Exterior House, Belfast: The Roman Villa, Grand Designs

Episode Information Belfast: The Roman Villa

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Date Published:
10/06/2008

Belfast: Photo Gallery

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Kevin's View

Kevin On Site, Belfast: The Roman Villa, Grand Designs

'This house is extravagant, indulgent and environmentally wasteful, but at the same time it is beautiful and elegant and beguiling, and those are qualities which sort of make up for its sins.'

'It has also taken a scrappy bit of hillside and turned it into something magical. It has enhanced it's setting, and that is something few buildings can claim. That's the power of great design. That is the power of architecture to redeem itself.'

Belfast Video

Now's your chance to tour this immaculately designed villa, set back into the Belfast hillside. With acres of glass and overhanging roofs, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the hills of glamorous Hollywood.

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  1. The big green air bags were there to catch any workers that fell off the blocks when they were installing the upper floors.
    Posted by Ian on 14/06/2009 04:20:15
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  2. I LOVE the house and the art they have chosen for it. Is it possible to find out where they sourced their art from? (I have been trawling the net without success)
    Posted by Anna Whitehouse on 10/12/2008 20:07:22
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  3. This looks very interesting. Where can I buy the DVD for this. Many thanks Sally Willoughby
    Posted by Sally Willoughby on 08/12/2008 23:15:11
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  4. Belfast [Thomas & Dervla]: What are the big green bags that were on site before the concrete slabs were erected? I don't believe they were mentioned in the narration.
    Posted by Bill Fitch on 06/12/2008 07:41:08
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