Grand Designs

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Grand Designs

1999TMDB 7.1Documentary

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

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About Grand Designs

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

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Release Year

1999

TMDB Rating

7.1

Available Sources

20

Watch Path

/tv/grand-designs-1831

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27 seasons available

Season 1

8 episodes | 1999-04-29

The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex
E1

The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex

Episode 1
45 min1999-04-29TMDB N/A

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.

The English Barn, Oxfordshire
E2

The English Barn, Oxfordshire

Episode 2
45 min1999-05-06TMDB N/A

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!

The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton
E3

The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

Episode 3
45 min1999-05-13TMDB N/A

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.

The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham
E4

The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

Episode 4
45 min1999-05-20TMDB N/A

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

The Eco-House, Suffolk
E5

The Eco-House, Suffolk

Episode 5
45 min1999-06-03TMDB N/A

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

The Chapel, Cornwall
E6

The Chapel, Cornwall

Episode 6
45 min1999-06-10TMDB N/A

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.

The House of Straw, Islington, North London
E7

The House of Straw, Islington, North London

Episode 7
45 min1999-06-17TMDB N/A

Kevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.

The Glass-House, Town Fields, Doncaster
E8

The Glass-House, Town Fields, Doncaster

Episode 8
45 min1999-06-24TMDB N/A

Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.

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