Grand Designs
Grand Designs is a living & home improvement program on 4seven. Kevin McCloud follows 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 2025. A total of 112 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
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Energy conservationist Andrew plans to build a radical, self-heating home by storing the warmth of the summer sun in insulated earth banks. But will this gigantic thermal experiment work?
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1:00:00Harry and Briony are relocating to Cornwall and building an American modernist house inspired by 1980s teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But it's a huge and challenging project.
1:05:00Ship's captain Dorran promised his family he'd build a super-modern underground lair on a hill outside Canterbury. But as the epic build hits choppy waters, will Dorran fulfil their dream?
1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets Jaime and his wife Mimi, who are converting a listed mini castle in Buckinghamshire into a family home. But will their wildly optimistic schedule be a problem?
Series 16
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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?
Series 26 1:00:00
1:00:00Kathryn, 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.
Series 21 1:05:00
1:05:00While recovering from leukaemia, Toby planned a radical new home - wrapped around an ancient oak tree - to improve his health and provide for his family. But building it isn't easy.
1:05:00Geoff'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?
1:05:00Dan 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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
Series 24 1:00:00
1:00:00Sarah 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?
Series 16 1:05:00
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.
Series 24 1:00:00
1:00:00Howard 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?
Series 22 1:05:00
1:05:00Gretta plans to build a Malaysian-inspired pavilion, designed by her nephew, on her sister and brother-in-law's land in Ely. Will this family affair and story of renewal end in harmony?