Grand Designs New Zealand

Season 8

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.

Where to Watch Grand Designs New Zealand • Season 8

8 Episodes

Abel Tasman
E1
Abel TasmanMark Ahearn and his Australian restaurateur wife Liz are taking time out from their hectic lives in Perth to build a legacy family holiday home in Abel Tasman.
Mangawhai Danish
E2
Mangawhai DanishMatthew and Rosemarie Dunning are put down roots in Mangawhai and have decided to throw convention out the window by embracing their son's intriguing concept of a brick house in a sand dune.
Dunedin Glasshouse
E3
Dunedin GlasshouseEternal globetrotter Tessa Kingsbury's dream is to convert an old Dunedin Sunday school into her forever home, but it comes with a twist - she's incorporating a glasshouse into the heart of it.
New Brighton
E4
New BrightonJosh and Esther Perriam have always wanted to build their family home on New Brighton's beachfront but, with a limited budget and on just a slip of land , will the design live up to their dream?
Mahurangi Pohuehue
E5
Mahurangi PohuehueOn a steep site in the wilds of Mahurangi, just north of Auckland, architect Felicity Brenchly is prepared to do whatever it takes to get their family home built.
Geraldine
E6
GeraldineAn hour - and 7 river crossings - inland from Geraldine is where arborist Li Tane and his landscaper wife Michelle are building their rammed earth, off-grid, sustainable mountain home for their family
Queenstown
E7
QueenstownWhen John and Sharon Russell bought their vertiginous site above Queenstown for their shared-ownership holiday house, they thought their biggest challenge would be signing up other owners...
Waitaki Valley
E8
Waitaki ValleyIn the Waitaki Valley, Michael and Olivia Pavelitch discover they have their work cut out for them when they embark on breathing life into an historic rabbiters' cottage.