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Grand Designs Australia Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
Calignee Bushfire House
48 mins · Thu, 21 Oct 2010
Peter Maddison visits Chris in Callignee who sets out to produce a tough, resilient version of his original home which was destroyed by flood and bushfires.
S01 E02
Very Small House
50 mins · Thu, 28 Oct 2010
Architect Domenic Alvaro and his partner Sue Bassett are urban animals who love the inner city suburb of Surry Hills in Sydney. However their dream location comes with a nightmare price tag. So, they come up with a unique way of keeping costs down and do this by buying very small and building very tall. After buying a tiny corner car park measuring 7m x 6m they set out to create 220 square metres of light filled living space. Their vertical build comes together quickly thanks to pre-fab concrete panels which fit together like Lego. Construction itself is fast and efficient but there are interesting challenges on site. A miniscule block and two narrow cross streets won’t submit to the needs of a gigantic crane in a hurry - and the crane is essential as it hauls the huge panels and windows into position. Basically something’s gotta give - and it does. Will the result be worth the hassle?
S01 E03
Southport Heritage House
49 mins · Thu, 4 Nov 2010
Jan and Ed Gilman attempt restore the 1880s summer house of Sir Augustus Gregory in Southport on the sunny Gold Coast.
S01 E04
Clovelly House
50 mins · Thu, 11 Nov 2010
Julie and Patrick Eltridge bought in Sydney’s beachside Clovelly three years ago, paying $1.6 million for an old house on a sloping block. It was the land and its sea views they wanted, not the asbestos-riddled house. With time a concern, they have to find a way to fast track a slick, uber modern, two-story residence in a matter of months. The solution comes from Melbourne and a firm of pre-fab builders, who custom build them four top end, architect designed modules in a highly efficient, regulated environment. On completion, the pods will be trucked to Sydney in a dramatic, oversized convoy and then crane lifted into position. Another challenging element of the build centres around the demolition and site preparation in Sydney. One of the site issues has more twists and plot turns than an Agatha Christie novel making the new modules look like a breeze.
S01 E05
Lake Bennett House
48 mins · Thu, 18 Nov 2010
Trevor and Francoise Sullivan attempt to build a windowless, cyclone-proof, tropical tree house in the Northern Territory.
S01 E06
Hamptons House
50 mins · Thu, 25 Nov 2010
If ever there was an ideal place for a Hamptons house outside the Hamptons, the Gold Coast hinterland would be it - wide open spaces, balmy sea-kissed air and a sense of prosperity. For Steve and Lisa Morley it’s the American dream or nothing for their 4,000 square metre block. They love everything about the Hamptons style, from the warm timbers, to the many windows, pavilion style design, parquetry flooring and classic, soft interior furnishings. Lisa has done her research, designing many elements herself and will stop at nothing to fulfill her dream.
S01 E07
Fish Creek Church House
50 mins · Thu, 2 Dec 2010
Nothing like an impulsive act to take you down a path you hadn’t expected in life. For engineer Peter Riedel and his interior designer wife Mary, their sudden whim was to purchase an 1870’s church for $20,000. It wasn’t even upright at the time and all they got was a pile of boards. Still, it captured their imagination and a plan took shape to re-build the church on their property, overlooking Wilsons Promontory and convert it into a house. Like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle, their biggest challenge is the number of pieces missing.
S01 E08
Cottage Point House
49 mins · Thu, 9 Dec 2010
An entrepreneur attempts to build a Balinese resort-style mansion complete with an infinity pool, a nightclub and a steam room.
S01 E09
Indented Head House
49 mins · Thu, 16 Dec 2010
Ian and Rob attempt to build a glass house with a roof shaped like floating wings in Port Phillip Bay in Victoria.