Grand Designs backdrop
Documentary

The Best Episodes of Grand Designs Season 1

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.

Airs on
Channel 4
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons27

All123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 1 - The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 2 - The English Barn, Oxfordshire
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - The English Barn, Oxfordshire

    S1:E2

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 3 - The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 4 - The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 5 - The Eco-House, Suffolk
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Eco-House, Suffolk

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 6 - The Chapel, Cornwall
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - The Chapel, Cornwall

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Grand Designs

    READ
  7. Grand Designs Season 1 Episode 7 - The House of Straw, Islington, North London
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - The House of Straw, Islington, North London

    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.