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.
- 2010-2025
- 12 seasons
- Documentary, Reality
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.
Season 4 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Inverloch Sand Dune House: Inverloch, Victoria
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.
Episode 2
South Melbourne Brick House: South Melbourne, Victoria
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.
Episode 3
Torrens Park Modern Mansion: Torrens Park, South Australia
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.
Episode 4
Hornsby Heights Adobe: Hornsby Heights, NSW
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.
Episode 5
Richmond Inner City: Richmond, Victoria
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.
Episode 6
Forest Lodge Eco House: Forest Lodge, NSW
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.
Episode 7
Ilford Sheep Station: Illford, NSW
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.
Episode 8
Hunters Hill Textural House: Hunters Hill, NSW
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.
Episode 9
King Island Whale Tail House: King Island, TAS
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.
Episode 10
Dynyrnne Curved House: Dynyrnne, TAS
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.
Episode 11
Clovelly Revisited
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.
Episode 12
Surry Hills Very Small House Revisited
Host Peter Maddison revisits architect Domenic Alvaro and his partner Sue who bought small and built big in Surry Hills.
