Grand Designs
Grand Designs is a living & home improvement program on 4seven. Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 94 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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Furniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery.
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Joe and Lina are fed up with renting but can't afford to buy. So they're building their own clever, space-saving two-bedroom home for £160,000, on a tiny plot in east London.
1:05:00Paul and Amy Wilkinson build a lakeside home in Lincolnshire with five circular timber buildings linked by raised walkways. But Paul's health suffers as he struggles to finish it in a year.
1:05:00Despite a lack of experience, former RAF pilot Jon project manages the construction of a three-storey upside-down home clinging to a steep slope in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire.
1:05:00Steph and her husband Alex plan to build a contemporary farmhouse on Steph's grandfather's old farmland. But a lack of money leads to a long spell in a caravan and a total redesign...
Series 25
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1:00:00On 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.
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1:05:00Edward and Hazel plan to build a shining white art deco lighthouse on a rugged but beautiful clifftop in north Devon. But almost immediately, their wildly optimistic plan runs into trouble.
1:05:00Architect David Parsons has designed a sleek, black-clad house hidden away in an idyllic Essex woodland. But will having no windows on two sides make this dream home into a bunker?
Series 16 1:05:00
1:05:00Using footage from the best suburban Grand Designs builds, and interviews with architectural experts, Kevin McCloud reveals the designs that have reinvented the suburbs.
Series 22 1:05:00
1:05:00Tony 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...
Series 16 1:05:00
1:05:00...Country: Kevin McCloud explores the challenges of self-building in the great British countryside, meeting the pioneers transforming rural buildings with cutting-edge designs.
Series 21 1:00:00
1:00:00Adam 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.
Series 16 1:05:00
1:05:00Matt 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?
1:05:00In 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.
Series 24 1:00:00
1:00:00In 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?
Series 16 1:05:00
1:05:00Angelo 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?
1:05:00Tom 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?
1:05:00In 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.
1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets Clinton from West Sussex, who's willing to spend whatever it takes to build one of the largest homes ever to feature on Grand Designs.
1:05:00Paul Rimmer has worked with bricks for 40 years, renovating Victorian houses in Bolton. But now he plans to hand-build his own state-of-the-art wooden home - if his funding holds up.