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In Scotland, David Blaikie forges ahead with the modern extension that will double the size of a young family's historic home. But money is tight and in a desperate effort to save money they take on a lot, but the pressures of the build push the family to breaking point.
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In Scotland, David Blaikie grapples with a modern extension that will double the size of an old railway station, making it a dream home for a young family. But money is tight so they cut corners at every stage. One of the cost cutting exercises involves overzealous owner Kenny getting his hands dirty. But when he and his m... 29:00 Expired
In Stirlingshire, Bobby Halliday's ten bespoke house farm steading development nears completion. Used to designing for what his clients demand, Bobby has to design a home that has no buyer, so the pressure is on him to make it somewhere that will appeal to everyone. On the other side of the site, he's dealing with the pola... 29:00 Expired
In Stirlingshire, Bobby Halliday's ambitious ten-house farm steading development in the shadow of Stirling Castle continues through the depths of winter. He is dealing with newlyweds who plan to make a four-bedroom house on the development their first home. Sounds simple, but with one half of the couple living in Indonesia... 29:00 Expired
In Stirlingshire, architect Bobby Halliday is taking on a huge development of bespoke homes on the site of an old farm steading in the shadow of Stirling Castle. As if juggling the ups and downs of such a huge build wasn't enough, he has to make sure that a house is ready for a client to move in to every three weeks. In th... 29:00 Expired
Architects Laurence Bowen and Paul Robinson travel to the Dorset countryside to meet client Marcus and see the final pieces of their factory-built home being slotted into place. But will the giant glass doors fit their frame and will Marcus like his finished home? 29:00 Expired
In Dorset, architects Paul Robinson and Laurence Bowen are nervously waiting for the delivery of the factory-built home from Germany. But, with the south coast battered by exceptional high winds and rain, will they be able to erect the house against the elements? 29:00 Expired
Architect Paul Robinson, his client Marcus and builder Barry Bacon make a visit to the German factory where Marcus's state-of-the-art home is now on the production line. But will the build even make the shores of England when it hits an unexpected snag on the factory floor? 30:00 Expired
Dorset architects Laurence Bowen and Paul Robinson push ahead with their pioneering factory-built house. But will one of the worst winter storms to hit the south coast of England hamper their plans? 29:00 Expired
Architects Paul Robinson and Laurence Bowen start on a project that is going to push them in a completely new direction - a state-of-the-art factory-built house. If all goes to plan then this incredible structure will go up in just five days, but even getting it on site turns out to be more tricky than anyone had anticipat... 29:00 Expired
In Wales, the race is on to complete Marianne and John's amazing upside-down house. The kitchen goes in, and the finishing touches are added. Finally, the couple and the architects get to see what they have been working towards for almost a year. 29:00 Expired
At the upside-down house in Wales, the building is finally watertight and owner Marianne is back on site to inspect after months of illness. But will she like what she finds when she gets there? 30:00 Expired
The upside-down house in Wales reaches a critical stage as £93,000-worth of windows are craned into place. But the project is left reeling when one of its driving forces is taken ill. 30:00 Expired
Architect Chris Loyn gets to grips with an amazing upside-down house near Cardiff. But a disagreement over the kitchen threatens to bring conflict to the build.February 2017
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This 15-part series follows some of the nation's architects leading the way in groundbreaking design, as they battle with builders, blueprints and the clients who hire them, all in the name of making dream properties become a reality.