Grand Designs

The Best Episodes of Grand Designs Season 1

Genre:Documentary
Network:Channel 4

Every episode of Grand Designs Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Grand Designs Season 1!

British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
Episodes
8
Avg. Rating
6.9
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S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
6.6
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  1. 7.5/10(32 votes)

    #1 - The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

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    S1:E3

    This project was a co-operative venture - 10 young families each put in 30 hours of construction work per week. Kevin travels to Brighton to meet a co-operative of ten young families, including ex-travellers and single parents, who are building both their own and each others homes. A housing association bought the land from the council for £58,000. Paul then worked with the association to put the co-operative together. All the members were people on the council's housing list.

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  2. 7.2/10(33 votes)

    #2 - The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

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    S1:E4

    Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.

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  3. 7.2/10(23 votes)

    #3 - The Eco-House, Suffolk

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    A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.

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  4. 6.9/10(27 votes)

    #4 - The English Barn, Berkshire

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    Kevin travels to Oxfordshire to meet the Randolphs, who built their first house 10 years ago and now, in their 70s, have decided to do it all again!

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  5. 6.8/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Chapel, Cornwall

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    S1:E6

    Kevin McCloud travels to Cornwall to visit Gavin Allen and Jane Fitzsimons, who are trying to convert a chapel into a home and a teleworking office for Jane.

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  6. 6.6/10(35 votes)

    #6 - The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

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    S1:E1

    A couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby.

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  8. 6.6/10(23 votes)

    #7 - The Glass-House, Doncaster

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    S1:E8

    Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.

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  9. 6.1/10(19 votes)

    #8 - The House of Straw, Islington

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    S1:E7

    Kevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton" is the best rated episode of "Grand Designs" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/13/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham".