Grand Designs

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Grand DesignsIn Devon, Mark and Candida are building a timber-clad house in the shape of a plough. It includes a huge, complex, curvy roof, a timber frame and a working barn made of steel and Devon cob. [AD,S]Wed, Sept 17, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsTom and Danielle use their steam-bending skills to build a wavy wooden house full of twisty furniture in Cornwall. But with a relatively modest budget, have they taken on too much? [AD,S]Thu, Sept 18, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsAngelo Mastropietro plans to spend £100,000 to almost single-handedly build himself a 21st-century cave in a damp, dark, abandoned space in Worcestershire. Can it be done? [AD,S]Fri, Sept 19, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsIn north London, Mark and Penny seek to blend period and cutting-edge architecture as they restore a derelict Victorian gatehouse on a steep hill, and add a giant black zinc-clad extension. [AD,S]Mon, Sept 22, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsMatt and Sophie want to break the mould by building a family house of fun, featuring secret dens, a firefighter's pole and a James Bond room. Just what will this house look like in the end? [AD,S]Tue, Sept 23, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsDan and Nina want to build a unique family home, but their plot is dominated by a pond filled with local drainage. Will their West Sussex house be sublime and sleek or a Shrek-like swamp? [AD,S]Wed, Sept 24, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins

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Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Sun, Sept 7, 4:55 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsHoward and Sarah build a sleek, angled, metallic floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing. But with the constant tidal shifts disrupting construction, will it sink or swim? [AD,S]Wed, Sept 3, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsDoes good architecture have the power to heal? Kevin revisits Elinor and Born, who in 2017 built a clean-aired, hypoallergenic house, motivated by their two sons' extreme allergies.Sun, Aug 24, 4:55 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsAdam and Tassy convert a 20-metre-high Northamptonshire water tower into a fun family home with curved walls, slides, secret rooms, a firefighter's pole, a swimming pool and a sky garden. [AD,S]Sun, Aug 17, 5:35 pmChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKathryn, who's lived on the same London street for 60 years, is building a mirror image of her Edwardian home right next door, but with a 21st-century twist. [AD,S]Sun, Aug 10, 5:30 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn Lincolnshire, high-flyers Zara and Giuliano set out to build a 400-square-metre malthouse-inspired home, but run into problems from the get-go. Can they get the project off the ground? [AD,S]Sun, Aug 3, 5:30 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2017, Leigh and Richard bought a derelict Cornish flour mill to restore and turn into their home. By 2021 the rooms and landscaping were still unfinished. Has the grind finally paid off? [AD,S]Sun, Jul 27, 5:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsOn a nostalgic revisit to the first ever Grand Design, from back in 1999, Kevin finds out if Tim and Jules are still flying high in their timber-framed home on the cliffs above Newhaven. [AD,S]Sun, Jul 20, 3:25 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2015, Vicky and Ed set out to transform a derelict Somerset cowshed into a 21st-century smallholding. Now Kevin returns. How much did this wildly ambitious project change their lives? [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jul 8, 2:40 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsSarah and Pip are smitten with a 150-year-old Bedfordshire barn that's keeling over. Can they retain its charm and spirit, while also transforming it into a sleek, modern home? [AD,S]Sun, Jun 29, 5:30 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsRosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges. [AD,S]Sat, Jun 21, 3:15 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Sun, Jun 15, 7:15 pmChannel 445 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Sat, Jun 7, 4:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsTony and Ara want to create a house of healing dedicated to health and wellbeing, on a beautiful woodland clearing near Henley-on-Thames. But the site is fraught with emotional landmines... [AD,S]Sat, May 31, 3:10 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsCan Zahid and Ferzana transform an old coastguard station on an exposed East Yorkshire headland into a bold, three-storey glass box of a family home? [AD,S]Sat, May 24, 2:55 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a lighthouse on the north Devon coast. By 2019, they were near bankruptcy with just a rusting shell. Three years on, has anything has changed? [AD,S,SL]Mon, May 19, 1:45 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsZimbabwean-born Davi and Matt from Australia set out to build a house in Home Counties suburbia with a radical multicultural design. Can they successfully balance a wide range of looks? [AD,S,SL]Wed, May 14, 2:45 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsRetired racehorse breeder John builds a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion with a wildlife garden for him and his wife Helen, whose mobility was badly affected by a stroke. [AD,S,SL]Wed, May 7, 3:45 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [AD]Tue, Apr 29, 8:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsDoes good architecture have the power to heal? Kevin revisits Elinor and Born, who in 2017 built a clean-aired, hypoallergenic house, motivated by the extreme allergies of their two boys. [AD,S]Wed, Apr 23, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [AD,S]Wed, Apr 16, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsKathryn, who's lived on the same London street for 60 years, is building a mirror image of her Edwardian home, right next door, but with a 21st-century twist. [AD,W]Wed, Apr 9, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsSarah and Pip are smitten with a 150-year-old Bedfordshire barn that's keeling over. Can they retain its charm and spirit, while also transforming it into a sleek, modern home? [AD,S]Wed, Apr 2, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2017, Leigh and Richard bought a derelict Cornish flour mill to restore and turn into their home. By 2021 the rooms and landscaping were still unfinished. Has the grind finally paid off? [AD,S]Sat, Mar 22, 3:30 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2019, Olaf and Fritha set out to build on a tricky slice of land in West Sussex, boxed in by an A-road and a train line. Kevin returns to see how their triangular triumph is faring. [AD,S]Sun, Mar 16, 4:15 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsCan Colin and Adele overcome contractor issues and financial ruin to build their eye-popping curved glass home in south Manchester? [AD,S,SL]Sun, Mar 9, 3:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn Derbyshire, Mike and Sarah set out to build a multigenerational longhouse. But with a complicated roof, a shortage of materials and an unexpected bereavement, it proves far from easy... [AD,S]Tue, Mar 4, 2:15 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsJon and Noreen dreamt of living in a giant treehouse in Gloucestershire. But three years into the build, the money ran out. Are they finally living up in the trees? [AD,S]Sat, Feb 8, 4:35 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsIn the longest revisit in Grand Designs history, Kevin McCloud returns to Devon to see if Sue and Martin's renovation of two ancient barns has finally come to fruition, two decades on. [AD,S]Sat, Feb 1, 4:25 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsGraeme and Melanie want their new home in Hackney to celebrate their blended family. But squeezing the bright red-clad house onto their tiny garage plot proves a huge challenge. [AD,S]Sat, Jan 25, 5:30 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsHave Paul and Carol finally finished their fortress-like home on the edge of the wild West Pennine Moors, several years after they ran out of money and time? [AD,S,SL]Sun, Jan 19, 2:35 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsDevoted dad Danny builds a sustainable but affordable stilted house up among the trees in his garden. But with no self-build experience and spiralling costs, can he do it on ambition alone? [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jan 14, 2:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsDuncan and Liz build a revolutionary Passivhaus Premium powerhouse of a home in the Cotswolds. But with a spiralling schedule and lonesome living, will it all be worth it in the end? [AD,S,W]Sun, Jan 12, 4:15 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2015, Vicky and Ed set out to transform a derelict Somerset cowshed into a 21st-century smallholding. Now Kevin returns. How much did this wildly ambitious project change their lives? [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jan 7, 2:40 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a lighthouse on the north Devon coast. By 2019, they were near bankruptcy with just a rusting shell. Three years on, has anything has changed? [AD,S,SL]Mon, Dec 16, 2:55 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsRetired racehorse breeder John builds a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion with a wildlife garden for him and his wife Helen, whose mobility was badly affected by a stroke. [AD,S,SL]Tue, Dec 10, 3:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsRosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges. [AD,S]Wed, Dec 4, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsZimbabwean-born Davi and Matt from Australia set out to build a house in Home Counties suburbia with a radical multicultural design. Can they successfully balance a wide range of looks? [AD,S,SL]Sun, Dec 1, 4:05 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn Derbyshire, Mike and Sarah set out to build a multigenerational longhouse. But with a complicated roof, a shortage of materials and an unexpected bereavement, it proves far from easy... [AD,S,SL]Mon, Nov 25, 3:10 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Wed, Nov 6, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsOn a nostalgic revisit to the first ever Grand Design, from back in 1999, Kevin finds out if Tim and Jules are still flying high in their timber-framed home on the cliffs above Newhaven. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 30, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsAdam and Tassy convert a 20-metre-high Northamptonshire water tower into a fun family home with curved walls, slides, secret rooms, a firefighter's pole, a swimming pool and a sky garden. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 23, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2013, Jon and Noreen started building a giant treehouse in Gloucestershire. By 2016, the money ran out. Are they finally living up in the trees? [AD,S,W]Sun, Oct 20, 7:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsTony and Ara want to create a house of healing dedicated to health and wellbeing, on a beautiful woodland clearing near Henley-on-Thames. But the site is fraught with emotional landmines... [AD,S]Wed, Oct 16, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they can pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Wed, Oct 9, 8:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsCorinne plans to build a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home on a sliver of garden down the side of the house she's lived in for 24 years. But it sits in a strict conservation area... [AD,S,SL]Sun, Oct 6, 3:45 amChannel 450 mins
New: Grand DesignsIn Lincolnshire, high-flyers Zara and Giuliano set out to build a 400-square-metre malthouse-inspired home, but run into problems from the get-go. Can they get the project off the ground? [AD,S]Wed, Oct 2, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsGeoff's selling up in Spain to build a flood-resistant architectural marvel on a flood plain on the Essex coast. Will he sink or swim when Covid hits and Spain's property market collapses? [S,W]Tue, Sept 10, 3:55 amChannel 450 mins
Grand DesignsKate and Rob replace their 1940s past-it prefab with a bespoke, modern, factory-built home using volumetric modular construction. But will it feel like the characterful home they dream of? [AD,S,SL]Mon, Sept 2, 4:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2015, Vicky and Ed set out to transform a derelict Somerset cowshed into a 21st-century smallholding. Now Kevin returns. How much did this wildly ambitious project change their lives? [AD,S,SL]Mon, Aug 26, 2:50 amChannel 450 mins