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Grand Designs is back on screens as Kevin McCloud travels around the UK meeting new ambitious individuals building their dream homes. The Channel 4 show is now entering its 25th series, with previous episodes seeing everything from giant curved glass homes to mansions built out of clay and former water towers. Now, more keen builders are ready to take on the task, not for the faint-hearted, as Kevin travels around the UK to see the new builds in Grand Designs.
The latest series kicked off with Sarah and Howard in Worthing, who built their dream "floating home". They were followed by Sarah and Pip in Bedfordshire, who brought a "rickety" old barn back to life. Tomorrow night Kevin revisits Graeme and Mel, whose hugely ambitious Hackney build was hampered by a basement bombshell.
Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? #GrandDesigns | Channel 4, Wednesday at 9pm đź“ş pic.twitter.com/RHx6QFxR47 In week three, Kevin met 82-year-old Kathryn, who wanted to build an accessible, ultra-sustainable home.
This week, it's a Grand Designs revisit to Graeme and Melanie in London. On the latest episode of Grand Designs, Kevin will return to Graeme and Melanie, who had huge ambitions for their new home in Hackney. Architect Graeme planned for the home to be a comfortable haven for themselves and their teenage daughters.
However, the build was met with issues when they chose a tiny twin garage plot on a traditional Victorian terraced road for ÂŁ275,000. (function (d, s, n) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; js = d.
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Recommended Reading From water towers to caves - The best 7 Grand Design builds ever Q&A with Kevin McCloud as he talks all things Grand Designs Grand Designs' 'saddest ever' home had a happy ending Kevin McCloud reveals The build faced more trouble when the basement contractor withdrew from the project due to skyrocketing material costs. 18 months on from Kevin's last visit, the Grand Designs host is back to see if Graeme and Melanie completed their dream home. Grand Designs is on Channel 4 on Wednesday evenings at 9pm and is available to stream on All4.
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