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Angela Scanlon is back to present a new series of Your 麻豆约拍 Made Perfect - the only home makeover series that allows people to try before they buy.

Rival architects Laura Jane Clark and Robert Jamison return, using photo-real virtual reality technology and visual effects to pitch their dramatically bold ideas to families who have fallen out of love with their homes. In each episode the homeowners must choose just one of the architect’s groundbreaking visions to build in real life.

This week’s episode features Silvia and Julian, who bought their bungalow near Brighton four years ago after falling in love with the garden. They were less enamoured of the poky property - but promised themselves they’d transform it into their dream home in no time.

Fast-forward and that dream has become a nightmare. Although they’ve managed to convert the loft, creating two new bedrooms, that’s come at the cost of a new staircase, which has gobbled up valuable living space. And the rest of the ground floor remains a jumble of disconnected, cramped rooms, with the tiny kitchen a particular source of frustration to keen cook Silvia.

A planning restriction severely constrains their options to extend, just one of the reasons they haven’t managed to solve the poor layout. The couple’s wildly differing approaches to design are not helping either.

Using virtual reality, both architects pitch their radically different interpretations of the brief. Robert takes the planning rule that has been thwarting their dreams and puts it at the heart of a radical design with a surprising secret quirk. While Laura is guided by the light to create a vast new cooking and entertaining space which brings the couple’s beloved garden right into the house. But they can only choose one to build for real.

Having tried both designs on for size, it’s time for the moment of truth when Silvia and Julian reveal which they’ve picked. Angela and the victorious architect arrive to see the results, to be met with a breathtaking transformation.

Silvia and Julian’s exceptional and stunning interpretation stays true to the spirit of the original design, but also bears the unmistakeable personal stamp of the couple themselves. At last the couple has a home that allows their characters and individuality to shine through.

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