List of episodes of the series «Grand Designs»

  • Seasons count: 25
  • Episodes count: 230
  • Total viewing time: 7 d. 15 h. 48 m.
The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven
Release date: 4/29/1999

The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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, Berkshire
Release date: 5/6/1999

The English Barn, Berkshire

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 5/13/1999

The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 5/20/1999

The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 6/3/1999

The Eco-House, Suffolk

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.
The Chapel, Cornwall
Release date: 6/10/1999

The Chapel, Cornwall

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 6/17/1999

The House of Straw, Islington

  • Episode number: 7
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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, Doncaster
Release date: 6/24/1999

The Glass-House, Doncaster

  • Episode number: 8
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.