Grand Designs
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British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 8 epS2 · 17 epS3 · 16 epS4 · 8 epS5 · 11 epS6 · 8 epS7 · 12 epS8 · 12 epS9 · 13 epS10 · 14 epS11 · 12 epS12 · 12 epS13 · 11 epS14 · 10 epS15 · 4 epS16 · 9 epS17 · 9 epS18 · 9 epS19 · 7 epS20 · 7 epS21 · 6 epS22 · 7 epS23 · 11 epS24 · 8 epS25 · 6 epS26 · 5 epS27 · 7 epS28 · 6 ep
- 1The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex29 Apr 1999 · 45mA couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby.
- 2The English Barn, Oxfordshire6 May 1999 · 45mKevin travels to Oxfordshire to meet the Randolphs, who built their first house 10 years ago and now, in their 70s, have decided to do it all again!
- 3The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton13 May 1999 · 45mThis project was a co-operative venture - 10 young families each put in 30 hours of construction work per week. Kevin travels to Brighton to meet a co-operative of ten young families, including ex-travellers and single parents, who are building both their own and each others homes. A housing association bought the land from the council for £58,000. Paul then worked with the association to put the co-operative together. All the members were people on the council's housing list.
- 4The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham20 May 1999 · 45mKevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.
- 5The Eco-House, Suffolk3 Jun 1999 · 45mA Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.
- 6The Chapel, Cornwall10 Jun 1999 · 45mKevin McCloud travels to Cornwall to visit Gavin Allen and Jane Fitzsimons, who are trying to convert a chapel into a home and a teleworking office for Jane.
- 7The House of Straw, Islington, North London17 Jun 1999 · 45mKevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.
- 8The Glass-House, Town Fields, Doncaster24 Jun 1999 · 45mKevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
Details
- First aired
- 29 Apr 1999
- Last aired
- 7 Oct 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 265
- Votes
- 61 on TMDB
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Cast
Kevin McCloudSelf - Host
