Grand Designs Australia

Each episode is about the host visiting people who have a dream to build a house and how they bring the build to fruition. We see their trials and tribulations along the way. Each episode is a separate stand-alone story.

Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV

Cast:Peter Maddison

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Bushfire House: Callignee, Victoria

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Architect Peter Madison follows the builds on unique house being built in Australia.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Very Small House: Surry Hills, New South Wales

Thu, Oct 28, 2010

Architect Domenic and his partner Sue are urban animals who love inner city suburb Surry Hills in Sydney. However, the suburb comes with a nightmare price tag so their solution is to buy small and build tall.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Southport Heritage House: Southport, Queensland

Thu, Nov 4, 2010

When Jan and Ed Gillman bought a tumble-down weatherboard in Southport, their first intention was to demolish and start again, but on learning of its unique history they decided to restore it instead.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Clovelly House: Clovelly, New South Wales

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Julie and Patrick Eltridge bought in Sydney's beachside Clovelly, paying $1.6 million for an old house on a sloping block. Now they have only months to find a way to fast track a slick, ultra modern residence.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Lake Bennett House, Lake Bennett, Nt

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Trevor and Francoise plan to build a cyclone-proof tropical treehouse that is windowless and based on the shape of a 50-cent piece. Trevor, a wood carver, is building it all himself with the help of generous mates.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Hamptons House: Gold Coast, Queensland

Thu, Nov 25, 2010

If ever there was an ideal place for a Hamptons house outside the Hamptons, the Gold Coast hinterland would be it. For Steve and Lisa Morley it's the American dream or nothing for their 4,000 square metre block.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Fish Creek Church House: Fish Creek, Victoria

Thu, Dec 2, 2010

Peter Riedel, an engineer and his interior designer wife Mary, plan to re-build the church on their property, overlooking Wilsons Promontory and convert it into a house.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Cottage Point House: Cottage Point, New South Wales

Thu, Dec 9, 2010

Self employed entrepreneur Drew builds a Balinese resort-style mansion in leafy Cottage Point. Not one to do things by halves, his mansion will have Balinese Pavilions, an infinity pool and a nightclub.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Indented Head House: Indented Head, Victoria

Thu, Dec 16, 2010

Rob and Ian entertain all the time and so build a very large home with 7 bathrooms, a snooker room, sauna, hot tub, theatre and a pool. They have a budget of 1.8 Australian dollars to build their dream home overlooking Port Phillip Bay on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria State.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Brighton Sixties: Brighton Victoria

Thu, Apr 5, 2012

A couple plan to build a large home for themselves and their 3 children. They are keen to build in the 1960s modernist style with finishes of polished concrete and movable glass walls in the Brighton suburb of Melbourne. They will incorporate a central planted area, tennis court, pool and jacuzzi.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Paynesville Industrial: Paynesville Victoria

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Peter Maddison meets retired engineer Bernie Ryan, who plans to use an eccentric, industrial design, a minimal budget and a cowboy attitude to build a new home in Paynesville, Victoria.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Five Dock Retro House: Five Dock NSW

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Anne and Michael plan to build a modern home with curved steel and glass walls in Sydney's Five Dock area.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Kyneton Flat Pack: Kyneton Victoria

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Rod and Di have chosen a two acre plot of land on a rocky outcrop overlooking Kyneton for their new home.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Trinity Beach Pole House: Trinity Beach Queensland

Thu, May 3, 2012

Daniel and Andrew plan to build a resort-inspired home on a hillside overlooking the Coral Sea in Queensland.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Gladysdale Dry Stone House: Gladysdale Victoria

Thu, May 10, 2012

A couple, Michael and Sandy, try to merge two house styles with a home that has thick walls encased with dry stone. For 9 years they have been making a weekend pilgrimage to their lush 20 acre property just an hour east of Melbourne. It is set in green verdant land in wine country rife with local produce. Their dream is to move there permanently, but the old house was 50-60 years old and small.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Stonyfell Watertank: Stonyfell, South Australia

Thu, May 17, 2012

In Adelaide, Mike Dare appoints himself architect, engineer and project manager as he sets about creating a home supported by water tanks with the roof acting like a giant funnel.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Yellingbo Artist's House: Yellingbo Victoria

Thu, May 24, 2012

Art teacher Laurie and his wife artist Renee want to build their dream home in Yellingbo, in the state of Victoria. They want to use steel, stone and grass in the single storey modern build.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Battery Point Glass House: Hobart Tasmania

Thu, May 31, 2012

Greg and Tish enlarge an old cottage by the sea, in Tasmania, and they start without a building permit. Even as they start they are over budget.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Steels Creek Earth House: Steels Creek Victoria

Thu, Jun 7, 2012

Peter Maddison meets Edd and Amanda Williams from Steels Creek in Victoria, who plan to build a robust concrete bunker that would be embedded in the landscape and safe from bushfires.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Mansfield Indoor/Outdoor: Mansfield, Victoria

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Pamela and Stuart are looking to transform their cattle property in Mansfield in the foothills of Victoria's ski fields. Will they embrace their architect's avant-garde approach for their new rural retreat?

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Hampton Timber: Hampton, Victoria

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Brett and Jenny Parsons are about to embark on a journey of blind faith with Architect Tim Jackson, who has free rein to build a replacement for their Californian Bungalow, which will be part house, part sculpture.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Balnarring Rammed Earth: Balnarring, Victoria

Thu, Nov 1, 2012

Peter Maddison introduces Claire Jackson and Lisa Daniel, two entertainers who want to build a sustainable home out of recycled materials. The first problem was that the foundations took 8 weeks longer than planned due to the unstable ground. Then the windows arrived but the installers never turned up.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Warburton Arch House: Warburton, Victoria

Thu, Nov 8, 2012

A couple plan to build a sweeping arch house with a living roof that will have a minimum impact on the earth, but not before consulting with a Feng Shui expert.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Byron Bay Beach House: Byron Bay, NSW

Thu, Nov 15, 2012

A couple plan to build a beach house with an Asian influence in Byron Bay, NSW Australia.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Annandale Urban House: Annandale, NSW

Thu, Nov 22, 2012

Brett Ramsay and Rees Rear plan to build a tri-level design, a 21st century re-imagining of the traditional terrace house with a central indoor swimming pool on a small allotment in Sydney's inner city suburb Annandale.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Barossa Valley Glass House: Barossa Valley, South Australia

Thu, Nov 29, 2012

James and Helen Knight's new house design isn't the norm. Set high on a ridge overlooking the undulating hills of Adelaide's Barossa Valley, the success of this logical and simple design relies on perfection in the detail.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Ocean View House: Ocean View, Queensland

Thu, Dec 6, 2012

Brunella and Carlo Novello are building on a sensitive ridgeline overlooking Queensland's glorious Glasshouse mountains. Will their concrete castle be a brilliant Brutalist adaptation that is also a warm home environment?

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Inverloch Sand Dune House: Inverloch, Victoria

Thu, Oct 10, 2013

After years of planning, Melbourne couple Glenn and Kate Morris are finally making a start on their striking, sustainable UFO-shaped 'sand dune' house near Inverloch on Victoria's Gippsland coastline.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ South Melbourne Brick House: South Melbourne, Victoria

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

Bricklayer Greg and his partner Emma tear down their South Melbourne laneway townhouse to build a 3-level home out of brick. They invite their extended family to help out with Emma's parents assigned the entire ground floor.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Torrens Park Modern Mansion: Torrens Park, South Australia

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Richard and Denise own 14 hotels so it is no surprise that when it came to designing their new house in a prime location high up in the Adelaide hills, their inspiration would come from the buildings that they love.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Hornsby Heights Adobe: Hornsby Heights, NSW

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Ardent collectors Kerry and Judy build a Santa Fe style mud house with thick natural clay rendered walls and exposed timbers, on a sloping bush block on Sydney's north shore.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Richmond Inner City: Richmond, Victoria

Thu, Nov 7, 2013

Darren and Ruth have found a large patch of land near the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Hidden down a laneway with no street frontage, this secret garden will be transformed into a contemporary three-story family mansion.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Forest Lodge Eco House: Forest Lodge, NSW

Thu, Nov 14, 2013

Chris and Belinda bought the land next door to their existing house, just 3.9 metres wide: a tiny gap in a long row of heritage listed cottages in Sydney's Forest Lodge. They plan to build a uniquely sustainable house.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Ilford Sheep Station: Illford, NSW

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

The Bayfield's plan to build a house for their family on the highest point on their 1000-acre property - but not a traditional country homestead, they are chasing something agricultural with materials all grown on their land.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Hunters Hill Textural House: Hunters Hill, NSW

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

Daniela and Niran knock down their house in the prestigious Sydney suburb of Hunters Hill to, at the surprise of their neighbours, build a smaller house. The house will feature a floating concrete slab with hanging gardens.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ King Island Whale Tail House: King Island, TAS

Thu, Dec 5, 2013

The Blake's plan to build a new home in the harsh environment of King Island in Bass Strait. Their challenge is to produce a building that allows them to experience this environment in relative comfort.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Dynyrnne Curved House: Dynyrnne, TAS

Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Hippies Cole and Jane Bradshaw bought a thin sliver of land on a steep site only a landscaper could love. Cole plans to build a house on this challenging slope - a tricky task as his design consists almost entirely of curves.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Clovelly Revisited

Thu, Dec 19, 2013

Host Peter Maddison revisits Julie and Patrick who fast tracked the construction of their super slick, ultra modern home in beachside Clovelly, thanks to a firm of pre-fab builders in Victoria.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Surry Hills Very Small House Revisited

Thu, Dec 26, 2013

Host Peter Maddison revisits architect Domenic Alvaro and his partner Sue who bought small and built big in Surry Hills.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ The Graceville Container House: Graceville QLD

Thu, Oct 9, 2014

Host Peter Maddison returns for another season. In this episode he meets a feisty and resourceful couple who decide to trial a whole new way of building, using 31 steel shipping containers.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Mt Eliza Modern House: Mt Eliza VIC

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

Georgina and Phillip buy the perfect block in Mount Eliza. All they need to do is build Georgina's latest creation - a slick, lightweight, modernist design with a schedule focused on one key ingredient, speed.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Claremont Origami House: Claremont WA

Thu, Oct 23, 2014

With three adult children Ariane and husband Neil are ready to downsize - but Neil needs a little arm twisting. Ariane has found the ideal block just 400 square meters in the conservative suburb of Claremont.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ The Foxground Pavilion: Foxground NSW

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

A few years ago, Joe Cato and his wife Maura decided to slow everything down and spend more time with their children, but it didn't take long for them to hatch a plan to turn Foxground into their permanent home.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Port Melbourne Urban Green: Port Melbourne VIC

Thu, Nov 6, 2014

Melbourne doctors Ian Kronborg and Ann Howard want to create a home like no other - their plan is to build a three-storey house clad entirely with water tanks.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Toowoomba English Farmhouse: Toowoomba QLD

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

After working abroad, Sarah and English born husband Alistair Brodie-Fraser decide to relocate back to Sarah's home town of Toowoomba, Queensland. Their plan is for something that oozes heritage, a classic English farmhouse.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Williamstown Bluestone Cottage: Williamstown VIC

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

When Jason Bretell and Jennifer Pancari first set eyes on a dilapidated old bluestone cottage in Melbourne's bayside suburb of Williamstown, it was love at first sight. They plan to add a two storey townhouse out the back.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Brookfield Spotted Gum House: Brookfield QLD

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Milly Bradshaw and her partner Andrew Wilson want to build a modern farmhouse with natural materials. The brief to their architect was simple: a home that not only makes the best of its location, but is truly unique.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Pipers Creek Strawbale House: Pipers Creek VIC

Thu, Dec 4, 2014

Dean and Sherill Lamb yearn for a simpler existence, for them and their three children. They plan to minimise their carbon footprint by using natural building options, by building a house made of straw.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Faraday Aussie Bush House: Faraday VIC

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

He had the land - but the house had to fit. Crucial in the design, was accommodating his late wife Anne's wishes in creating a pavilion style home inspired by the aesthetic of the rural Australian shearing shed.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Yackandandah House, Victoria

Thu, Jun 4, 2015

Artistic brothers bond over a spectacular one bedroom creation at Yackandandah.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Harcourt House, Victoria

Thu, Jun 11, 2015

Art and Troy are swapping out their life running a grand old Bendigo bed and breakfast for a bold new and dramatically modern enterprise.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Kinglake House, Victoria

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

A couple who are building a fire proof, sustainable, non toxic house at Kinglake, an hour out of Melbourne.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ East Melbourne, Victoria

Thu, Nov 5, 2015

Ralph Alphonso has grand plans for his 5x4m inner city design. It will be a massive challenge on a small scale, and Ralph is adamant this eco-friendly build will not sacrifice style or luxury at the cost of the world around him.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Launceston House, Tasmainia

Thu, Nov 12, 2015

Seasoned renovators Mark and Karen are taking on the challenge of converting a derelict 1920's electricity substation into a cutting edge home - while preserving its history and integrity.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Kuitpo House

Mon, Jun 29, 2015

Nick and Kate take inspiration from their vineyard location for the first build. Their architect designed home in the shape of a leaf, with a spine stone wall running through the middle and comes with a singing studio.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ North Balgowlah

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Two collectors of all things 1950's build a new home with a 50's modern feel.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Turners Beach Eucalyptus House

Thu, Dec 3, 2015

Photographer Nigel is building his first house with wife Nina on a site steeped in bush-land that will form his inspiration.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Deakin Retro '70s House

Thu, Dec 10, 2015

Barbara and Bill love modernist design so they've sought an architect designed 70s style home.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Northcote Vinegar Factory

Thu, Dec 17, 2015

Owner/Architect Adrian is passionate about sustainable building. He has grand plans for turning his Vinegar Factory inside out by creating a four storey eco-friendly house complete with a series of walled rainforest.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Euroa VIC

Wed, Jul 17, 2019

A couple took early retirement and decided to build a 700 sq metre home in an isolated spot on the brow of a hill with magnificent views. The 2 year project took 5 years and went way over budget.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Elsternwick VIC

A young family buy a lot in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick and tear down the old home. The area is full with many Edwardian homes, and the city have many rules about what residents can do with their homes. Surprisingly this couple build a 3 building home that looks very modern. They have plans to have a fun home for the kids.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Curl Curl NSW

A builder wants to build a home for his family on a very steep site. It takes over 3 1/2 years and went over budget. The home has lots of stairs but has an elevator to make things easier when bringing groceries and supplies up from the driveway.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Lockleys SA

A couple with two teens want to built a unique modern home in the outskirts of Adelaide. Troubles prevail the build, they have a $400,000 budget, will that be enough?

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Lewisham Pod TAS

A woman plans to built a very small home of 450 sq ft, not far from Hobart Tasmania. A crisis develops when a quote nearly quadruples for glasswork.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Toolangi VIC

120 acres of old growth rainforest in Toolangi, 73 km north east of Melbourne, this couple plans to build a two storey farmhouse inspired by the 15th century 'salt box' homes of New England.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Rivett ACT

A teacher and mechanical engineer want to build the ultimate underground man shed in suburban River- basically a concrete bunker that will double as his home.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Suffolk Park Modern NSW

A young couple built a very modern minimalist home for themselves and 3 daughters. A few costly mistakes occur.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Mt Tamborine QLD

A couple want to build a house with mixed styles Asian, Queensland and others. The main focus is to protect them from any insects entering the house. The house will have various indoor/ outdoor areas.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Dee Why NSW

Craig invented a pre-fab system of building. It should be cheaper as made in China. The couple have 2 kids and a dog.

1Season 10

S10.E1 ∙ Goobarragandra, NSW

Thu, May 5, 2022

Trevor and Jeanette Robinson begin building their house on 15 acres in the Goobarragandra hills in New South Wales, where Trevor can move about easily in his wheelchair. But as the build progresses, his health deteriorates.

2Season 10

S10.E2 ∙ Inverloch, VIC

Thu, May 12, 2022

In Inverloch, Victoria, Alistair and Belinda are building a replacement home, after a fire destroyed their last dwelling, that looks like a dairy shed and has silos for bedrooms.

3Season 10

S10.E3 ∙ Carlton, VIC

Thu, May 19, 2022

Building a big house in inner city Melbourne is a tricky business. But architect Annalise and project manager Kim have a plan to turn their 1850s terrace into a multi-storied modern home with a triple car-stacker.

4Season 10

S10.E4 ∙ Coffee Camp, NSW

Thu, May 26, 2022

Gary and Clare left the hustle and bustle of Sydney for a more peaceful pace with plans of building a spaceship-like domed house, reminiscent of the beautiful vaulted structures seen in Europe.

5Season 10

S10.E5 ∙ Chain of Lagoons, TAS

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Lynne and Paul have located a property with panoramic views over the Tasman Sea. Paul intends to execute the plans to build a large modern home by living on site and project managing.

6Season 10

S10.E6 ∙ Clunes, NSW

Thu, Jun 9, 2022

Retirees and childhood sweethearts Liz and Warren have taken on a hundred-acre Macadamia farm in Byron Bay hinterland, with grand plans to build an epic five-bedroom Mediterranean style villa-cum-castle.

7Season 10

S10.E7 ∙ Bullsbrook, WA

Thu, Jun 16, 2022

Tani and Tim have plans to build a medieval 'earth castle' on their 60 acre property. Built into the sides of a man-made dam, there are plans for a drawbridge, turret, underground tunnels and even a moat.

8Season 10

S10.E8 ∙ North Melbourne, VIC

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Ben and Tania are building a three-story, three-bed house on a tiny 64-square-metre scrap of land they bought in one of north Melbourne's grittier spots.

9Season 10

S10.E9 ∙ Whittlesea 'Earth', VIC

Wed, Jan 25, 2023

Bel and John are building a radical underground house on 25 spectacular acres at Whittlesea, in Victoria's Plenty Valley. With John away at work for much of the build, it's up to Bel to project manage the difficult and complex process.

10Season 10

S10.E10 ∙ Torquay 'Raw Concrete', VIC

Wed, Feb 1, 2023

Fiona and Sal are building a modernist, super-contemporary home, made entirely from concrete, just a few streets back from the rolling surf at Torquay in Victoria. But Sal worries that the house is going to look like a giant crypt.

11Season 10

S10.E11 ∙ Newtown 'Hat Factory', NSW

Wed, Feb 8, 2023

Anita and Kris Martincic hope to transform an old derelict building in Sydney. With the structure virtually a ruin, the pair face an uphill battle and ballooning costs as they attempt to create a sophisticated new home.

12Season 10

S10.E12 ∙ Clarence 'Container House', NSW

Wed, Feb 15, 2023

After buying a block of land in Clarence, a tiny pocket of the spectacular Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Dennis and Karen try to build a house that can withstand bushfires out of seven shipping containers.

13Season 10

S10.E13 ∙ Carrickalinga 'Shed', SA

Wed, Feb 22, 2023

After spending 2 years scouring Australia for a perfect plot, Catherine and Mick settle on 50 acres atop the rolling hills of the Fleurieu Peninsula. They begin building a structure that looks more like a corrugated iron shed than a house.

14Season 10

S10.E14 ∙ Norwood 'Gold', SA

Wed, Mar 1, 2023

Dr Shiva Gunapu and his psychologist wife, Rima, want to incorporate the vibrant colours of their Indian heritage into their new home. To make things even more challenging, they're combining these colours with a modern design.

15Season 10

S10.E15 ∙ Dooralong 'Elemental', NSW

Wed, Mar 8, 2023

Electrican Mick takes on the challenge of a lifetime when he and artist wife Belynda decide to build their dream modernist home in the bucolic Dooralong Valley, on the NSW Central Coast.

16Season 10

S10.E16 ∙ Coober Pedy 'Dug Out', SA

Wed, Mar 15, 2023

Constructing an underground acropolis in the desert town of Coober Pedy in south Australia is an ambitious undertaking. But when Paul's parents retire, he wants them to have the ultimate 'underground Greek mansion'.