偉大的設計-房屋建造 澳大利亞版 s10e03

在城市中活在繁榮的環境中 總是會有損失 最大的損失通常是空間 找到解決方案是昂貴又難以實行 但總有些人願意深入探索 走多一公里的路 但很少人真的會這麼做 杜拜 它是超級豪華又過分 令人驚訝又令人印象深刻 是世界上最有名的建築物之一 它充滿了豪華又有機會 我們很幸運地有好工作 有趣的工作 我們在中東有兩位美麗的小孩 生活在杜拜很棒 阿樂 快去看看 Kim,一個項目經理 Annalise,一個內部設計師和建築師 他們在1998年在密歇根工作時相遇 我們在納爾頓酒店相遇 我們在酒吧工作 Kim會去拿杯子 而我負責音樂 所以我是你公車司機和DJ 你很酷 你確實是 這件事讓我印象深刻 你確實是一位老式的紳士 畢業後 Annalise勸勞Kim去Upstix 移民到地球上最受歡迎的 設計和建築城市 看,Jack 這像是我們在花園裡種植的植物嗎 對 是嗎 這些叫甚麼 我參與了大型項目 公司建築 商業、醫療、醫院 燈籠、小城堡 挺不錯 在陽光下 我們真的能夠 進入更負責任的職位 更快的步伐 而不愛設計和建築 未來的項目 對世界上最大的公司而言 我們不會損壞 但13年 以及超過11,000公里 是一段很長的路程 和一段很長的時間 離家很遠 我覺得我最想念的是家人和朋友 我無法等待孩子們 能夠到學校走來走去 和身邊的朋友 他們能夠長時間與朋友在一起 雖然他們可能會離開迪拜 但他們也會帶著一些 他們的創意設計和建築 他們在2013年購買了 一座偉大的土地公園 價值1.2億美元 我們愛上了這個房子 因為它在一個靜靜的街道下 它有很多潛力 我們把它購買了 看不見的 在他們之間 Kim和Elise 都擅長設計和管理 大規模的商業建築 但他們也不習慣 在自己的居民旅行中 這並不是他們唯一的挑戰 我們同意Kim會回去管理建築 我會留在迪拜和孩子 在這個階段 我們打算維持六個月 請稍等 Dexter,你怎麼可以放在肩膀上 Kim將與父母一起生活 20分鐘的車程 而Elise的設計 靠在他的肩膀上 沒有壓力 這將是很困難的 因為我們對彼此很支持 我很想念我美麗的妻子 所以這將是很困難的 現在是夏季 Kim已經回來了兩星期 1890年代的維多利亞人家庭 正在被清拆 這裡真是一個可愛的區域 我非常喜歡卡爾頓 因為它有緊密的街道 很親近 是的,非常親近 你知道嗎? 小小的房子 這是我們最喜歡的地方 所以這裡就是它 這裡就是它 是一匹古老的戰鬥馬 是的,有更好的天氣 但我們喜歡它 你必須保存它 是的,我們必須保存它 我們住在傳統區域 你住在角落 這意味著你能看到房子 你能欣賞整棟建築 是的,角落是 這是一個真正的優勢 有著一條公路 和死亡的邊界 意味著這裡很安靜 但同時 有著陽光的方向 意味著你能看到所有的自然光 你能看到陽光 在房子內部溫暖 這是一個很大的房子 但這裡沒有太多東西 是的,全部都消失了 你需要多久 才能達成這個計劃? 大概三年半 哇,那是很長的時間 是的,很長 那房子背後的設計概念是什麼? 它是我們家庭的長期存在 我指的是設計概念 那設計概念是什麼? 那是設計的一部分 因為它能適應 有後門 也有前門 有開放式的屋簷 它是設計為 一個多世代的家庭 將它壓在一個 240平方公尺的牆上 是一個真正的挑戰 多世代的意思是 你想讓你的孩子 能長期留在這裡 然後使用這個設施 在他們成長期間 可能他們可以 在後面的單獨單位 居住 如果他們有孩子 或是他們在學習 或是他們想一起生活 或是無論如何 他們想在這裡工作 設計就能適應 這很酷 所以我們在這裡 是一部分的設計任務 在1890年代建造 這個舒適的 內城市工人的家庭 將會大大增加 現有的歷史牆 將會保持不動 地面上有一個辦公室 還有一個空間 在這裡後面 鄰近的道路 是神奇的地方 他們將在4公尺以下掘掘 一棟巨型的鋼鐵廳 它將擁有三輪車輪 洗手間和工作坊 在地面上 一層樓梯 將會標示 舊與新之間的分別 鄰近的住宅和餐廳 將會有一個細緻的黑色廚房 完整的用碎木 島嶼桌 還有一個露出的磚磚牆 作為整層樓層的背景 一棟巨型的玻璃門 將會創造一個大空間 一旦打開 樓上是所有小孩的 衛浴室和浴室 分別在不同層次 這裡會是主衛浴室 和衛浴室 露出的磚磚 塑膠紙和黑石 將會讓這裡 感覺像一個紐約樓層 外面的屋頂 將會是一個複雜的 巨型的磚磚 塑膠紙 塑膠窗和植物箱 將會試圖 柔軟這層樓層 塑膠紙 有1.5億美元的預算 和12個月的行程 這是一個 我完全理解 我認為建造自己的屋子 回歸 是最終的吸引力 是的 但你做不到簡單的方式 你跳進去 深入瞭解 是的 因為你在做什麼 你沿著舊屋層 充滿了問題 你嘗試在一個 幾乎無法工作的範圍內工作 沒有進入 你無法呼吸 這是一個密閉的建築 所以給你帽子 謝謝你 這是一個好挑戰 這是一個好方法 回到澳大利亞 一般來說 城市附近的區域 都很小 很便宜 但Annalise的聰明設計 破壞了這個模糊 她正在適應 傳統的街道屋頂 以適合現代生活 為了增加屋子的尺寸 並且讓它們散佈 他們正在深入探索 Kim可能沒有Annalise 但他有自己的好夥伴 Builder Dave 跟他一起做這項項目 他必須旋轉 我們有牆壁 電力線等等 沒關係 我們在一個 非常小的街道 所以每輛車都要有導航 確保他們聽不到 前面的道路旋轉 或鄰近的車輛 喂喂喂 停 正確 現在直走 直走 對 直走 對 很好 這些排水管 在地面深達八公尺 為了把最少的空間 從這個小區域擠出來 他們正在極端地 探索鄰近的物業 你只要注意 排水管的底部 它們會把牆壁堵住 有時你可能會 在牆邊的邊緣 它們的震動 會把牆壁堵住 或破壞 Kim在地面深處 Annalise在近12,000公里的距離 正在進入辦公室 正在缺乏行動 很普遍 有時我無法通過 我每天早上有25分鐘 在我工作的路上 7時30分在這裡 2時30分在那裡 我認為我們可以 三、四次一星期 聯絡 我再試一次 你好 最近好嗎 今天很忙 今天很忙,很擔心 所有的探索 車輛早上都來了 不知道有多少輛車 你怎麼把他們 帶到路上 他們可能要在街上 在路上探索 你和鄰居有任何問題嗎 鄰居很好 但他們快要被嚇倒了 好的,我正要進去 對不起 好的 祝你好運 下次見 明天再說 再見 車輛和探索車都來了 但我比你和我都更高興 當基礎設置好 他們需要探索一片 1200公尺的垃圾 來建造垃圾箱 並為三輛車建造空間 停,停,停 他們必須把這15噸機器 推到小路上 推到100毫米左右 停 不傷害路上 鄰居的車輛 或空中電線 我們必須在機器前面 你有很多空間 推到100毫米 就像佛羅倫堡 在建造平臺 慢慢,慢慢 用電線 好的,繼續 我們進去了 很好 好的 兩分鐘,他快完成了 有那麼多車輛 吞吞吐吐,塞滿垃圾 感覺就像一個沒有底的坑 我希望今天能做到25 但如果能做到20,那會是個好日子 我猜你不會有那麼多麻煩 不會再做了 再多做幾年 不可能 不會再做了 如果Kim已經感到壓力 我猜他將會在未來幾個月內深入研究 在墨爾本的秋季 Kim和他的好友建築師Dave 已經三個月進入了12個月的計劃 Annalise和她的全職建築工作 都在丹麥玩弄小孩 好了,她完成了,去吧 Kim正在嘗試實現 她在墨爾本的設計的細節 這就是Waterstop,Dave 沒有其他的,對嗎 而在離家人的距離之內 他與一位非常愛的老朋友重新相遇 我長大後,在路上遇到Annalise 在公園的路上遇到她 我們在這裡讀書 然後Dave就在路上 感覺就像在家裡 Dave幫我做了幾塊 加上了一些工匠技巧 當時我對工匠技術很沮喪 Annalise幫我做了 現在,我最好的朋友在建築我的房子 我是Annalise的信仰 所以這個房子是20年後的下一階段 Annalise的設計 完全重新創造了這個傳統的屋頂 變成了現代生活中的 空間和現代的房子 這是我們看到的最終表面 所以很刺激 Kim和他的船員Dave 將一塊243平方公尺的建築物 變成了一塊400平方公尺的建築物 有四個房間 四個浴室 一個垃圾箱 還有一個工廠 它幾乎是它原本的大小 我們還是下去 拍幾張照片給Annalise看 我對這次的探索非常有興趣 除了三輛車的規模外 它將是一個非常巨大的建築物 天啊 那是一個非常大的廁所 為了一個非常小的屋頂 所以Kim 一個非常大的廁所 我一直在想 為什麼要建這麼大的廁所 對,那裡有一個工作室 Annalise可以在那裡工作 或許我可以在那裡喝一杯啤酒 或建造一臺引擎 但這個區域是一片混亂 一片混亂 所以這其實是一個男人的洞穴 絕對不是 這不是一個男人的洞穴 但很奇妙的是 這屋頂的屋頂 看起來很不可思議 看起來很棒 就像一片混亂 所以這輛車的規模 看起來就像一個很大的建築物 所以你能從這個垃圾箱離開 對,差不多 所以這真的是一個工作室 30年後,當我找到工作 我會來這裡 這裡會有很多混亂的東西 這些牆壁做得很漂亮 他們做得很好,全都是木頭 你會把它留在這裡嗎? 這就是結局嗎? 對,絕對是 這個屋子的目的 就是要有一個真實的材料 如果你在房子裡 你想要鋼鐵 你為什麼要把它蓋起來? 你所建造的 是一個非常大的建築物 就像猴子的牙齒 我會這樣想 對,這就是他們的想法 就是要做一些 現在和30年後 會更加不一樣的東西 這家庭已經在一起四個月了 很安全地說 他們都非常興奮地 看到彼此 你希望爸爸做的事情是什麼? 你真的錯過了 他不在的時候 你會讓他做的事情是什麼? 給我一個擁抱 Kim在飛往迪拜的旅程中 為了遇見家人 以及為瞭解決 這項計劃的幾個障礙 飛了一段長的航班 我錯過了 成為一部分的過程 我自己在家裡 我在墨爾本沒有家人 我永遠都沒有家人 嗨,各位 嗨 你好嗎? 來,蟑螂 經過相當需要的擁抱和擁抱 Kim和Annalise 終於可以融入 這項計劃的複雜之中 看看這些東西 是他們兩人等待已久的事情 我想先做木頭 這是藍色的木頭 對,一個是西班牙藍色的木頭 另一個是白色的木頭 這樣可以嗎? 但這個看起來太相似了 對,我們需要一些藍色的 對,我同意… 我們必須使用這個 不… 我不想看穿它 越來越便宜,就越想把它們分開 當然,這就是我想把它們分開的原因 我很興奮 我對此有更多的疑問 我覺得我們需要考慮 屋頂的結構 我覺得有點太複雜了 我想測試幾件事 以確定自己的意見 藍色的木頭可以讓我們更加分開 佩洛西先生對她說 你媽媽每天都會帶你來這裡 然後最後帶你回家嗎 但孩子們躺在牀上 他們終於可以在墨爾本回家 和家人再次相聚 在中秋節回家 意味著你會深入建築 這意味著我需要把孩子們放在這裡 找到新的工作 至少在墨爾本 我知道我們在哪裡 我知道它是怎麼運作的 也許在今年年底就要移民 是的 這對你的心意很重要吧 是的 在這個階段 他們計劃要分開八個月 如果… 這是一個很大的如果 他們可以做到 幸運的是 他手上有另一件麻煩事 看起來不錯 古老的墨爾本房子 在冬天非常寒冷 但這個不一樣 電動地面加熱器正在安裝 全程三百米 熱水通過這些塑膠管 加熱了鋼鐵柵欄 這將會加熱整個房子 問題是 看起來有個洞 鋼鐵柵欄被鋪滿了 他們必須停止鋼鐵柵欄的駕駛 以免增加車輛的重量 或找到洞洞 如果有洞洞 或是冷的天氣 我都不知道 但你無法… 你無法鋪滿一層鋼鐵柵欄 我再打電話給你 幸運的是 Kim的塑膠柵欄 只在另一份工作之下 鋼鐵柵欄的尺寸落在紅色 尺寸落在紅色的兩三分之一 好,再見 他來了 謝謝你來,Nick 謝謝 在找鋼鐵柵欄 寧靜的寒天,寧靜的寒天 Dad, I think it will be better if you call us. But some services are a bit hit and miss in Dubai, and it's not quite that simple. The best thing we can do is leave little messages for each other. Thanks for the call, guys. I'll try again on Skype one more time and then I'm gonna go. Bye. OK. And it seems it's not just Kim who's been suffering. After months apart, Annalise has bitten the bullet, loaded the kids onto a plane and made a spontaneous trip to say hi. Welcome.Almost home. And as an added bonus, she gets to meet her passion project in person for the first time. Oh, this is great. Oh, thank you. The thing that you really don't feel from the model is all of this. You don't get the context. I can't believe you haven't even seen it. Coming down, kids. I'm in the stacker. Yep, you're in the stacker. The ceiling finish looks great. And the blockwork, it's perfect. You like it without the grout? I really love the finish. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm blown away. To be here, to feel it, to walk on it, to hear it. There's nothing but the real thing. And I realise just how much I want our family, I need our family to be together again. I just... Yeah, it's pretty tough. I don't care if there's a house or not. I just want us to be together. The inner city Melbourne suburb of Carlton, Kim and Annalise are nine months into their 12-month project. Annalise and the kids are now back in Dubai, and Kim's on site overseeing the concrete pour of the huge walls that will create the car stacker. The walls will be exposed. And to get a smooth finish, the consistency of the concrete needs to be perfect. And this is a special mix of concrete that spreads 650mm. But this test they've done, it only spreads 550mm. Unhappy with the consistency of the slump, a new truckload is on its way. It looks sloppy as hell now. 600 plus for sure. There you go. Alright, we're home. Don't need any more water. 14 tonnes of concrete will fill this formwork. How's it looking on the inside, Kim? Their hope is that this expressed concrete wall will feel raw and inviting to touch. But there's always the danger that it could just look like, well, a cold grey concrete wall. According to Kim's schedule, this house should almost be finished. But there's still a long way to go. It's got to come out there. That's about 400 too long. You can get a side. It's way too long. Added to that, every month that the project drags on is another where Kim's not in paid employment. The pressure's on to get it finished. Not sleeping too well at the moment, thinking about the job. Not in a bad way, just busy. The next layer of steel is relatively simple. The carpentry is more or less worked out in Dave's mind, so that's good. The biggest stress for me is just to make sure it's moving, it doesn't stop. The crater-sized basement is now concealed underground. And the steel structure is securely in place. Having dug down, now the only way is up. The intricate timber framing will create the structure for the stacked timber boxes, which house the bedrooms, en-suites and rumpus room. We don't really understand the scale until these beams start to go up. It just looks scary. But he's about to get the support he's been hanging out for. After a year of the family living apart, Annalise and the kids are back in town. And this time, it's for good. So how's it been designing things for yourself? I've found it very different. I'm used to working on very tight deadlines, with corporate clients that have budgets that need it tomorrow, whereas I've had a lot more time to deliberate over design. And I've also noticed that it takes me much longer and I second-guess so many of my own decisions. It's a funny thing, isn't it? I would sack myself if I did this in the corporate world. So to come up with a design like this, what inspired you? Being in Dubai, the inspiration for me was the tiles and the geometries and the decoration inside. But it was also the things I was missing, like the vegetation and the foliage outside your window. So that really drove those planter boxes. The external facade in timber was inspired by our trips to Japan, that attention to detail and craftsmanship. And simple forms, yet very carefully put together. Annalise, is it good to be back here in Victoria on the job? It's fantastic. I'm so happy to be here and kind of see it in the reals, feel it, touch it. It's amazing. With Annalise back on home ground, they can finally put their heads together and get this house past the finish line. The spotted gum, treads. Come up here, yeah. Landing and then all the way to level one. Have the old crusty building behind it. I've just got to draw it. It'll take a couple of days. We don't want anything on that brick wall where possible. So everything's in the joinery? Yep. Which makes it a bit easier? For who? Decisions are being made quickly and work's forging ahead. But there's nothing like a global pandemic to stop everything in its tracks. COVID-19 forced Melbourne into lockdown. Annalise and the kids hot-footed to her parents' house, an hour and a half out of Melbourne, leaving Kim on site on his own again. Annalise has moved to Ballarat with the kids to get a bit more support and to be able to do some homeschooling with the kids. It's like deja vu back to the days of having her and the kids in Dubai again, which is hard. She wanted to be part of this finishing process and she's not. That was always the plan, but the world's changed a lot, so we're just dealing with it. But it's not all doom and gloom. Construction is still going ahead, albeit with restrictions in place. The Chucky native spotted gum timber cladding is being attached to the façade. So we originally had an idea of cladding the building, wrapping it in timber. So we started with a prefabricated system, which turned out to be pretty expensive. So instead of going with a system that's quick and easy to install, we've gone with something that's cheaper to supply, but is much more difficult to install. Well, the hardest thing for us is, it's like putting a deck on the outside of the wall. You're not working on it. A lot of detail in it. A lot of detail. There's so many angles and the simple finishes are hard to get. Yeah, it's certainly the most detail I've done in a job. Domestic job. But as is often the case, what you save in money costs you in time. Been on it probably three weeks, I'd say, and we're probably around halfway. It's probably the most complex part of the job, and touch wood, it hasn't actually gone badly. The spotted gum has a lot of variation. There's multiple different types. So because we've got a random pattern and we've got a lot of variance between each stick, it looks amazing. It looks better than we expected. Kim and Annalise want to blend the interior and exterior materials. So along with the recycled brick and exposed concrete wall, Carbon De Bruyne is using ironbark for their island bench. Ironbark is an awesome solid timber. And Kim loves the shade of it, so music to my ears. The timber could be in excess of 100 years old. It's second hand, it's been used before, which is great, you're recycling. And yeah, there'll be a story behind the timber, I'm sure. Kim will show off his house and he'll be able to tell a story, this was maybe a jetty. Could have been a railway bridge, who knows? In contrast to the recycled timber bench, a new highland oak staircase is replacing the old one. Nice. Good on the tools, it's good to work with. It's not super heavy. And just the way it polishes up as well, it just really brings out the grain, even though right now you can't really see it. Once it's got a layer of stain and polish in it, it really, really brings it out. This marks the threshold between the old heritage building and the new one. But this new wood needs to sit next to a 130-year-old wall that's full of bulges and cracks. What we're going to try and do is pick a straight line and just work to that, you know, it's obviously, you're not going to get a perfect fit, so you've just got to make it look like it's perfect in a not-perfect world, basically. Yeah, so that's in, so that's got to go in. That's out. But this isn't just a staircase. Anneliese has cleverly designed oversized steps and created a piece of joinery that's a combination of shelves, drawers and even houses a powder room. Tuck in under there and it just looks as if that staircase is just floating. It's been three and a half months since Anneliese has been to site. Today she's back and there's a lot more to see. Wow! I love it. Are you happy with the gaps? Yeah, I really love the fact that you just see the way that it's come together behind the structure. Yeah, it's good. And you stand on the side and you don't see it. It's like a little treasure box. And look at the wall! It's beautiful. It's like velvet. Yeah, it's been hard without you. Anyway, it's starting to look finished. It's there! It's like one joinery piece that can do so much. It's great. I've stood in this position in the Revit model so many times to imagine what it would look like, whether I'd see over the fence, how much the light would come in. And now I'm standing in the real thing. And my office, I love the tiles. They're rusty bohemian, but they're still in keeping. We get a bit of colour in here. A desk, computer. I'm going to be happy here. I'm going to be very, very happy here. I'm walking upstairs! This house was supposed to take a year. So far, it's taken nearly twice that. But it finally feels like the end is in sight. It's been the hardest two years of my life. There was periods there of three or four months where I just didn't see my wife and kids. And that's devastating, you know? I look down at my kids and they're older. We've just got to move in now. We've just got to be done with it. So we're getting close to the end, isn't I? I've been visiting Annalise and Kim's site in historic inner-city Carlton for over two years now. Many times I've wondered if they've been too ambitious, not only designing and building a complex and unique house themselves, but dividing their family in the process. It's been a long, seriously hard road. And I'm just hoping the end result is worth it. Oh, my goodness. Have a look at that. That is certainly not heritage. What a knockout. That is 21st century stuff. Transforming their tiny 1890s terrace on a 240-square-metre block into a futuristic multi-generational home has involved going up, down and even out, literally creating space out of the earth and the air. Hi, guys. Peter. What a house. Hi, welcome. Hang on. Two houses. I'm seeing double. Congratulations. The old and the new. It looks terrific. Well done. Finally over. Do you love it? Yes. I adore it. We're so happy to be here. It's finished. Finally. I love the way you left the old house exactly as it was, with all its blemishes. And the new house, of course, is so... From here, it looks pristine. It's a hidden gem. You don't see it until you get to the end, and that's the beauty in it. It's not what you'd expect. I mean, we're in a heritage area. Everything's demure. You come round here and this is 21st century. It's absolutely incredible. It's been a journey, but it's finally starting to show itself. How do you feel, kid? Well, it's worth it. You must feel wrung out. I have been wrung out, but I feel like I finally got there. Show me your hands. Is there skin still on your hands? Oh, yeah, there's plenty of skin on my hands. I've been getting a bit soft in the last few months. You need some more of the hair. You've got a bit grey. Yes, I certainly have. Are you going to show me inside or keep me in suspension? Please come in. Come in. Welcome to our secret garden. What a special space this is. I mean, this is luxury for inner city, isn't it? You just don't get this. It's layered, it's detailed, and it's just so inviting, this space. Give us a couple of years and it will just be engulfed with green. Wow, look at the building above us. Look at that. It's almost surreal because there's such a massive undertaking and construction effort gone into this thing. And then at least the detailing. I mean, it's just mind-boggling. The form is simple, the detail looks effortless, and between us, it has been a lot of effort to make it look like that. It's almost like a mosaic or a maze that you've put up there. How many screws have gone into that? I think it's about three and a half thousand. I knew you'd know the answer to that. Three and a half thousand. There's quite a few. Well, you've seen enough outside. We want to have a look and show you how good it is inside. Let's go. What a fabulous space. It connects so well to the outside space. I mean, it's just awesome. Yeah, it's a small site, but it's a big house and it's made to feel bigger. The big joinery along there, the big sliding doors, which give you the outside. Everything makes it feel wider and more comfortable. When you slide the doors open, this room doubles in size. That's an invitation. I'm off. Let's open them up. You stay there, I'll do it. These are huge pieces of glass. Yeah. And it takes a little bit of effort because they're so damn big. But it's worth it. No sill. The sill's totally recessed, which is a nice touch. Yep. You've got the head recessed. And so the timber battens just extend the room. So it's a lovely optical illusion, isn't it? You've created here. Yeah, and you feel like you're sitting in and out at the same time. The project was not only complex in scale and scope, but also conceptually. How to connect the old house with the new? The solution lies in the finishes. Rich, raw materials, like reclaimed bricks, recycled timbers and stone, that give the modern extension a timeless earthiness. Gee, we love the way you've left this old wall as it was. With the old hatch at the top. It's brilliant. Because you've got the old fabric of the building and the new talking to each other. Yeah. We did everything we could to keep this the way it was. The first floor is all about the kids and their growing needs. Two bedrooms, one alongside the rumpus-cum-lounge that can be accessed from outside and closed off down the track for the perfect inner-city apartment. But upstairs, on the second floor, it's all about the parents. So this is our retreat. Well, what a magical space, because it's not expected. We've come through the journey of the house to this, feels like a crow's nest. You're right up high, you're in charge, like at the helm of a ship. You look out over the neighbourhood and it just feels so special being up here. Well, it's a bit of leftover space that we knew was going to be here and we've expanded into all the different corners as much as we could. You've really not lost any square metres at all. So I can see this is a freestanding wardrobe unit behind which I think I can see an ensuite, which is pretty cool down the end. And views of the city through the ensuite. That's right. Yeah, it's pretty cool down there. Not very private, I have to say. We have a solution for that. Push a button. Magic, magic technology. Switchable glass. And we maintain the view above, so nothing lost. And then when we want it back on, there's your view again. Snazzy. Yeah, pretty cool. Really worthwhile. Is that a bottle of wine and two glasses I can see on the bath? Yes, it is. We're finally finished. We've got to celebrate. So I'd better go because I reckon you'd be dying to get into that. Exploring this house is like going on an adventure. There's design details that speak of their time overseas and unexpected spaces, including the giant basement with its triple car stacker and workshop. Clearly, Kim's got his next project ready and waiting. Hopefully, this one's a little less challenging. Did you anticipate when you started it'd be such a difficult thing to do? And you're in the industry anyway. You've been through building many times, never your own place. We anticipated it'd be hard. We didn't anticipate it'd be so hard. Was your relationship tested through it? Yeah. Very much so. The complement of working together in our skill set and holding that relationship close has been a real challenge. And it took a lot longer too, yeah? Yeah, it took a lot longer. We were pretty optimistic with the budget and the timeline. You were hoping to be done, or the whole process, a willing process to be done within 12 months? We hoped 12 months. We expected around about 18. And it took us over two years. And that would be difficult because you're unemployed during that period? That was a real cost as well. It has had an impact on my career to some extent. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it certainly influenced it and changed it. So, yeah, there's a lot of cost, but it's not financial and not time. Budget, you wanted to spend 1.5? Where did you end up? We were kidding ourselves with 1.5. We had a contract at 1.8 and we spent a little bit over 2. Oh, OK. So you reckon 10, 15% over, so low twos? Yeah. Worth it? I think so. Good value? I don't think we could have done it any cheaper. It's a lot of money. And we got a lot. It's a lot of money, no question. But we got a lot of value out of that money as well. So if you had a chance of speaking to a younger Annalise and a younger Kim, say five years ago, what advice would have you given them? I would say go for it. Hard work, great outcome. Yeah. So worth the investment, worth the energy, the time? Yes. You don't go into it with fear. You go into it with challenge and ready to achieve. Do you love the house? Yeah. Love it. Totally love it. That was pretty emphatic. It was. Well, it's been hard to get there, but it's worth it in the end, really. Grand vision requires imagination, ambition and buckets of optimism, something that's been the hallmark of Annalise and Kim's journey. They've had to dig deep, but now it's time to enjoy. You know, this project has been quite the journey, a culmination of Annalise and Kim's adventures over the last 10 years that's allowed them to dream large and, in the process, transform this pokey Victorian terrace into a modern, stylish, multi-generational home. They're all prepared to go the extra yards and, in the process, risk finances and family life. And they've done so much more than just sink their roots back down. Deep into the heart of Carlton, they've expanded the horizons for inner-city living.