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

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Grand Designs
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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
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/tv/grand-designs-1831
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Season 1
8 episodes | 1999-04-29
The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex
Episode 1A 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
Episode 2Kevin 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
Episode 3This 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
Episode 4Kevin 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
Episode 5A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.
The Chapel, Cornwall
Episode 6Kevin 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
Episode 7Kevin 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
Episode 8Kevin 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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