- 7.5/10(32 votes)
#1 - The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton
Loading...S1:E3This 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.2/10(33 votes)
#2 - The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham
Loading...S1:E4Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.2/10(23 votes)
#3 - The Eco-House, Suffolk
Loading...S1:E5A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 6.9/10(27 votes)
#4 - The English Barn, Berkshire
Loading...S1:E2Kevin 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!
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 6.8/10(22 votes)
#5 - The Chapel, Cornwall
Loading...S1:E6Kevin 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 6.6/10(35 votes)
#6 - The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven
Loading...S1:E1A 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 6.6/10(23 votes)
#7 - The Glass-House, Doncaster
Loading...S1:E8Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 6.1/10(19 votes)
#8 - The House of Straw, Islington
Loading...S1:E7Kevin 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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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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6.6
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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".