Homes by the Sea
Architect and designer Charlie Luxton tours interesting and unique homes along the British coastline.
Genre: Documentary, Reality-TV
Cast:Charlie Luxton , Ajay Tegala
S2.E1 ∙ Cornwall
Charlie visits homes on the Cornwall coast with magnificent ocean views. First is a modern home that replaced a dinky bungalow. Then a old stone building built for tin mining was converted into a home for a small family, Finally an 700 year old stone barn and farm house are merged with a six meter high atrium creating a huge estate.
S2.E2 ∙ Noth Yorkshire
Charlie admires more scenic views at a hilltop house in Fylingthorpe, a cottage in Sandsend, a tiny townhouse and a former chapel in Staithes and a house right on the breakwall in Robin Hood's Bay. But the gardens and interiors are something to see too.
S2.E3 ∙ Channel Islands
Charlie sets sail to visit Britian's island houses. He visits a modern long house, a converted windmill and Victor Hugo's ornate abode on Guernsey. On Jersey he visits a converted bus station and a rectory overlooking the beach,
S2.E4 ∙ Scotland
Along Scotland's southern coast. the Solway Firth, Charlie visits a modern cliff top house, a restored tower house, a unique newly constructed round house and a huge secluded farm house on the edge of the woods and the sea . Of course they all have dramatic ocean views or Charlie wouldn't be there.
S2.E5 ∙ Essex
Charlie visits a diverse collection of homes on the Discovery Coast. Homes range from traditional to modern; from tiny to huge including a tiny dwelling expanded into a huge house, a military barracks and two attached homes merged into one. Watch for design features that facilitate enjoyment of the seaside. Charlie finds all the houses a break from Essex traditional styling, styles more likely found in other parts of the world.
S2.E7 ∙ Northern Island
Charlie gushes over a classic Irish longhouse. Then it's back to normal with tours of a 5 story futuristic house, a cubist house by Newton Penprase with a scenic view from every window, a truly ugly house that has the charm of being on the harbor front, a stone farmhouse badly in need of restoration and a modern house with extensive cantilevered roofs.
S2.E8 ∙ Dorset
In Dorset the homes are so opulent Charlie just can't feel the British. Then again, who doesn't want to visit a mansion or four. Especially when Charlie's picks out the houses that are the most unusual.
