Sign language

Simulcast of BBC Two Northern Ireland in high definition

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Your Home Made Perfect

Factual: Homes & Gardens: Homes

Virtual reality shows people how their home could look, before building it in reality.

Transforming problematic pads into heavenly homes. Cutting edge technology and innovative architects reveal the design dream ordinary houses could become. With Angela Scanlon.

Series 1

BBC Scotland

BBC Two England

England

Simulcast of network BBC Two in high definition.

BBC Two HD

Simulcast of BBC Two Wales in high definition

BBC Two Wales HD

Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

BBC Two Wales

BBC Two Northern Ireland

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

BBC Scotland HD

Angela Scanlon

Sarah Knight

Laura Clark

Zoe Page

Robert Jamison

Kitty Walshe

Joff Wilson

Remarkable TV

Your Home Made Perfect: Series 1: Episode 6

Episode 6

BBC Two - Your Home Made Perfect, Series 1, Episode 6

Two architects use virtual reality to win a commission to remodel a home in St Albans.

Two architects compete using virtual reality to win a commission to remodel a home in St Albans. Will the finished build solve the very different needs of the family who live there?

Imagine you are standing in your house - suddenly the home-makeover of your wildest dreams takes place. Once-dark corners are flooded with light, a tired kitchen is suddenly tailor-made for your family and a breathtaking picture window finally connects you to the world beyond. You don’t just have a new home, you have a whole new way of living – all without opening a can of paint or touching a single brick.

Angela Scanlon presents a property makeover series like no other. This series allows homeowners to see ingenious new plans for their homes in an instant. Cutting-edge virtual reality and visual effects enable people to see what the future of their home could look like, before building it in reality.

Homeowners can instantly experience how bravely flipping bedrooms and living areas in a two-storey house could transform the way they live, or how radically ripping out a ceiling can turn a boring lounge into a show-stopping sitting room. In each episode, a family is presented with two radically different designs by two extraordinary architects. Having experienced both designs virtually, the homeowners must then decide which vision to construct in real life. 

Helen and Rob live in a Victorian terraced house in St Albans. When they bought it five years ago, it needed a lot of work. They have put all their energy into renovating the entrance and the front room, but the back of the house remains a mishmash of tiny and unpractical rooms. A narrow kitchen is uncomfortably close to the only family bathroom, and a dark, windowless utility space has Helen comparing the rear of her home to a dungeon.  

The problems don’t just stop with the house. Helen and Rob have very different needs. Rob is much taller than Helen and wants high ceilings and open spaces, whereas Helen is desperate for cosy intimate spaces.  

With a seemingly impossible brief, architects Robert Jamison and Laura Jane Clark are competing to take control of this renovation project. Robert is hoping his unconventional approach to design and global influences will give him the edge, but he mustn’t underestimate his opponent. Laura’s speciality is creatively reimagining homes so they perfectly fit the needs of their owners and she’s got her heart set on winning this project.

Each architect interprets the project in wildly different ways and pitches their vision to Helen and Rob using virtual reality. Robert uses influences from Japanese architecture to draw light into the centre of the terraced home, while offering Helen the separation she hankers after and also answering Rob’s desire for open spaces, a conundrum that no one thought could be solved. Meanwhile, Laura strips out the back of the house completely and offers a solution that wows both Helen and Rob. Once they were stuck unable to find a solution, now they have two great but very different designs. How can they possibly decide which to go with?

Having experienced both ideas in virtual reality, there is one final reveal yet to come: what Helen and Rob choose to build in real life. When Angela and the winning architect arrive at the home they discover the once terrible layout has been transformed in the most spectacular way, even more amazing than the one in virtual reality. But Angela and the architect also discover a change more significant than a home renovation. Both Helen and Rob are finally comfortable in their own home, having found the perfect balance between their two contrasting needs.

Your Home Made Perfect: Series 1

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

New visions for homes are revealed by virtual reality, but which will be built in reality?

Angela Scanlon helps couples try before they buy as two rival architects reveal radical new visions for homes using virtual reality, but which will be built in the real world?

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Your Home Made Perfect

Series 1

Episode 6

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

About BBC Two