Grand Designs

- Season 17

(2016)

Jon and Noreen take on an epic self-build, creating a modern tree-house on a half-acre site in the heart of a Gloucestershire town.

Matt and Sophie want to build a giant family house of fun with secret dens, a fireman's pole and a James Bond room. Kevin can't wait to see the final outcome.

Tom and Danielle Raffield use their steam-bending skills to build a wavy wooden house in Cornwall, full of amazing twisty furniture. But with only £100k, have they taken on too much?

Architect David Parsons has designed a sleek, black house hidden away in an idyllic Essex woodland. But will having no windows on two sides make this dream home into a bunker?

Paul Rimmer has worked with bricks for 40 years renovating Victorian houses in Bolton. But now he plans to hand-build a state-of-the-art wooden home. If his funding holds up that is.

Simon and Jasmine Dale want to build a three bed home on a hill with only £500 in the bank. And be self-sufficient in five years. Can it be done?

Mark and Candida Diacono want to build a house in their orchard to better operate it as a business and to provide a number of community services. They also require a barn to serve as a winery but both buildings will have roofs with shapes reminiscent of a plow blade. They have a tight schedule of just 5 months to meet the requirements of their agricultural business.

Rosie and Stewart have a pretty badly built 1960's bungalow. The want a new house but have hardly any money, even with a mortgage. So they are going to bungalow gobble and build a second floor on their current house. Still, their budget is very tight. But they are creative masters at cutting costs.