偉大的設計-房屋建造 澳大利亞版.s10e01

自然世界充滿驚訝 愛被看見的動物 喊著看著我 還有那些想融入 卻不知所措 他們用化妝來隱藏自己 遮掩自己的身份 就像房子 不是每個人都需要一個閃亮的屏幕 但如果你想隱藏自己 你怎麼能讓自己的家 既可生活又可隱藏 同時也要作出聲明 這是一個無法解決的祕訣嗎 當你計劃你的夢想家 在一個圖片完美的位置 一眨眼的鳥瞰 肯定會讓你感受到這個地方 雖然Trevor Robinson 毫無藉口去探望天空 看著人們 看著環境 看著一切 我只是在享受生命 在300米的高度 Trevor就愛上了古巴岡德拉谷 在新西蘭雪山的屏障 一座隱藏的寶藏 給予人空間和自由 古巴岡德拉谷 真是一個絕佳的景點 景觀和靜靜 當我到那裡 整個世界的疾病 整個世界的擔憂都消失了 2008年 Trevor的摩托車撞到一輛車 他的戰鬥精神 以及他的孩子和妻子Jeanette的支持 讓他度過了許多黑暗的日子 現在他們覺得 是時候從古巴岡德拉谷 回到國家 建造古巴岡德拉谷 將成為心靈治癒的過程 我的身體和靈魂 我可以設計一切 這個房子適合我 也適合Jeanette 也適合我們的家庭 完美地 他們稱之為Fig Haven的天堂 2.5小時從古巴岡德拉谷來 打開了所有的盒子 我設定了非常嚴謹的標準 我想要山景 不想有鄰居 河流會很好 最多2.5小時 從古巴岡德拉谷的家鄉 我給了你半公里的前景 在古巴岡德拉谷的河流 這樣就超越了 是 你是守護者 就像你一樣 你是守護者 他們的15平方公尺的建築物 是建築師的夢想 但Trevor並不是你的普通客戶 他計劃的建築物 是在外面 我們在建築地下 為什麼要有這麼大的盒子 我們可以在地下 輕輕地踩在環境上 而且 也許可以讓人猜到 在地下有什麼 你確實把我吸引了 在高處看下來 是的 看著這些美麗的山谷 那裡真是美麗 你能感受到 在地下有多麼小 請告訴我 關於這個建築物的概念 這是一個 地下守護的建築物 它完全可以使用駕駛座 它無法讓任何人看到 為什麼要在地下 為什麼要建造一個地下守護 因為能源效率 看起來 我們在地下建造的建築物 對農田環境 我們想把牆壁留下來 所以當你看到地下 你只會看到牆壁 但在牆壁前 有一棟房子 像在地下建造 一棟標準的房子 一樣 你付了多少錢 260元 這太棒了 對 15平方米 這樣我們可以 建造一個半公里的牆壁 在戈壁岡河上 你能買一棟建築物 在海岸上 260萬 然後有半公里的牆壁 你只要買一扇牆壁 在海岸上 他們有了獨特的計劃 為這個牆壁建築 首先 500噸的土壤 會從山頂上挖掘出來 它會被替代 用大量的鐵和鋼 和一個隱藏的磁鐵 和能源補償的水電加熱系統 這個一層樓的建築物 需要做一些重量的扛載 只有牆壁 有400噸的重量 這個會被覆蓋 有一個防水的繩索 這應該阻止房子從洩漏出來 100噸的土壤 會在上面散發 然後一片草地 會隱藏住房子 你能從遠處看到的 就是一面玻璃的牆壁 裡面 這兩層樓的樓梯 充滿了特殊的設計 當Trevor想躺下來的時候 這兩層樓的牆壁 就不會被隔離 離開房子 這個寬敞的衛浴室 有一個吸引人的景觀 也是Trevor的特殊要求 有廣闊的大門 和充足的流通空間 Trevor可以輕鬆移動 從房子的一端到另一端 每個工具 裝飾和配件 都特地為他選擇 還有充足的空間 可以娛樂家庭和朋友 他們會有這個放鬆 和舒適的旅行 也享受到 每個房間都一樣的 在這個一層樓的地下室 固定在山頂 Jeanette和Trevor 會真正成為自然的一部分 他們的尊重地面 造成了一個獨特的家庭 設計為Trevor 帶來他的獨立 你對這件事有多興奮 我對這件事 非常興奮 因為我覺得最後的結果 會非常獨特 我對Trevor 非常興奮 因為他會有一個地方 對他來說非常有利用性 他不需要 有人來幫助他 Jeanette 這件事對你來說 會有很大的影響嗎 是的 如果Trevor在這裡 他必須能夠 獨立地管理 整個房子 那感覺如何 我覺得很棒 是的 這也是我 非常期待的事情 那你打算為 這個房子建造多少人 600人 聽起來很輕鬆 雖然這是一個挑戰 但這是兩個人的挑戰 所以你們兩個 會參與這個建築嗎 我會繼續工作 賺錢 我會負責管理 是嗎 是的 我最近完成了 我的白卡 和擁有建築師的課程 你曾經在 這樣的房子建築過嗎 不,不太會 他必須要注意 這會對他造成負擔 這是一個挑戰 如果容易 大家都會做 我非常欣賞 你的固執和勇氣 在做這樣的事情 因為這並不簡單 那要建築多久 十個月 今年聖誕節 我們想在這裡 建築 這是真實的嗎 你計劃了嗎 是的 聽起來很快 是的 只是一個洞 在地上 那是更多的 一個大洞在地上 沒有否認 Trevor的熱情 看起來 沒有太難的挑戰 無論是風吹雨淋 還是在地上 但是在建築房子 是一個複雜的動物 他的態度 對時間和預算 說不定 是有潛力的 我只希望 他的頭不在雲中 這令人安慰的是 Trevor的支持 他在計劃 和管理 這個獨特的房子的建築 整個家庭都會 但是Trevor的兒子 認為他會成功 我覺得這個建築 代表了母親和父親 的堅持和願意 做任何事情 我認為這個建築 是他生命中的目標 他從事的事 他仍然能夠 獨立和控制 他努力挑戰新的挑戰 所以他總是 在一切上 我個人認為 Trevor是有潛力的 他會找到自己的方向 無論在建築上 遇到什麼困難 這是他的靈魂 Chris Bob 所以 這是一個地球的房子嗎 從雲中脫離 我覺得這是一個很美妙的事 給自己和所有人 謝謝 我們只是在花錢 我們只是在財產 冬天 在古巴加納河谷 掘礦者摧毀了靜靜 從山上採集了 超過500噸的岩石和土 這是第一天 把垃圾摧毀 我非常興奮 我們要建造 非常特別的東西 他們無法做得比掘礦還多 因為市議院 還沒有通過最終的計劃 這會影響建築師Trent 我們正進入冬季 這將是最大的挫折 如果我們遇到一個 非常溫暖的冬天 對 可能會延期三個月 沒有在地上體驗過 這是一個很大的測試 但我認為 這將是一個很好的挑戰 特別是 十個月的期限 但有一個好理由 Trent迫不及待 要離開他在宜蘭的家 因為它不太適合騎腳踏車 我這裡的問題是 這裡有一個階梯 如果你在騎腳踏車 它會亂七八糟 會變成一件很糟糕的事 你可以損壞你的肩膀 你可以用鑰匙 刮破門檻 我已經離開了 騎腳踏車 他們正在騎腳踏車 在這裡 Trevor可以做一些改變 但整個房子的房間 都在抗衡他 很多騎腳踏車的人 他們會花很多時間 在洗手間 它很堅固 它只是一個盒子 你被所有人隔絕 但在地球屋 主人會 看著河流 如果一隻蝙蝠想上來 看著我 在我正常生育過程中 可憐幫助蝙蝠 Trevor的渴望 快速移動 從一個障礙的家庭 到一個能改善自己的健康 是無可奈何的 對於靈魂來說,這很棒 當我去那裡 血壓下降 世界就沒事了 但以目前的情況 他很快就不會再移民 過去幾個星期 沒有人在那裡工作 也沒有建築物移民 因為市府發現了 Trevor和Jeanette的土地 是一條紙條 紙條只有理論上存在 它們不存在現實生活中 它們出現在舊地圖上 例如這個 它們是由搜索者設計的 以提供理論上的 在這條地圖上 它們開始在那裡 然後走到Trevor和Jeanette的土地 然後就在那裡 事實上,市府有權 不僅讓Trevor和Jeanette 移動他們的交通路 但也讓他們的家 就像這件事 不可能發生 這很不合理 這條紙條走到那裡 沒有人會使用 簡單來說 它會延遲建築 加上價格 基本上 這不僅是 商業主義 Trevor的可以做的態度 被紙條困擾了 如果他不能在冬天 重新開始建屋 他就沒有機會 達到10個月的期限 當你灌入土地時 你需要好天氣 像今天 讓土壤被治癒 如果我們有很多雨 那就會再給我們 更多的時間 我真的很生氣 自從六個月前 開始他們的地下屋 Jeanette和Trevor 被延遲困擾 但幸運的是 紙條的問題已經解決 他們在浪費時間 那個延遲 就變成了 一件糟糕的事 我們花了很多錢 在那個時候 我們就決定 不要再建了 我非常不滿意 但Jeanette和Trevor 不放棄 他們是戰鬥者 他們的堅持 現在的地下屋 已經有一個大日子 塞瓦斯坑 終於被淹沒 你要把地板丟掉嗎 40噸石頭 145公尺的石頭 很多石頭 很多建築物破裂 塞瓦斯坑的一部分 是核電系統的數百公里的煤炭 它們消耗了70%的能量 而且會吸收更少的能量 來自Trevor和Jeanette的 無線燈光燈 加上會覆蓋房子的 吸收的土壤 他們應該使用很少的電 來在冬季的骨骼冷冰中 很棒 我看到了核電 我看到了房間 我看到了圖案 經過了六個月的延誤 我們現在開始看到房子 成本是很高的 鋼鐵、鋁和氫化的費用 超過三百萬 一半的預算 煤炭還沒熄滅 我們還要付費嗎 所以每輛車有一個 有多少輛車 18、19 但Jeanette可能在付別人的費用 他們忘了把門鎖 放進廚房的衛浴 他們現在要切掉一些輪胎 鋼鐵沒辦法修好 希望現在 沒有任何問題 我也希望如此 因為他們需要回到原地 他們的夢想是 聖誕節在地球 我對Trevor真的很感動 Trevor一直在處理 他的計劃 我有點不滿 因為我全職工作 我們沒有停下來 呼吸一會兒 我很累 非常疲勞 我需要在牀上 好好休息 我很自豪 我通常是一個非常活躍的人 是一名騎車使用者 所以那些活動都要付費 管理房子的責任 和所有的延誤和問題 也和Trevor有關 他急著去醫院 他有嚴重的肚子疾病 需要緊急治療 放置了三個星期 他終於回到家裡 但要等一段時間 才能恢復正常 Trevor,你現在在旅行嗎? 天啊 你去醫院 感覺有點肚子疾病 然後回家就感到肚子疾病 我可以告訴你 聽起來像是一個障礙 你現在感覺怎麼樣? 這件事有多嚴重? 在醫院待久了 會讓你的力量變弱 但我沒那麼糟糕 我總是說 只有我這種年輕人 能永遠活下去 所以幸運的是我還活著 他很嚴肅 他的血壓非常低 非常危險 他們要把他放進ICU 因為他病得很嚴重 天啊 他戴著隱形眼鏡 對,這讓我瘋了 這對你來說一定很困難 嗯,對 會發生的 只要你堅持下去 就不會有太多的問題 我猜這是 現在的健康與建築的興奮 他還沒能夠在那裡 像他想像的那樣 他錯過了嗎? 對 他很喜歡在那裡 那是他的藏身地方 當Trevor恢復起來 Trent就繼續建築 他把屋子的屋架蓋起來 但他還沒準備好 遮蓋的土壤 坦白說 很難看到 他們瘋了嗎? 有別的建築方法嗎? 我猜他們想要離開漩渦 在河邊住一個小屋 一個垃圾桶 一個垃圾桶? 對 但是建築會比較容易嗎? 建築在那裡 對,建築會比較容易 50米那邊 會比較容易 對 這會給你多點壓力 無論如何都要完成嗎? 對 我們真的在嘗試 我們花了很多時間 我們把建築物蓋起來 然後加水 所以這會是一個慢的步驟 這實在是一個挑戰 這不是一般的建築 你可以再說一遍 地面和地面蓋的建築 是複雜的結合 複雜的工程 和敏感的設計 但是當你將它們結合成功 這多麼驚人 你永遠不會知道 我在走在建築物的屋頂上 這是一個很棒的方法 讓建築物一直保持溫暖 用土壤 將整個建築物包圍起來 就像一塊豆腐一樣 在Coinscliff Victoria的海洋研究中心 他們創建了一棟建築物 和地面結合得很和諧 但你知道嗎? 這是一個非常技術性的方法 將建築物結合起來 這就是為什麼 不是所有人都這樣做 走在地面的建築物 可能要花20-30%以上的工資 而且是建築師和建築師的頭痛 因為有很多事情可以錯誤 但是勇敢的人 像是Trevor 可以嘗試獲得獎勵 你可以創造一些 有柔軟和隱密的影響力的建築物 讓自然生存在上面 而你存在在下面 我們也不能忘記他們的綠色信託 由於他們周圍的吸水土壤 需要少許的加熱和冷卻 經常保持內部溫度 在15-20度之間 他們也比較有火力 是澳大利亞的優點 但正確地執行他們 並不是一件難事 重要的是 這些建築物必須完全水準 你必須有完全的信心 在工程和材料上 因為一旦它們建造 很難找到解決任何問題 然後你必須確保 家中有充足的空氣和自然光 不容易 因為你周圍的土壤 我擔心的是 Trevor和他的建築師 都沒有做過 正確地執行 是一個巨大的和昂貴的風險 錯誤地執行 是一個不可思議的災難 最重要的是 你不會知道自己安全 直到下雨 但是Trevor有更大的擔憂 比水證更擔憂 這項計劃看起來 更像是一場炸彈 而不是一場安靜的救援 他看起來很緊張 這件事對我們來說 是否是正確的決定 要建造一間土壤屋 我現在有點擔憂 這件事 並不是我想要的 也許看到這塊木屋的屋頂 會提升Trevor的興奮 我們將在這裡 鋪上大約110公尺的鋼鐵 大約有15到20輛貨車 然後我們要在屋頂上 鋪上22噸鋼鐵 以防止鋪上鋼鐵和土壤 我的天啊 那屋頂有很大的重量 我們一直在說 它是地球屋 糟糕了 現在是炸彈庫 因為我認為 一旦有了大革命 我們將能夠 防止那些蟑螂 追尋核彈 然後滅亡 我們在笑 沒有笑話的 是Trevor的六百萬的預算 我沒有看它 因為我怕看它 但我會說 我們大概 在我預計的八十萬左右 預算是緊湊的 我擔心的就是 要花多少錢 所以我們必須確保 我們還有足夠的硬幣 用來裝飾 太遲了 我希望他有預算 因為這個鋼鐵模型 需要很多精細設計 而Trevor已經準備好 裝飾的裝飾 很快就要到Janette身上 他很囂張 他會不斷的 病得這麼嚴重 需要醫療 你會想 我現在正在 確保他能夠 渡過這個難關 你能夠原諒Trevor 因為他住在 新南部的 Goobergandra谷 紐西蘭 他花了六百萬的預算 比八十萬還要多 而他的十個月的預算 是幾個月前就出現的 我們知道會拖得很久 我們只是不認為會拖得這麼久 我們有我們所需要的 我們有點失望 但你會想 你會想要什麼 你會想要現在 一如既往 這個鋼鐵的崖山 是一片很昂貴的土地 雙方都要承受 這將會改變 當它與地球相覆 But before that happens, the building needs waterproofing, which isn't cheap. It's hit me nearly $100,000. So, yeah, waterproofing, it's hurting. I can tell you, it is hurting. Trevor is paying for the house using savings and superannuation. And he didn't plan for this pot of money to take such a pounding. But the one thing you can't afford to scrimp on with an underground house is waterproofing. He doesn't want water inside his house. He doesn't want it coming in through the back wall. He doesn't want it coming in through the roof. We've been doing it long enough. We're pretty confident. But, yes, you can get a leak. Other trades, after we've finished, have to be really careful of what's happening to the membrane. Because if they puncture it, we won't know about it before it gets buried underneath all the earth and the grass and all of that. To create a rainproof barrier, the roof has been coated with a water-repellent sealant. On top of that, hundreds of metres of 8mm-thick bitumen membrane is being laid. To create an impenetrable seal, every edge is melted at 400 degrees Celsius and stuck together. I nearly got blown over there. Gee, that was a good gust, wasn't it? It's just too windy. It's causing a few problems. The torch is not getting enough heat to melt that properly. But if we can't get that, we're sort of losing the effect on what the membrane's supposed to do. It's not too bloody windy. That hat stayed on. I don't think we should do any more. Tricky weather conditions like this have caused the waterproofing to drag on for five months. And Trevor's patience is wearing thin. It's just so frustrating, you know. I'm starting to become a pessimist, which pisses me off because I'm usually an optimist. In an attempt to speed things up, Trevor has decided to stay on site, camping out in his makeshift shed with just the basic creature comforts. Most times it's just me on my own. By and large, I'm pretty self-sufficient. I'm doggedly independent. Life doesn't stop just because you've had an accident and you've got a severe disability. Life goes on. And Trevor's dedication to the project is paying off. His dream of a home that works for him, not against him, slowly coming together. There are not too many houses that I can drive into the land route. And I think that's fairly specky. So this is the guest bathroom. This is going to be wheelchair accessible. I've got lots of mates in wheelchairs. They can come here and stay as well. Now we go through a sliding door, a wide sliding door. I designed this place so it works for everyone. It just makes good sense to make a house wheelchair accessible because you never know when you're going to have an accident or you're going to have a medical condition and you're going to end up in a wheelchair. So just common sense. I mean, for everyone, just make their places wheelchair accessible. Autumn is settling in across the Gubagandra Valley. Trevor's love for this stunning place is what drove him to build Underground. He doesn't want to spoil what Mother Nature created, and that makes today's task very important. I am so glad to fill in a hole. It is just brilliant. It's taken a long time to get to this. I only wish Jeanette was here, but she's unwell at the moment, but she would have loved to have been here for this because this is essentially the summit of all our stress, all the hard work, all the saving, all the design. Now it becomes an earth house. Before, it's just a concrete block. But once all this lovely topsoil goes on, it will be an earth house, a true earth house. Trevor's really keen to get it covered. We've only got today to get the soil in because there's supposed to be about 30 mil of rain tomorrow. There's a load of rain coming in and it gets all sticky and boggy, so we can't work, yeah. So we've got to get as much done as we can today, yeah. Scotty's really good at what he's doing. Have a look at the levels. They're just spot on. He just uses it like his hand. He doesn't go in bull at a gate. He uses that bucket like a surgeon would use his hands during an operation. He's got such a deft touch. The challenges of my job are to get the material in without damaging anything, keep everything nice and level so as we can get the water and that to run off evenly. This is the first earth house I've ever worked on, yeah. Now the design's, yeah, something different, but it should be good, yeah. I don't like the look of the clouds coming over here. It's getting pretty dark, so we've got to get this in as quick as we can. The boys are working frantically. That rain's coming in pretty quick. It's all hands on deck. What can I say? That is exactly what I wanted. That is exactly what Jeanette wanted. With a bit of grass on there, it will blend in. And it's just... I can't... Words fail me. I've said a lot, but words fail me. It's brilliant. Here we go. NASA, we have landed on the moon. Yahoo! And just before, the heavens open. The dirt is on the earth house. You see the photos? I did see the photos, and it looks awesome. Yeah. I'm really pleased. Look, I tell you what, I only wish you were here. Yeah, I know. It just looks great. It's one hurdle. One hurdle? One milestone. Sweetie, you don't sound well. Ow. I'll let you get back to your suit. Love you a lot. Love you too. Love you. Bye. Damn, I wish she was here to the earth house. It's been 14 months since Jeanette and Trevor started building their underground home. For most of that, it's been like swimming upstream. Hard work. Might want to go up there, Toddy, good boy. That's it. But today marks a milestone. Watch the ground there. The windows are going in, the house close to lock-up. I think it's fantastic. It's a bit unique. Gubaganda River below us. Hills all around us. What a spot. Every time I come here, I'm blown away by how beautiful this landscape is. Who wouldn't want to live here? Look at them. Holy doly. Aren't they awesome? A work of art, eh? Yeah, they're awesome. A work of art. You don't know until it's actually in how effective it's going to be, but yeah, I think it's a great contrast. The concrete block work, what's the thinking around the colour and the finish on that? Watch this space. You haven't made up your mind yet? No, no. You'd better make your mind up soon. It's crazy they haven't given the exterior finish more thought, especially as they're desperate for the building to blend in. But what is encouraging is how well the inside is going to work for Trevor, who'll have the best view from a toilet I've ever seen. I've got to spend a bit of time on the loo of a morning. It's part of being a paraplegic. I just want to have something that I can look out there and say, wow. I'm in. I'm convinced. We've got some rye grass and white clover seed in there. So it's a mixture? Mixture, yeah. Is it a local grass, the rye grass? It's a local pasture, yeah. OK, so it should strike well. It should strike well. The building will tend to disappear, yeah? Yeah, it'll just look like a pasture. Looking at the paddock, I think it's awesome, yeah. So how do we do this? Pull the trigger and wind the handle by looking at it? Yep. So pull the trigger. Excuse me for a minute. I'll just get the seed out of my pants. No, stop. Don't come near me with that. OK. It's a dangerous weapon. Where do I go? Off you go. Oh, hang on. You've got to pull the trigger as well. There we go. How's that looking? Doing my best, Jeanette. Hopefully my patch grows as well as everyone else's as this green roof is the crown on top of Jeanette and Trevor's underground haven. So when this house is done, how will it and will it transform your lives? When I leave Canberra and I get here, you feel just the... you just relax and it's going to enable us to really relax. I think it'll become the hideaway that our, you know, saviour, I suppose, you know, to escape from everything. It's now a year and a half since work started on the earth house and for the most part, Trevor has rolled with the punches during construction. But an unexpected blow has floored him. He needs surgery on his back to stop his spine from collapsing. It's a necessary but life-threatening procedure. It scares the shit out of me. And I think that my... I've been trying to mask it from my family on how much it's worried me. It has a failure rate of about 30%, but I've got good faith in the surgeon. It's worth the risk for his quality of life. I would not want to see him living a life stuck in a bed, twisted, because that's the reality if he doesn't have it. I'm sure he's going to fly through the surgery. He'll be dog-determined to get out of hospital. Currently, I am almost leaving a half-finished job and I hate that with a passion. I want to be out there and see it all the way through. I only wished I had finished Fig Haven or the earth house and then I could recuperate in it. You know what I mean? Nothing would be better. It's nearly two-and-a-half years since I first visited Jeanette and Trevor at their 15-acre property on the Goobagandra River in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. It's raw, rugged country, but restful, chilled. The perfect place for Trevor to heal after his, thankfully, successful back surgery. But with so much on their plate, I'm hoping he and Jeanette got their earth-covered retreat finished and, most importantly for them, made it one with the landscape. Oh, my goodness, it gives nothing away. So I just don't know what to expect. When the hillside recovers from marauding excavators and the grass regrows, Jeanette and Trevor's earth house will be well and truly camouflaged, swallowed up by Mother Nature. Wow, guys, this is extraordinary. Congratulations. You've got the world at your feet here. The mist going through the hills, the river roaring. It's brilliant. Jeanette, do you love it? Yeah, absolutely. I think the house is super dramatic. You just don't expect something like this. You just see the little green toupee on top. It's not a box sitting on top of the ground. Where's the wool shed gone? Ah. Ah, the wool shed. Remember that? Look, it became too unstable, so we pulled it down bit by bit and stacked it all up the top, ready for a rebuild. And tell me, how's your back after surgery? Pete, I've got more hardware in my lower back than Bunnings has. So I'm still in the rehab phase. It's a journey, isn't it? It's a long journey. Though we're better for Trevor to recover than this futuristic concrete cocoon. It's solid, robust, perhaps indestructible. Very sensible in an area prone to bushfires. But this toughness is tempered by softening touches. The angled path of the windows meandering like the river below, mirroring the landscape they both find so revitalising. What a cool pad. And the good thing is this just feels so intimate. Ah, look, it is. It feels as though the earth is hugging you. There is a density to this building. You can feel it around you, you know. It feels like a very comfortable bombshell. It feels very comforting, and it feels secure, and it feels safe. And best of all is that view, which is just absolutely knockout. It's awesome. But the other thing about it, the scale feels right. You can see clearly from one end of the house to the other in one go, you know. The open plan must work so well for you. Oh, it does. It's got to be just nice, clear. Wheelways, I suppose. Wheelways, yeah. Navigation for me. I can do speedies up and down from bathroom to bathroom. Not that you're going to. The big thing about an underground house is the leaks coming through the roof. Have you had any? Not for the bloody amount of money that we spent on waterproofing. I can tell you that now. No, we've had none. Not a leak, not a... No, nothing. That's reassuring, isn't it? Yeah. You sleep better at night if there's no leaks. But forget talk of leaks and rain. Sprinkle snow on the hills and you could be in a decadent alpine retreat. The earth above and heated floor creating warmth. The natural palette of timber and off-form concrete full of texture and character. Come on through to the kitchen. And to see Trevor move so effortlessly around his new home is a joy. This kitchen looks really tailored. What is there about it that makes it particularly useful? I can get a wheel under here. I can cook there. There's a sink there. I can see out to the beautiful valley. Tell me about this wall. This looks quite extraordinary. Two mountains, is it? Yeah, two mountains. With a valley in the middle. And the valley in the brown down the bottom. It's recognising the geography that we're in. So open the door and our valley just goes nice and small. And all the joinery lines up. I do admire the thought that's gone into that. It's also a bit of a secret entrance to another bedroom. Yeah. Isn't it? 'Cause you're not aware. It doesn't look like a door at all. It's very clever. And there are more neat tricks. Ones that make this compact space feel big. A mirrored splashback pulls those breathtaking vistas deep into the home. And how good is the infinity-edge deck with nature's swimming pool below? Talk about connection to the elements. That's one hell of a bed you got there. That's nothing compared to this bathroom. What a ripper. This is no ordinary bathroom. What is it about this room that's so special? Pete. I look out there while I'm doing my morning ablutions. I wheel a little bit forward and I have a shower there. And I'm looking at the river. I'm looking at the mountainsides. Yeah, just nature. It just looks great. It sounds like you've been reborn with a room like this. Bathrooms are the worst thing for wheelchair people because they're always tight and small. And here, I don't have any problem with that whatsoever. This is so based around Trevor's condition. Does it compromise your use of the house in any way, having such a tailored house to wheelchair access? No, no. It makes the house a lot more free-flowing because it's open, it's spacious, benefits everyone. Here, Jeanette has her mountain views, the privacy she craved, and most importantly, the peace of mind that Trevor can live here in safety and comfort. No restrictions, no compromises. Well, congratulations on a remarkable house. This is no normal build. Huge effort, enormous effort given everything that's going on in your lives. I'm just so impressed. Thank you, thank you. We keep pinching ourselves on just what we've achieved and, you know, how it's turned out. For me, being an outsider, it was an incredible partnership. I mean, you must be mutually so proud of each other. Yeah. I mean, initially, I only finished work in September last year. So up until then, Trevor did all the... everything. And then when Trevor had his surgery, I had to take over. And I really had to catch up. I'm very proud of her. Very, very proud of the job that she's done. It's so different to anything else that you build today. And hence, you know, it's very hard to get a fixed price on something like this, which is so... You started off at $600,000. Yeah. I know where you're going with this. Where did it end up? Well, $1.25 million. It's about double. Yep. Wow. Look, we were kind of realistic initially that when we started breaking ground that this was going to cost a little bit more than what we expected. Well, you saw how much concrete was going into it. Yeah, the concrete was the initial... Okay, so this is going to be significant. This is not a normal house. You haven't done it easy. I mean, this is so... so one-off. And you've gone for a high-end finish everywhere. Look, it's all been tailored. Yep. We didn't want to compromise on quality and on finish. So do you think this house has changed your life and will change your life going forward? Yes. Yes, without question. Without doubt. No two ways about it. Love you. You too. Jeanette and Trevor wanted to surround themselves with nature, with its power to nurture body and soul. But their underground house also promises to be a magnet for love and laughter. And isn't that the best medicine? For Trevor, dreaming big has never been a problem. Whether it's flying ultralights or building an earth house, he's been fearless, persevering with confidence and remarkable determination, with, of course, the substantial help from wingwoman Jeanette. Best of all, and despite their massive challenges, it's been worth it in the end. Trevor went in search of freedom, and here he's finally found it.