Grand Designs S03E14 · Revisited: The House of Straw: 2nd Revisiting, Islington, North London

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Revisited Season 3 (2003) episode 2 Kevin McCloud revisits the improbable Islington home of two architects who built their avant-garde north-east London house out of straw bales, springs, nappy cladding and silver tin

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1. 1 1. The Wooden Box, Peterborough2003-02-12 · 45m'Is it a bold contemporary design or a garden shed?' John and Terri found themselves asking, halfway into their build. They had knocked down a derelict house in a beautiful rural s
2. 2 2. The Water-Works, Whaley, Derbyshire2003-02-19 · 45mThe 1930s derelict water-works Chris and Leanne fell in love with was huge and its design had clearly been inspired by Gilbert Scott's Bankside power station, now better known as t
3. 3 3. The Woodsman's Cottage, Sussex2003-02-26 · 45mFor 10 years, Ben lived in tents and caravans in a wood in West Sussex. As a woodsman, he needed and wanted to live among the trees. But after a battle with planning he finally got
4. 4 4. The Victorian Threshing Barn, Surrey2003-03-05 · 45mFor Philip and Angela, the build was part of a life change that had begun two years earlier. Just after their second daughter was born, Philip fell seriously ill, prompting the fam
5. 5 5. Inverted Roof-House, Buckinghamshire2003-03-12 · 45mTom and Judy wanted more than just a home for themselves and their two children. On a site of outstanding natural beauty in Buckinghamshire, they set out to build an ambitious hous
6. 6 6. The Terrace Conversion, Hackney, London2003-09-17 · 45mAfter 10 years of living in a small house in east London, John and Eleni hankered after modern, open-plan living. They didn't want to move, so they decided to give their Victorian
7. 7 7. The Underground House, Cumbria2003-09-24 · 45mThe old quarry stood on a slope of the Eden valley and commanded beautiful views. Local architect John Bodger designed a two-storey house that burrowed backwards into the rock and
8. 8 8. The Traditional Cottage, Herefordshire2003-10-01 · 45mMerry's family have been Herefordshire builders for generations, so she knew that the county was rich in traditional building crafts. She and Ben decided to combine these with tech
9. 9 9. Revisited: The Isolated Cottage, Brecon Beacons, Wales2002-09-10 · 45mRevisited Season 2 (2002) episode 1 Kevin McCloud revisits Adrian and Corrina, who decided their first home was to be a 300-year-old ruin. The former cottage is set in the inhospi
10. 10 10. Revisited: The Dilapidated Georgian House, London2002-09-17 · 45mRevisited Season 2 (2002) episode 2 Kevin revisits Tony and Sharon, who fell in love with a completely dilapidated Georgian home in London and undertook the challenging task of re
11. 11 11. Revisited: The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham2002-09-24 · 45mRevisited Season 2 (2002) episode 3 Kevin is in Amersham to update on a project taken on by Deborah and architect Andrew. Their venture involved designing an 'invisible' house tha
12. 12 12. Revisited: The Derelict Barns, Devon2002-10-01 · 45mRevisited Season 2 (2002) episode 4 Kevin travels to the beautiful setting of south Devon to revisit Sue and Martin, whose dream was to create a family home using old English buil
13. 13 13. Revisited: The Cruciform House, Lambourn Valley, Berkshire2003-10-08 · 45mRevisited Season 3 (2003) episode 1 Kevin McCloud returns to the Lambourn Valley to meet a couple who took three years to finish building their home on the Berkshire Downs.
14. 14 14. Revisited: The House of Straw: 2nd Revisiting, Islington, North London2003-10-15 · 45mRevisited Season 3 (2003) episode 2 Kevin McCloud revisits the improbable Islington home of two architects who built their avant-garde north-east London house out of straw bales,
15. 15 15. Revisited: The Former Electricity Sub-Station, Sunderland2003-10-22 · 45mRevisited Season 3 (2003) episode 3 Kevin McCloud catches up with a couple he met some years when they set about the task of converting a disused electricity substation in Sunderl
16. 16 16. Revisited: The English Barn, Berkshire2003-10-29Revisited Season 3 (2003) episode 4 Kevin McCloud revisits retired couple Denys and Marjorie Randolph from Berkshire, who had decided to embark on their final building project, a