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 106 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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1:00:00Grand Designs
In 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.
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Using footage from the best suburban Grand Designs builds, and interviews with architectural experts, Kevin McCloud reveals the designs that have reinvented the suburbs.
Series 27
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1:00:00Ordering a factory-built house was a no-brainer for manufacturing maestro Pete. But, in true self-building style, even a near-finished project brings challenges like a bat out of hell.
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 13 1:05:00
1:05:00The 100th episode of Grand Designs follows a couple in central London converting a water tower into a four-bed luxury home over nine floors, crowned with a 360-degree viewing room.
1:05:00You can count on Grand Designs for bold builds and dense architectural lingo. This time, Michael and Phil build Britain's largest sliding trapezoid window. #NationalPoetryDay
Series 26 55:00
55:00Artist Sarah returns to her roots in the Durham Dales to build a cannabis-based home. But costs go through the roof. Can she get her hempcrete hub of a home over the line?
Series 13 1:05:00
1:05:00In Devon's stunning Blackdown Hills, engineer Stephen and horticulturalist Elizabeth take inspiration from a shell, to build one of the most ambitious homes ever seen on Grand Designs.
1:05:00Gwyn and Kate don't know much about renovation but set out to convert a decaying 1920s cinema in South Yorkshire into a family home. The dramatic overhaul requires a leap of faith.
1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets flying instructor Colin Mackinnon and trapeze artist Marta Briongos, who are building an incredible metal home next to their very own airfield in Scotland.
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
1:05:00Matt 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.
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.