Grand Designs Season 5 Episode 3 Synopsis

When lawyers Jeremy and Louise Brown walked into Upthorpe Farm in Gloucester, they couldn't believe their eyes. It was like stepping back in time. Apart from a few minor alterations, the Grade II listed 16th-century farmhouse had barely been touched for over 400 years and was completely unmodernised. There were original beams and doorways, original paint and plaster and a hay loft.
Now that they've purchased the property their ambitious design plan is to bring the farmhouse into the 21st century, blending the original historic features with modern simplicity and luxury. Kevin watches on intrigued as they tackle the challenge of reconciling the very old and the very contemporary.

Grand Designs Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Revisited - Edinburgh: 19th Century Sandstone House
• s05e02 - Peckham: The Sliding Glass Roof House
• s05e03 - Gloucester: The 16th Century Farmhouse
• s05e04 - Kent: Finnish Log Cabin
• s05e05 - Revisited - Hackney: The Terrace Conversion
• s05e06 - Revisited - Waterloo: The Violin Factory
• s05e07 - Devon: Shaped Like a Curvy Seashell
• s05e08 - Revisited - Sussex: The Woodsmans Cottage
• s05e09 - Belfast: A 21st Century Answer to the Roman Villa
• s05e10 - Devon: Miami Style Beach House
• s05e11 - Carmarthen: The Eco-House

Grand Designs Show Summary

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.