Grand Designs

» Season 1
90%
2 votes

1x01 Newhaven: The Timber Frame Kit House

April 29, 1999 12:00 am
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.
85%
2 votes

1x02 Berkshire: English Barn

May 6, 1999 12:00 am
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!
70%
4 votes

1x03 Brighton: The Co-Operative Build

May 13, 1999 12:00 am
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.

85%
2 votes

1x04 Amersham: The Water Tower

May 20, 1999 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.
100%
2 votes

1x05 Suffolk: The Eco-House

June 3, 1999 12:00 am
A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.
100%
1 votes

1x06 Cornwall: The Chapel

June 10, 1999 12:00 am
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.
70%
1 votes

1x07 Islington: The House of Straw

June 17, 1999 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.
100%
1 votes

1x08 Doncaster: The Glass House

June 24, 1999 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
70%
1 votes

1x09 Revisited - Doncaster: The Glass House

November 8, 2001 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud travels back to Doncaster to catch up with self-builders Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood and their futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
70%
1 votes

1x10 Revisited - Suffolk: The Eco-House

November 15, 2001 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud travels to Suffolk to revisit a couple who dreamed of building a 100% environmentally friendly house. How far have they managed to stick to their green ideals?
NR
0 votes

1x11 Revisited - Islington: The House of Straw

November 22, 2001 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud revisits Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth in Islington, London. Will they have realised their dream of using straw bales in the construction of their house?
NR
0 votes

1x12 Revisited - Brighton: The Co-Operative Build

December 6, 2001 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud revisits a group of people in a Brighton co-operative who are building their own homes and the homes of their neighbours.
NR
0 votes

1x13 Revisited - Amersham: The Water Tower

September 24, 2002 12:00 am
Kevin is in Amersham to update on a project taken on by Deborah and architect Andrew. Their venture involved designing an 'invisible' house that blended in with the surrounding reservoirs.
NR
0 votes

1x14 Revisited (2) - Islington: The House of Straw

October 15, 2003 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud revisits the improbable build of two architects who built their central London house out of straw bales, springs, nappy cladding and silver tin.
60%
1 votes

1x15 Revisited - Berkshire: English Barn

October 29, 2003 12:00 am
Kevin McCloud revisits retired couple Denys and Marjorie Randolph, who decided to embark on their final building project, a brand new green oak barn-style house.
80%
1 votes

1x16 Revisited (2) - Amersham: The Water Tower

December 8, 2010 12:00 am
Kevin is in Amersham for a second update on a project taken on by Deborah and architect Andrew. Their venture involved designing an 'invisible' house that blended in with the surrounding reservoirs.
NR
0 votes

1x17 Revisited (2) - Brighton: The Co-Operative Build

December 5, 2012 12:00 am
Kevin saw a ground-breaking co-operative of ten families built their own homes on the edge of Brighton. They where known as 'The Hedgehogs' and were made up of former travellers and those living in insecure accommodation. Kevin catches up with the community over ten years on.
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