will affect the energy, the enthusiasm, the hopes, the dreams they've held for this home
22:46Pep stays indoors now
22:52So I'm meeting Milena first to see the house
22:55Hey, Milena, how are you?
22:59I'm good, thank you
23:00I hope more importantly, how's Pep?
23:03You know, obviously, you know, her health is deteriorating
23:06She's less outside because she really feels so cold now
23:08It's because I know how much pain she's in
23:10How she can just maintain her drive and, you know, she gets up in the middle of the night and starts working on the computer
23:16That is just remarkable
23:18Yeah
23:18I did ask her whether she regretted starting the build
23:51This is no ordinary work site
23:56How heartening that the worst of times can bring out the best in builders
24:02I think her story touched me very much
24:05All of the lads who work with me, unfortunately, have been touched by this themselves in the last year or so
24:11They're working like Trojans to make sure we get it done in good time
24:15So that she can get the benefit of it
24:18So that she can get the benefit of it
24:20Despite being confined indoors, Pep is still determined to keep a close eye on works
24:27You must be pleased with progress
24:30You must be pleased with progress on the project
24:32I'm looking over the bank holiday, the poor guys
24:34Are you enjoying it?
24:35Oh, I love it
24:37Yeah, it's great, Kevin
24:39It's a great distraction for my illness
24:41It's what I've wanted to do for so many years
24:44And also knowing it's going to be there beyond my life
24:48It's the Scandinavian saying that when you chop a tree down in Sweden
24:53You don't build a bigger house, you build a longer table
24:59And that's, metaphorically speaking, that's what we're doing here
25:03It's building a place for this table for family and friends to be at
25:09The idea that you're building for the generations, you know, with the memory of ancestors
25:15It's an amazing gift
25:16I'm really delighted that it will give her something to focus on beyond me being here
25:23And a home more than anything
25:28Somewhere of comfort for Melina
25:32The frenetic pace on sight continues with the arrival of the windows
25:52But for the first time on this project
25:57Pep is unable to muster the strength to witness such an important milestone
26:02As this with her own eyes
26:04Never have I been more desperate for a house to get finished
26:10It's summer at Pep and Melina's building site in the Surrey Hills
26:32For just short of three long years
26:37Pep faced down her cancer diagnosis
26:40With a courage and determination that was inspiring
26:45But in the closing weeks of spring
26:50Pep finally reached the end
26:56So it's five weeks since Pep passed away
27:04I can't quite believe she's gone because she was so across this project
27:08It seems also weird to define her in terms of this project
27:13But of course that's in her last days what she did
27:17She drew such energy from this
27:21And she would have loved
27:22I think to see it without the scaffolding on now as it is
27:27It's quiet
27:32There are no builders
27:34There's no one here
27:36Which is a lovely way to see the building
27:41But I have no idea what happens now
27:43For Pep the construction of this shared home was a lifelong dream
27:50One which arguably provided her with the energy and life force
27:55To propel her beyond the time the doctors had given her to live
27:59Now it falls to Melina to decide how that dream is realised
28:06So I've just been up to the house to see Melina
28:13Who understandably is taking some time out
28:18And events of course for her are all very raw and very powerful
28:24And it's a hugely difficult time for her
28:27And yet you know what's remarkable
28:32As she describes how Pep even in her last hours was
28:35Still talking about pipework and the first fix
28:41And the work on the project
28:43And I suppose absolutely consistent with that
28:47The scaffolders struck the scaffolding here for the funeral
28:52They brought Pep in
28:54And they placed her in her wicker coffin in here
28:57And it was a sort of Viking goodbye in the Viking longhouse
29:03Right now
29:04There's a quiet time
29:07Right now is a pause
29:09Right now is just a time to stop
29:11After taking some time away from the project
29:18Time for herself
29:19Melina's been able to reflect on what the future might mean
29:24Without Pep by her side
29:25And she's reached a significant conclusion
29:30It's extremely important for me to finish the project
29:34For Pep's legacy
29:35But yeah
29:39But yeah
29:43I am you know
29:44I'm gonna make sure that that build gets finished
29:47100%
29:49But stepping in to Pep's project managing shoes
29:55This will not be easy for Melina
29:57Who always left the admin of even the household finances
30:01To the accountant
30:01Pep
30:02I'm not a spreadsheet person
30:04I would say managing builders
30:06And you know
30:07And managing people in general
30:08Is not my strongest point
30:10Pep was the driving force
30:11You know
30:12She was thinking big
30:13And had the overview
30:14Where I just look at each step
30:16And it's been kind of firefighting
30:19To be honest
30:19Melina's first test of her people management skills
30:24Hits when she brings in carpenters
30:26To put up the ash cladding
30:27It's an important part of the character of the house
30:30But more immediately pressing
30:33Is the financial situation
30:35At the moment we don't have the funds
30:38This house has to be sold
30:39In order to complete the interior of the house
30:43She finds moving out to a temporary home
30:45In the stable block
30:46So the old house is clear for viewings
30:48Bittersweet
30:49We have so many happy memories here
30:52We have been here for 18 years
30:53It's a lot of destabilising change
30:57In a short space of time
30:58A few weeks on
31:03Melina isn't happy with the uneven way
31:06The cladding has been put up
31:07So she has to spend precious extra money
31:10Getting someone else to correct the work
31:12The scale of her new responsibilities
31:15Is weighing heavy
31:16I realised that I'm not able to drive people
31:20The way Pepsi could drive a project
31:22And she was such a pro
31:24And I come more aware of my strengths
31:27And my weaknesses in this process
31:28And I think it's very important
31:30To acknowledge that
31:31Despite her funds running low
31:33While she waits for the old house to sell
31:35Melina has decided to bring in
31:37A full-time project manager
31:39Harry
31:40To establish the momentum needed
31:42To finish the house
31:43It's a little bit different to a normal job
31:46There's a bit more emotion involved in this
31:48She's a very good friend of our mum's
31:50And has done a lot
31:51A lot for mum's
31:52So yeah we want to return the favour
31:54With professionals and family friends
31:57Now in charge
31:58So when do you think you'll be in there?
32:00The whole pace of the build
32:02Picks back up to a speed
32:04Pep would have loved
32:05The house is now crawling
32:07With plasters, carpenters and plumbers
32:09All of whom need to be paid
32:11The money seems to be going very, very quickly
32:15And I feel like I'm just
32:17Paying out thousands
32:19More or less every day
32:20But without Pep's iron grip on the budget
32:23Who knows what problems lie ahead
32:25Pep was very strict with her budget
32:27And I have a slightly different attitude to the budget
32:32I have sort of upped the interior design on the project
32:37Which, yeah, sorry Pep
32:40If Melina's design ambitions run away with her
32:44And the old house doesn't sell soon
32:46Inevitably we'll all be hearing Pep's budgetary wise counsel
32:49Ringing in our ears
32:51But for now
32:52Oh, wow
32:54Melina is taking pleasure
32:56In witnessing the design choices
32:59Which she and Pep shared
33:00Become a reality
33:01Sharp shadow gaps
33:04Are being painstakingly sculpted
33:06Into a hugo-inducing
33:08Sense of calm perfection
33:10It's all in the day tower
33:12Isn't it everything?
33:12It's all in the day tower
33:13And pleasingly wide Douglas fir floorboards from Denmark
33:18Which Pep and Melina fell in love with
33:20For their tip-top environmental credentials
33:23Are laid by specialist fitters
33:25So beautiful and so overwhelming
33:28Thank you
33:29Come the end of April
33:33The site is looking like a scene of a Viking raid
33:36But the return of the diggers is a welcome sign
33:40That the landscaping is being tackled
33:42Melina must now be on the home straight, surely
33:46Well, there's a Viking longhouse
33:49If ever I saw one
33:50It looks great
33:54Everything seems as if it's falling into place
33:59As if Melina is doing Pep proud
34:02In terms of progress
34:05I'm just amazed
34:06Here you are taking the project
34:08Have you had, by the way
34:09Any project management experience before?
34:12No, I haven't
34:13No, not at all
34:14And the handover from Pep to you
34:16Was that?
34:16I didn't get a handover
34:17So I can't even get into a computer
34:21So, yeah
34:22Do you find it altogether stressful?
34:25There's a lot of emotions going on
34:28But it's mainly good ones
34:31And also it's part of healing
34:32Is to go through the sad moments as well
34:36I'm guessing
34:37For all kinds of reasons
34:39It's important for you to finish this
34:40Oh, yeah, 100%
34:41And that's why the building still feels
34:44That it's me and Pep
34:45Who's doing the building
34:46It doesn't feel like it's my project
34:48It feels like we're still doing it together
34:50Which is a really lovely
34:51That's amazing
34:52Comforting feeling
34:58When people build
34:59They so often find the experience
35:01Corrosive of their own energies
35:03Whereas here
35:04Melina seems kind of energised
35:07By what she's doing
35:10Goodness me, I didn't expect that
35:13And I just really hope
35:15That all those energies and drives
35:18Kind of carry her over the finishing line
35:20Gloriously
35:21Wouldn't that be great?
35:23She so deserves it
35:25Of course it does
35:27Raise my expectations
35:29It's summer
35:46In the forest-clad expanse
35:49Of the Surrey Hills
35:50And just over a year
35:52Since Pep passed away
35:53Time for me
35:55To make one last visit
35:57Gosh
35:59It's going to be someday, I think
36:01A day of rarer emotions
36:04And unusual feelings
36:05And reflections of
36:07Some poignant memories, I think
36:09But nevertheless wonderful
36:11I hope
36:12When Pep and Melina
36:17Embarked on building their house
36:19Based on principles of simplicity
36:21The hope
36:23Was that it would go up
36:24As quickly as possible
36:25So Pep might see it finished
36:28That wasn't to be
36:30But now Melina
36:31Has driven it to completion
36:33Is this the home
36:35She and Pep
36:35Dreamed it would be?
36:39Goes to show
36:40What happens
36:41When you take
36:42A really, really
36:43Simple idea
36:44And you craft it
36:46To perfection
36:47This building
36:50Is devoid of ostentation
36:53But replete
36:54With elegance
36:55It shows what happens
36:57When you make
36:57An art of simplicity
36:58Through flawless
37:00Crafted execution
37:01Oh hello
37:06Hi
37:06Melina, how are you?
37:08I'm good
37:08Very, very, very
37:09Good to see you
37:10And how have you been?
37:13Yeah, I've been busy
37:14Busy finishing the house
37:15Yeah, exactly
37:16Yeah, it's been
37:16It's taken all my life a bit
37:18Yeah
37:18But congratulations
37:19Thank you
37:20Because it is
37:20A sort of seamless
37:22Beautifully tailored
37:23Modest
37:25Powerful thing
37:26I love it
37:27I love it
37:27I actually love it
37:29I mean, how long have you been
37:31Actually living in it?
37:32Only for like a couple of weeks
37:33So it's still a bit surreal
37:35To be living in it
37:36And I have to say
37:38The trees are just amazing
37:40This tree, however
37:41At the front
37:42That's an altogether
37:44More complex thing
37:44Yes, it reflected on the tree of life
37:47Which is a tree that's called in Nordic mythology
37:52Called Yggdrasil
37:53It's the sort of tree of the universe
37:55And once the plaque said
37:56It will message for me
37:58It basically says
38:00Now feasting with the gods at Valhalla
38:02I want to feel
38:05Something positive from it
38:06Rather than sadness
38:08Yes, exactly
38:08Yeah
38:09And then
38:10Yeah, with that tree
38:10And that house
38:11Are doing the same
38:11Yeah
38:12Yeah
38:13Come on, that's going on
38:13Okay
38:14I can't wait
38:16I really can't
38:16Okay
38:17Let's do you
38:18Come in, Kevin
38:20Oh, and that view
38:23It's just a very pleasant thing
38:26To look at
38:27When you walk through the entrance
38:28Isn't it just?
38:29Yeah
38:29It's better than a painting
38:30At the far end of this compact house
38:34Are a guest bedroom
38:35A bathroom
38:36And for Vikings who like to do their admin
38:39A home office
38:41Oh, so good
38:44I'm aware, of course
38:45That all these rooms are preparation
38:47For the big act
38:48The main chapter of the building
38:49Which is here
38:51This is the Viking Hall
38:55It is
38:57It's a Viking Hall
38:59Like you've never seen one
39:00Because it's perfect
39:02And crystalline
39:03The spirit soars in here, doesn't it?
39:08The whole thing about Hugo is
39:11You'll feel comfortable and cosy
39:13And it's like a big tent
39:16Yeah
39:16Stretched out over a shared space
39:19It's lovely
39:19It is a space filled with all the Scandinavian designed furniture and fittings
39:25Which Pep and Melina collected over the years
39:28Alongside a new, neat kitchen area with a lavish marble top
39:33So when we designed the kitchen
39:36You know, Pep wanted a window seat
39:37So that, you know, she could watch me cooking
39:39And, you know, have a glass of wine
39:40And just, you know, as a kind of being together
39:42And do the cooking
39:44So that's why the, you know
39:46That's why she's sitting
39:46The window seat is very important
39:47Yeah
39:48That's why she's sitting in the window seat
39:49That's her place, yeah
39:50Yeah, she is
39:51Bless her
39:51Yeah
39:52Let me show you this, Kevin
39:53So this is Pep's notebook
39:55And it's quite special
39:57Oh my lord, it's got all her notes
40:00Initial ideas
40:02Nothing superfluous
40:04Nothing pretentious
40:05Love it
40:05Yeah, she would sit at night
40:07And start writing things in that book
40:08Her dream started off just by being building a house
40:12Yeah
40:12But it became a lot more
40:14Because she spoke about this dream for 20-odd years
40:18I'm going to say you did it too
40:20Yeah
40:20Yeah, I did my idea
40:21Because you really, you picked up the mantle
40:23You picked up everything
40:26And you, you're still driving it
40:29You're still, you're still, you've still got
40:31You've got the energy for two now
40:32The interior design plan
40:37Which Pep and Melina worked on together
40:39Over so many late night conversations
40:42Has been beautifully executed by Melina
40:45Evident not least in the most private of spaces
40:48The main bedroom
40:49Full of fine detail
40:52And accompanied by an elegant en suite
40:55Oh my God
40:57I'm going to get no pressure
40:58Don't
40:59Okay
41:01The house was conceived with feasting
41:04And entertaining in mind
41:06Especially as Pep was one of 11 siblings
41:09Three of her sisters are also seeing the house
41:13For the first time
41:14Cheers
41:15Cheers
41:15I think we're all very proud
41:18Of what Pep and Melina have achieved
41:21Oh, I think Pep would be absolutely delighted
41:24We're extremely proud of Melina
41:27It's a really testament to a Viking spirit
41:31It's such a pose
41:32Yeah
41:32Richly deserved praise
41:38I can't think of a more fitting testament to a life fully lived
41:44Than this wonderfully modest home
41:46Originally budgeted to cost £550,000
41:51So take me through the big numbers
41:54Do you know how much the project costs to complete?
41:58Yes
41:58So the end figure of the project is just under £750,000
42:03Does selling the old house, paying off your debts
42:07Does that get you to a point where you can comfortably live here?
42:10Yes, it does
42:11So, you know, there's a lot riding on it
42:15Did you ever think, actually, I'm not going to finish this
42:18Did you ever think, actually, maybe it's a good idea to walk away from it?
42:22I actually have felt that the, you know, the project has kind of, you know, kept me going
42:28And given me a purpose
42:30A feeling of immense pride of what Pep and Melina have achieved together
42:34And also I've got a lot of strength from seeing Pep's determination in the last few months of her life
42:41I mean, you know, you learn new things about each other at the time of adversity
42:47And to see that sort of inner strength when literally you're coming to the end of your life
42:53And just see that, you know, her ability just to keep going
42:57Keep going
42:58Every day, every minute
43:01You know, planning the next thing
43:03To the point that the last entry in her book was four days before she died
43:06And she'd go like, stainless steel nails for the cladding
43:11She wanted to remind me, don't forget, it has to be stainless steel nails
43:15I mean, I was like, can you, I mean, that, and I think that really shows what she was like
43:22Stainless steel nails for the cladding kind of also describe her spirit
43:27You know, like, that's being stainless steel
43:28Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely
43:29Absolutely, yeah, that's the determination, you know
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44:37But in this instance, I think we should leave the final word to its co-creator, Pep
44:44I do love this book
44:47And there is a sort of introduction at the front
44:50And this was written four years ago
44:54So three months after she'd received her terminal diagnosis
44:58And she says
44:59Who would have ever known the passing of events since this bound book was gifted to me
45:06My sister has suggested I fill it with all my aspirations, dreams and goals
45:13Well I will use it to write all my ideas for one of my dreams
45:18And that is
45:19To build a home with a heart
45:23For Melina and I
45:25And were she still here
45:36I think there's one thing that Pep might have added
45:40And that is
45:41And we built it together
45:44So you are knocking down a fake castle
46:03To build a fake castle?
46:05No, it's a 21st century castle
46:06It's really daunting
46:08Everything is bigger than I thought it would be
46:11How does that look?
46:13It's probably going to hit that
46:14Let's bring it back out
46:15Give me the figure, total budget
46:18I think we'll be over seven
46:20That's seven million
46:21Yeah
46:22Bloody hellfire
46:35The third time we't previously talked about something on the podcast
46:43Yeah
46:44Yeah
46:44And we'll be over seven
46:44Okay
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