Grand Designs - Season 0 Episode 7 Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa
Kevin catches up with the story of a daring modernist home in the Andalucian hills in southern Spain..
Ten years ago Gil and Hillary Briffa decided to retire to southern Spain. Rejecting the coastal sprawl around Malaga they found a virgin plot of land up in the Andalucian hills for just £35,000.
But instead of building a home like the traditional old fincas nearby, their architect son's design was a confrontational, modernist glass box, surrounded by boldly coloured connected rooms, hidden behind a giant citadel wall.
Construction proved stressful. The couple put all their trust in a local Spanish builder who had never built a house like this before. The local residents didn't like it and the mayor tried to get it re-painted white. But if they could just finish the build, it promised to be the coolest retirement home Kevin McCloud has ever seen.
Sadly, Gil died a few years ago, but now Kevin returns to meet with Hillary again and to see whether or not their building has settled into its landscape, whether it's still multi-coloured, and to find out just how life is for her as a British widow living up in the Andalucian hills.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Channel 4
Director:
Cast: Kevin McCloud
Crew:
First Air Date: Apr 29, 1999
Last Air date: Oct 30, 2024
Season: 25 Season
Episode: 236 Episode
Runtime: 45 minutes
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 47.00 users
Popularity: 56.855
Language: English
Keyword : house, architecture
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Revisited - Tuscany: The Tuscan Castle
Revisited - Puglia: Masseria Impisi, An Artists Retreat
Revisited - Lot: House From Straw
The Great British Property Scandal Special: Kevin's Grand Design Part 1
The Great British Property Scandal Special: Kevin's Grand Design Part 2
Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa
Islington: The House of Straw Revisit
Sussex: The Hand-made House Revisit
Creuse, France Revisit
Walton: The German Huf Haus Revisit
Hampshire: Burnt Down Cottage revisit
Amersham: The Water Tower Revisit
Weald of Kent: Arched Echo House Revisit
Brighton: The Co-Operative Build Revisit
Kevin's Grandest Design
25 Years & Counting
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