An isolated hilltop in the Brecon Beacons might seem an inhospitable place for a couple's first home. But Adrian and Corinna both grew up in the area, and the ruined farmhouse they chose to restore had been in Adrian's family for generations. The site's lack of mains water and electricity gave them no qualms. True, the track up the hill was often inaccessible in winter. But the landscape was beautiful and they both felt they belonged there.
s02e01 - Farnham: The Regency Villa
s02e02 - Sussex: The New England House
s02e03 - Huddersfield: The Wool Mill
s02e04 - Wales: The Isolated Cottage
s02e05 - The Cruciform House, Berkshire
s02e06 - Birmingham: The Community Self-Build
s02e07 - London: The Jewel Box
s02e08 - Devon: The Derelict Barns
s02e09 - Revisited - Birmingham: The Community Self-Build
s02e10 - Revisited - Wales: The Isolated Cottage
s02e11 - Revisited - Devon: The Derelict Barns
s02e12 - Revisited - Lambourn: The Cruciform House
s02e13 - Grand Designs Revisited: Birmingham 2001
s02e14 - Grand Designs Revisited: Wales 2002
s02e15 - Grand Designs Revisited: London 2002
s02e16 - Grand Designs Revisited: Amersham 2002
s02e17 - Grand Designs Revisited: Devon 2002
Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud.
The properties featured in the series vary wildly from homes underground to converted water towers, with the only common factor being that they're all rather unusual or extravagant in some way.