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You can vote for your favourite Grand Design in a poll on Channel 4's 4Homes website. Over 50 houses from the series are featured with galleries and videos, the poll will decide a final top 25 houses.

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Another spin-off show began in February 2007 called Grand Designs: Trade Secrets, which was broadcast immediately after the main Channel 4 show each week. This gave hints and tips about building and showed some "behind the scenes" material from the week's show. Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud and produced by Talkback. ...

There was also a less known spin-off show called Grand Designs Indoors, there were only six episodes in this series. It was broadcast in the spring of 2001. Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud and produced by Talkback. ...

There is also a magazine of the same name published by Channel 4 as well as a set of awards recognising excellence in product design and architecture, and an annual exhibition, "Grand Designs Live", all derived from the success of the TV series.

Format

All episodes follow exactly the same formula, but depending on the progress of the build, they may slightly deviate from this format. At the beginning of the episode, Kevin will meet with the clients, usually a couple, who are embarking on the project. He will visit the site with them, and discuss the plans for the building. A computer visualisation of the house is then shown, with an internal tour. Usually ground work commences in the next stage, and Kevin will make visits to the site as the build progresses. As the build progresses, there are usually numerous hitches or delays; suppliers delivering materials late and so forth. Often the build runs over budget. As the house continues to be built, Kevin will often to do a piece to camera about a unique material or feature of the house. The building is then made watertight, and the first and second fixes commence. This stage will often be shown briefly; Kevin will then come and visit the site in its finished or near-finished state, once the family has moved in. A tour of the house is then given; Kevin then gives his opinions on the house and its construction and then the episode ends. An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. ... Old Executive Office Building, Washington D.C. Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China In architecture, construction, engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following: Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or An... This article is about the machine. ... Visualization can refer to: Visualization as in any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate any message. ... A hitch is a knot tied in a rope and used to secure that rope to a rigid object. ... In its general sense, delay refers to a lapse of time. ... Look up material in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Family (disambiguation). ...

If a house is unlikely to be completed before filming finishes, it will often be revisited in a later episode. A twist has been added in the current series in that Kevin revisits old, unfinished builds once they have been completed and stays with the family for a night.

Episode list

Grand Designs

Series One, 1999

• 1. The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven (29 April 1999)
• 2. The English Barn, Berkshire (6 May 1999)
• 3. The Co-Op, Walter Segal houses Brighton [1] (13 May 1999)
• 4. The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham (20 May 1999)
• 5. The Eco-House, Suffolk (3 June 1999)
• 6. The Chapel, Cornwall (10 June 1999)
• 7. The House of Straw, Islington (17 June 1999)
• 8. The Glass-House, Doncaster (24 June 1999)

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Series Two, 2001

• 9. The Regency Villa, Surrey (17 July 2001)
• 10. The New England Gable House, Sussex (24 July 2001)
• 11. The Wool Mill, Yorkshire (31 July 2001)
• 12. The Isolated Cottage, Brecon Beacons, Wales (7 August 2001)
• 13. The Cruciform House, Berkshire (14 August 2001)
• 14. The Self-Build, Birmingham (21 August 2001)
• 15. The Jewel Box, London (28 August 2001)
• 16. The Derelict Barns, Devon (4 September 2001)

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Series Three, 2003

• 17. The Wooden Box, Peterborough (12 February 2003)
• 18. The Water-Works, Derbyshire, also known as Chesterfield (19 February 2003)
• 19. The Woodsmans Cottage, Sussex (26 February 2003)
• 20. The Victorian Threshing Barn, Surrey (5 March 2003)
• 21. The Inverted-Roof House, Buckinghamshire (12 March 2003) see also: Cloud 8
• 22. The Terrace Conversion, Hackney (17 September 2003)
• 23. The Underground House, Cumbria (24 September 2003)
• 24. The Traditional Cottage, Herefordshire (1 October 2003)

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Series Four, 2004

• 25. The Violin Factory, Waterloo (21 January 2004)
• 26. Customised German Kit House, Surrey (28 January 2004)
• 27. Revisited: The Inverted-Roof House, Buckinghamshire (4 February 2004) see also: Cloud 8 (From Series Three)
• 28. 19th-Century Sandstone House, Edinburgh (11 February 2004)
• 29. The Curved House, Clapham (18 February 2004)
• 30. The Modernist Sugar Cube, Sussex (25 February 2004)
• 31. The Oak-Framed House, Argyll (3 March 2004)
• 32. An Idiosyncratic Home, Dorset (10 March 2004)

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Series Five, 2005

• 33. Revisited: 19th Century Sandstone House, Edinburgh (6 April 2005) (From Series Four)
• 34. The Sliding Glass Roof House, Peckham (13 April 2005)
• 35. The 16th Century Farmhouse, Gloucester (20 April 2005)
• 36. A Family Home built out of Finnish Logs, Kent (27 April 2005)
• 37. Revisited: The Terrace Conversion, Hackney (4 May 2005) (From Series Three)
• 38. Revisited: The Violin Factory, Waterloo (11 May 2005) (From Series Four)
• 39. Shaped Like a Curvy Seashell, Devon (19 October 2005)
• 40. A 21st Century Answer to the Roman Villa, Belfast
• 41. The Miami-Style Beach House, Devon

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Series Six, 2006

• 42. The Loch House, Killearn (5 April 2006)
• 43. The Contemporary Barn Conversion, Ross-on-Wye
• 44. The Contemporary Cedar Clad Home, Stirling
• 45. Water Tower Conversion, Ashford
• 46. Revisited: 19th Century Manor House, Creuse (From Abroad)
• 47. Revisited: Les Gets Chalet, Les Gets, France (From Abroad)
• 48. Garden House, Mies van der Rohe inspired house, Exeter

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Series Seven, 2007

• 49. The 14th Century Castle, Skipton (extended 90-minute episode) (28 February 2007)
• 50. The Thatched Cottage, Hampshire (7 March 2007)
• 51. The Eco-Barge, Medway (14 March 2007)
• 52. The Bournemouth Penthouse, Bournemouth (21 March 2007)
• 53. The Eco-House, Carmarthen (28 March 2007)
• 54. The Birmingham Church, Tipton (4 April 2007)
• 55. The Art Deco House, Guildford (11 April 2007)
• 56. Revisited: The Sliding Glass Roof House, Peckham (18 April 2007) (From Series Five)
• 57. Revisited: The Oak-Framed House, Argyll (25 April 2007) (From Series Four)
• 58. The Cambridgeshire Eco Home, Cambridgeshire (2 May 2007)
• 59. Revisited: The Tuscany Castle, Tuscany, Italy (9 May 2007) (From Abroad)
• 60. The Glass & Timber House, Dulwich, London (16 May 2007)

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Series Eight, 2008

• 61. The Underground House, Cheltenham (16 January 2008)
• 62. The Decagon House, Oxford (23 January 2008)
• 63. The Modernist Sugar Cube, Bristol (30 January 2008)
• 64. The Gothic House, Monmouth (6 February 2008)
• 65. The Lime Kiln House, Midlothian (13 February 2008)
• 66. The Bath Kit House, Bath (20 February 2008)
• 67. Revisited: Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat Puglia, Italy (27 February 2008) (From Abroad)
• 68. Revisited: The Wooden Box, Peterborough (5 March 2008) (From Series Three)
• 69. Revisited: Customised German Kit House, Surrey (12 March 2008) (From Series Four)
• 70. Revisited: The Victorian Threshing Barn, Surrey (19 March 2008) (From Series Three)
• 71. Revisited: The Underground House, Cumbria (26 March 2008) (From Series Three)
• 72. The Hi Tech Bungalow,Maidstone (2 April 2008)

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Grand Designs Indoors (2001)

• 1. The Former Electricity Sub-Station, Sunderland (1 March 2001) - Anne and Richard Curtis have found a disused electricity substation in Sunderland. And set about converting it into a large four bedroom family home on a tight budget. Never having been to Morocco, but are taking inspiration from a Moroccan Interiors book. Trying to keep costs down Richard does most of the work himself while trying to hold down a day job as a Policeman.
• 2. The Barbican Flat, London (8 March 2001) - Financial Analyst Yuen-Wei Chew commissions Paul Daly, top nightclub designer, (this was his first time doing a domestic interior) to redesign the interior of his fifth floor, 1 bedroom 750sq ft, Barbican flat. As a vision of contemporary living with a fusion of two strong design elements, Zen meets Pop. With an initial budget of around £20,000, but with bespoke elements such as a walk-in wardrobe costing £6,000 and window blinds costing £9,000, things soon go out of control with the total bill being closer to £115,000
• 3. The Dilapidated Georgian House, London (15 March 2001) - Featuring Tony and Sharon, a couple restoring a dilapidated 200-year-old Georgian house in London, to its former glory. If they manage to restore the grade two listed house in the Georgian style, the council will allow them to live there rent free for a period of their lease.
• 4. The Half-Timbered Cottage, Cheltenham (22 March 2001) - Kathryn and Charlie Raywood set about changing the decor of their pub from traditional horse brass to medieval fantasy.
• 5. The Shaker Style Summer House, Devon (29 March 2001) - Featuring renowned artist Damien Hirst and his wife Maia Norman, a couple who are pursuing the ultimate dream - a personally designed, secluded Shaker style summer house in the grounds of his country home (in Devon), as a retreat from the big bad world. Designer Mike Rundell, whom he worked with to create the Pharmacy restaurant in West London, to help him with his challenge. Maia is getting to work on their new houseboat in Chelsea (overall budget of £300,000 including the purchase of the boat), the hope of turning it into the perfect London hang-out.
• 6. The Regency Home, Brighton (5 April 2001) - Hayley and Pedro Castle plan to modernise their Regency home on the Brighton seafront into a light and airy, totally modern space - with a budget of just £23,000 but all does not run smoothly - their property is plagued by problems such as structural damage, damp and leaks.

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Grand Designs Abroad (2004)

• 1. Modernist Villa, Málaga, Spain (8 September 2004)
• 2. House From Straw, Lot, France (15 September 2004)
• 3. Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat, Puglia, Italy - Il Collegio (22 September 2004)
• 4. 19th Century Manor House, Creuse, France - Chez Jallot (29 September 2004)
• 5. Church Conversion, Ireland (6 October 2004)
• 6. The Tuscany Castle, Tuscany, Italy (13 October 2004)
• 7. 300 Year Old Chalet, Les Gets, France (20 October 2004)
• 8. Florida Villa, Alicante, Spain (27 October 2004)

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Grand Designs: Trade Secrets

Series One, 2007

• 1. The 14th Century Castle (28 February 2007)
• 2. Thatched Cottage, Hampshire (7 March 2007)
• 3. The Eco-Barge (14 March 2007)
• 4. The Rooftop Penthouse (21 March 2007)
• 5. Carmarthen Revisit (28 March 2007)
• 6. Birmingham Church (4 April 2007)
• 7. The Art-Deco House (11 April 2007)
• 8. Peckham Revisited (18 April 2007)
• 9. Argyll Revisited (25 April 2007)
• 10. The Hexagonal House (2 May 2007)
• 11. The Tuscany Castle Revisited (9 May 2007)
• 12. Dulwich Glass & Timber House (16 May 2007)

Series Two, 2008

• 13. The Underground House, Cheltenham (16 January 2008)
• 14. The Decagon House, Oxford (23 January 2008)
• 15. The Sugar Cube House, Bristol (30 January 2008)
• 16. The Gothic House, Monmouth (6 February 2008)
• 17. The Lime Kiln House, Midlothian (13 February 2008)
• 18. The Kit House, Bath (20 February 2008)
• 19. Puglia (27 February 2008)
• 20. The Wooden Box, Peterborough (5 March 2008)
• 21. The Huf Haus Surrey (12 March 2008)

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External links

• Grand Designs at Channel4.com
• Grand Designs Live website
• Grand Designs Magazine Awards
• Grand Designs Magazine
• The Woodland House - a book describing Ben Law's House
• Peckham House Monty shows how they transformed a derelict piece of land into the name famous Peckham House with the sliding glass roof.
• Barbican Flat Article about Yuen-Wei Chew, now famous for the £9000 blinds in his Barbican flat

• Grand Designs Indoors
• The Cheltenham Underground House from Series Eight
• The Victorian Threshing Barn from Series Three