Season 1

Season 1

1999-04-29
8 Episodes

Episodes

The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

1. The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

1999-04-29

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A couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby.

The English Barn, Berkshire

2. The English Barn, Berkshire

1999-05-06

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Kevin travels to Oxfordshire to meet the Randolphs, who built their first house 10 years ago and now, in their 70s, have decided to do it all again!

The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

3. The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

1999-05-13

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This project was a co-operative venture - 10 young families each put in 30 hours of construction work per week. Kevin travels to Brighton to meet a co-operative of ten young families, including ex-travellers and single parents, who are building both their own and each others homes. A housing association bought the land from the council for £58,000. Paul then worked with the association to put the co-operative together. All the members were people on the council's housing list.

The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

4. The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

1999-05-20

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Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.

The Eco-House, Suffolk

5. The Eco-House, Suffolk

1999-06-03

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A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.

The Chapel, Cornwall

6. The Chapel, Cornwall

1999-06-10

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Kevin McCloud travels to Cornwall to visit Gavin Allen and Jane Fitzsimons, who are trying to convert a chapel into a home and a teleworking office for Jane.

The House of Straw, Islington

7. The House of Straw, Islington

1999-06-17

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Kevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.

The Glass-House, Doncaster

8. The Glass-House, Doncaster

1999-06-24

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Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.