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 7 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
North Bondi Urban Cliff, NSW
Brendan and Penelope dream of a multi-tiered, multi-million dollar home, complete with infinity pool on the side of a cliff in Bondi.
Episode 2
Maianbar Cross Laminated Timber
A house is put together piece by piece by using cross laminated timber.
Episode 3
Verrierdale Tent House
A home with an engineered tent design has a retractable roof to showcase the rainforest canopies overhead.
Episode 4
Hillbank Medieval
A house with a medieval manor design is built using methods from another time.
Episode 5
Ocean Shores Chipboard
A couple with two small children plan to build an economical, solar passive home with three bedrooms.
Episode 6
Kensington Curvy
An architect plans to build a foot-shaped house made entirely of curves.
Episode 7
Aldinga Beach Dune
An eco-loving couple plan to build a shack that will float on a pair of sand dunes.
Episode 8
Stirling Glass Stone House
A couple with 3 young children hope to build a stone home with a Tuscan feel and modern look. Will the two styles work harmoniously together?
Episode 9
Hamilton Japanese Queenslander
A perfectionist hopes a Japanese architect will bring his Japanese-inspired home to life.
Episode 10
Daylesford Long House
Trace and Ronnen created an original grand design in Victoria that incorporated a house, garden, stables, and animal enclosures when they combined their differences to construct their very own giant greenhouse.
Episode 11
Tallebudgera Valley Queenslander
Yvette and Doug bought a 100-year-old house on a whim, to transport to their idyllic 10-acre Gold Coast property, where they have resided for the last two years.
Episode 12
French Island Barge
More self-builders transform their dream designs into practical living space. A designer builds a home on French Island, Victoria, featuring exposed timber trusses and dry stacked stone walls, transporting materials to the site by barge.
Episode 13
Stanley Windmill
In Stanley, Tasmania, retired chef Phillip Murphy is tired of living between two different historical structures. He hires architect Greg Prentice to design a unique house that will bring all his properties together.
Episode 14
Coombs Curtain Wall House
An IT engineer from Canberra uses green building materials and commercial elements to create a zero-carbon family home with sophisticated high-tech features.