Grand Designs: Midlothian

When Pru and Richard Irvine came across a plot of land in the middle of the beautiful Midlothian countryside, they dreamt of building a bespoke family home. However, the plot of land, an old industrial site complete with lime kilns, comes with a condition. They can build on it only if they become custodians of the kilns and that the house blends in with the landscape. It's a huge challenge and Pru and Richard want to build a modern large box of a house and until it's complete, nobody is quite sure whether it will fulfil its brief