<description>&lt;p&gt;Can you imagine living in a museum?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Tim and Kev head to Surrey to visit The Homewood, the modernist masterpiece Patrick Gwynne&lt;br&gt;designed for his family in the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, The Homewood is one of the most&lt;br&gt;remarkable examples of pre-war modernist architecture in Britain.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Gwynne later gifted the house to the National Trust in 1999, with the stipulation that someone must live in it and that it be opened to the public for part of the year.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;That person is Lou, whose family has called it home since 2004 while welcoming visitors inside this&lt;br&gt;extraordinary piece of living history.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I bet you&amp;rsquo;ve got questions already. We certainly did - and we&amp;rsquo;ve probably asked most of them in this&lt;br&gt;fascinating interview, recorded around Gwynne&amp;rsquo;s own custom-made round dining table.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Lou and The National Trust for assisting with this episode. You can learn more about the house&amp;nbsp;and when you can visit here on their website: &lt;a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/the-homewood"&gt;https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/the-homewood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To view images from this episode, head to our Instagram page - &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/big_design_adventure/?hl=en"&gt;@big_design_adventure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;And be sure to follow Tim Ross (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/modernister/?hl=en"&gt;@modernister&lt;/a&gt;) and Kevin McCloud (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/kevin.mccloud1/?hl=en"&gt;@kevin.mccloud1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;We&amp;rsquo;d love to hear from you, reach out to us on hello@bigdesignadventure.com&lt;br&gt;Know someone who would love this podcast? Please help us share this exciting new adventure.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Big Design Adventure is proudly sponsored by Space Furniture (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/spacefurniture/?hl=en"&gt;@spacefurniture&lt;/a&gt;), the Australian Institute of Architects (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/institute_architects_aus/?hl=en"&gt;@institute_architects_aus&lt;/a&gt;) and is produced with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/alastairswaynfoundation/?hl=en"&gt;@alastairswaynfoundation&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud&lt;br&gt;Guest: Louise Scott&lt;br&gt;Big Design Adventure is produced by Modernister Films on Wallumedegal land, Australia.&lt;br&gt;Executive Producer: Shelley Kemp&lt;br&gt;Audio Production: Madeline Joannou &amp;ndash; &lt;a href="https://www.mylkmedia.com.au/"&gt;Mylk Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Music: Kit Warhurst (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/kitwarhurst/?hl=en"&gt;@kitwarhurst&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note this podcast is not currently available in the UK or Ireland.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Big Design Adventure

Tim Ross & Kevin McCloud

S2 Ep3 - A Life in the Museum

FEB 17, 202649 MIN
Big Design Adventure

S2 Ep3 - A Life in the Museum

FEB 17, 202649 MIN

Description

Can you imagine living in a museum? Tim and Kev head to Surrey to visit The Homewood, the modernist masterpiece Patrick Gwynnedesigned for his family in the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, The Homewood is one of the mostremarkable examples of pre-war modernist architecture in Britain. Gwynne later gifted the house to the National Trust in 1999, with the stipulation that someone must live in it and that it be opened to the public for part of the year. That person is Lou, whose family has called it home since 2004 while welcoming visitors inside thisextraordinary piece of living history. I bet you’ve got questions already. We certainly did - and we’ve probably asked most of them in thisfascinating interview, recorded around Gwynne’s own custom-made round dining table. Thanks to Lou and The National Trust for assisting with this episode. You can learn more about the house and when you can visit here on their website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/the-homewood To view images from this episode, head to our Instagram page - @big_design_adventureAnd be sure to follow Tim Ross (@modernister) and Kevin McCloud (@kevin.mccloud1)We’d love to hear from you, reach out to us on [email protected] someone who would love this podcast? Please help us share this exciting new adventure. Big Design Adventure is proudly sponsored by Space Furniture (@spacefurniture), the Australian Institute of Architects (@institute_architects_aus) and is produced with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation (@alastairswaynfoundation).   Hosts: Tim Ross and Kevin McCloudGuest: Louise ScottBig Design Adventure is produced by Modernister Films on Wallumedegal land, Australia.Executive Producer: Shelley KempAudio Production: Madeline Joannou – Mylk MediaMusic: Kit Warhurst (@kitwarhurst) Please note this podcast is not currently available in the UK or Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.