Grand Designs New Zealand

Season 7

Architect Chris Moller follows the progress of interesting and ambitious house building projects, speaking with the owners and tracking the ups and downs of the design, construction and moving in. It is the NZ version of UK series Grand Designs.

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8 Episodes

Chatham Islands
E1
Chatham IslandsAfter renting the local schoolhouse for 20 years, Chatham Islanders John and Bridget Preece are finally embarking on their own dream build. But will the challenges of building on a remote island prove to be their undoing?
Okaihau
E2
OkaihauIn Kerikeri, local weekend market and café owners Warrick and Judy Hyland are building the biggest house they can on a budget.
Lake House
E3
Lake HouseOn the shores of Lake Tarawera, kiwi fruit farmers Stew and Gill Moss are building a final family home in time for Gill's 60th birthday party.
Round House
E4
Round HouseCarefree childhood memories are the inspiration behind 32-year-old James Davis' complex build on the Kapiti Coast.
Container House
E5
Container HouseTony Hodge discovers that building with the humble container is not as easy as he thought it would be on his unforgiving, vertiginous, bush clad site on Waiheke Island.
Passive House
E6
Passive HouseIn Featherston, Swedish architect Josefine Watterson tackles the challenge of creating a Passive House for her young family in pursuit of both a more sustainable lifestyle.
Castello
E7
CastelloIn North Canterbury Phil Metaxas takes on the ambitious task of completing another man's dream - that of a post-modernist castle.
Sand Dune
E8
Sand DuneCharles Webster, a man with a passion for technical engineering, and his wife Yvonne pour their energy into creating a home in the shape of a sand dune on the Coromandel Peninsula.