Grand Designs: House of the Year

Every year the Royal Institute of British Architects looks for the best new home in Britain, and this time Grand Designs is along for the ride.

Genre: Documentary

Cast:Kevin McCloud

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Country Living

Wed, Nov 4, 2015

Kevin McCloud visits five homes built for country living, from a farmhouse in Somerset to a stunning modern glass villa with a spectacular jagged roof.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ House of the Year

Wed, Nov 11, 2015

Kevin McCloud explores another set of inspiring homes for the House of the Year Award, including one that's clad in bright orange metal and a spectacular hidden home.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ House of the Year

Wed, Nov 18, 2015

Kevin visits a luxurious city home, a glamorous Hollywood pad and a picture perfect, white modernist villa in north Wales.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Final

Wed, Nov 25, 2015

Kevin visits a timber and steel home in Dungeness, a pink brick house in Belfast and a mill in Scotland, before revealing the overall winner of the House of the Year 2015 award.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Country Homes

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Kevin profiles five country homes on the long-list for building of the year, including a house camouflaged within a hill and a slice of spectacular California modernism in Cornwall.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Boundary Pushers

Thu, Dec 1, 2016

Kevin profiles five nominated homes that push the limits of residential design, including a hidden house built of glass and concrete and an experimental London extension.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Space Makers

Thu, Dec 8, 2016

Kevin explores five homes that create space out of the smallest sites, including a dark mews and some high architecture in Dungeness.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Winner

Thu, Dec 15, 2016

Kevin visits four extraordinary houses built on tricky sites before revealing the overall winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year 2016.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Local materials

2015

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2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Water

2015

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3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Homes in the country

2015

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4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The minimalists and the winner

2015

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1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Houses that dare to be different

2015

A beautiful red house and a controversial glass building in henley are just two of the daring, spectacular homes competing to go through to the final of the prestigious architectural award.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Houses with a past

2015

Five inspiring homes with a past bid for a place in the final, including a london gin distillery, a devon farmhouse and a 400-year-old wreck.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Extreme houses

2015

Kevin and his fellow judges visit an awe-inspiring set of cantilevered black boxes, a far-flung crofter's cottage, a curvy concrete property, and a wedge house.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The final

2015

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1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Experimental

Wed, Oct 23, 2019

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2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Surroundings

Wed, Oct 30, 2019

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3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Down to Earth

Wed, Nov 6, 2019

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4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ The Final

Wed, Nov 13, 2019

Kevin McCloud presents the seven houses on the short list for the 2019 RIBA National Award for House of the Year, which include the following: 1. A Restorative Rural Retreat. 2. The Black House. 3. The Green House. 4. House Lessans. 5. Nithurst House. 6. Pocket House. 7. Secular Retreat.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Houses That Take You by Surprise

Wed, Nov 17, 2021

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1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Hard-to-Build Houses

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

Kevin, Damion, Michelle and Natasha visit five hard-to-build houses, including a playful pink beach house, an extreme DIY eco-home, a redbrick reimagined and a London new-build

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Incredible House Transformations

Wed, Nov 23, 2022

Kevin McCloud and the experts visit five homes that have undergone incredible transformations, from a Dutch barn and a factory reborn, to a library hidden within a former cowshed

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Pioneers

Wed, Nov 30, 2022

Kevin and the experts explore the pioneering homes, from a suburban, mock-Tudor industrial chic fusion and a groundbreaking eco-extended historic cottage, to a London home with a mountain on the roof

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Materials and Craftsmanship

Wed, Dec 7, 2022

Kevin and the experts look at a meticulously crafted barn conversion and a timber-framed, timber-clad eco home, before the winner of the RIBA House of the Year 2022 is announced