Grand Designs

Total Seasons :26Total Episodes : 245

British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.

Episodes(8)

The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

1. The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

A 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.

Air Date : 1999-04-29

The English Barn, Berkshire

2. The English Barn, Berkshire

Kevin 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!

Air Date : 1999-05-06

The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

3. The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

This 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.

Air Date : 1999-05-13

The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

4. The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.

Air Date : 1999-05-20

The Eco-House, Suffolk

5. The Eco-House, Suffolk

A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.

Air Date : 1999-06-03

The Chapel, Cornwall

6. The Chapel, Cornwall

Kevin 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.

Air Date : 1999-06-10

The House of Straw, Islington