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| Nottinghamshire lottery winners plan to build futuristic eco-house | Nottinghamshire lottery winners plan to build futuristic eco-house |
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| A young Nottinghamshire couple who won £45m in the EuroMillions are planning to build a futuristic eco-house. | |
| Matt and Cassey Topham, from Stapleford, scooped the jackpot in February 2012 and said they would spend it on their "dream home". | Matt and Cassey Topham, from Stapleford, scooped the jackpot in February 2012 and said they would spend it on their "dream home". |
| The £5m eco-friendly house, called Serenity, will be built in an undisclosed part of Nottinghamshire. | The £5m eco-friendly house, called Serenity, will be built in an undisclosed part of Nottinghamshire. |
| It will feature a 10-car garage shielded by a waterfall, a grotto-like swimming pool and a botanical garden. | |
| 'Hidden retreat' | 'Hidden retreat' |
| At a press conference last year, Mr Topham, 24, who worked as a painter and decorator with the family firm, said: "I have often painted these huge houses and wondered what it would be like to live in one. | At a press conference last year, Mr Topham, 24, who worked as a painter and decorator with the family firm, said: "I have often painted these huge houses and wondered what it would be like to live in one. |
| "Now I can find out." | "Now I can find out." |
| Proposals for the house include four wings or 'hubs' covered in solar panels and a dramatic sweeping staircase inside. | Proposals for the house include four wings or 'hubs' covered in solar panels and a dramatic sweeping staircase inside. |
| The plans also involve knocking down a country mansion which the couple bought for £1.2m. | The plans also involve knocking down a country mansion which the couple bought for £1.2m. |
| The architects behind the designs have described the eight-bed property as a "21st century country house and hidden retreat" which was "ultra-low in energy use but also high in aesthetic aspiration and quality." | The architects behind the designs have described the eight-bed property as a "21st century country house and hidden retreat" which was "ultra-low in energy use but also high in aesthetic aspiration and quality." |
| The architects say they are hoping the house will push the boundaries of environmental and architectural design. | |
| The planning application was submitted to the local authority on Thursday and is expected to be considered this summer. | The planning application was submitted to the local authority on Thursday and is expected to be considered this summer. |