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Eva Amurri is taking her fans along for the journey as she embarks on a home-building project in an idyllic coastal Connecticut town.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the latest teaser for Amurri’s new web series The Westport Project, which premieres on Thursday, June 26 at 12 p.m. ET. In the show, the lifestyle influencer — whose mother is Susan Sarandon — partners with Chris O’Dell of The O’Dell Group to construct a smart home living space with a net zero focus.
“We knew homes today should be doing more for us, especially in a luxury price point,” Amurri, 40, explained in the trailer. “This project is a labor of love, a true example of top-tier design, and all taking place in a town that has a pretty big personality of its own.”
Speaking to PEOPLE, the Happily Eva After creator shares her excitement about the “complex, fun and challenging undertaking” she’ll be documenting online.
“When partnering with Chris and his team … on this design-build, I knew that I wanted our audiences to have a front row seat to the joy, humor, style and quality that this project would exemplify,” she says. “Westport, Conn. is such a special town, and an incredible place to raise a family. I’m taking the job of making the perfect home for its next residents very seriously!”
She adds that the first episode, as glimpsed in the sneak peek, captures the essence of the project, which sees them knocking down a house, excavating the site and building “the Smart Home of our dreams.”
“As the Creative Director of this project, I’ve already enjoyed lots of laughs and so many special moments with our crew so far, but what stands out the most is how much enthusiasm every single member of the team brings to the project,” says Amurri.
In addition to their sophisticated build and tech aspirations, the home will center around wellness, a natural fit for the location by the beach in the desirable local. The show will pull back the curtain on the construction process and the behind-the-scenes decisions that accompany such an ambitious project.
“Chris says it best in our first episode: ‘This will be a house of the 21st Century,'” she tells PEOPLE. “We look forward to releasing new episodes every two weeks until this house is finished!”