Grand Designs

Gwyn and Kate were desperate for more space for their growing family and had set on building a traditional new house for themselves.

Jonathan Broom has had a ten-year obsession of building his own home. He and his wife Deborah have put everything on hold, whilst Jonathan pursues his dream of a miniature Hollywood hills lavish style mansion. 

You couldn't meet two more different people than Martin and Kae Walker. They've worked together ever since they got married but now they're taking on their toughest project yet - building the ultimate family home near York, inspired by a giant farm shed.

Marine Captain Jon White and wife Becky lived happily in rural Devon until Jon stepped on an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan. Now every part of their lives has to change - starting with where they can live.

There aren't many people in Britain who can say they own their own airfield. But Flying Instructor Colin MacKinnon and his partner Marta Briongos are part of the very select few. Their plan is to build an incredible metal sculptural home next to the runway, designed by one of Scotland's most eminent architects and inspired by aircraft hangars.

Tamayo and Nigel Hussey decide to transform a tired old '60's foresters lodge into a one-of-a-kind Japanese house in deepest rural Wales.

A young couple decides to take on an average 1950's house and turn it into an architectural masterpiece.

Kevin meets a master craftsman whose dream is to build a castle made entirely of mud.

Michael Butcher and Phil Palmer were die-hard Londoners, loft-livers in the heart of Soho - until they fell in love with the beautiful location of Christmas Farm near Newbury. But Phil and Michael weren't happy to build a regular brick farmhouse to replace it - they wanted a 21st century farmhouse unlike anything the area had seen before.