February 2009. Chris Clarke had just spent two years building his minimalist timber and steel dream...

Architect Domenic Alvaro and his partner Sue Bassett are urban animals who love the inner city subur...

When Jan and Ed Gillman bought a tumble-down weatherboard in Southport, their first intention was to...

Julie and Patrick Eltridge bought in Sydney’s beachside Clovelly three years ago, paying $1.6 millio...

For 17 years Trevor and Francoise Sullivan have lived with their two kids and numerous animals in an...

If ever there was an ideal place for a Hamptons house outside the Hamptons, the Gold Coast hinterlan...

Nothing like an impulsive act to take you down a path you hadn’t expected in life. For engineer Pete...

Drew Muirhead is a self employed entrepreneur and man about town. He’s building a Balinese resort st...

Ian McDonald and Rob Wilhelm are not building an understated new home. Theirs is a Grand Design in i...

Over the years, Nick and Anna McKimm have almost made a hobby of renovating, selling and moving on....

Ten years ago retired Civil Engineer Bernie Ryan and his wife Ruth, packed up their three kids and m...

Anne Potter loves all things retro - the fashion, the cars... even the hairstyles. So ten years ago,...

Kyneton, a country town in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, is known for historic architecture and bustlin...

Daniel Leipnik and Andrew Preston have long cherished the dream of a laid-back, barefoot life in the...

For nine years, Michael and Sandy Rutledge have been making the weekend pilgrimage to their lush 20...

Life in Adelaide, the driest capital city in Australia, has made Mike Dare and wife Lowen Partridge...

Art teacher and sculptor Laurie Smith and his wife Renee Hoareau, a trained artist turned web design...

Adventurous, outdoorsy types, Greg Kay and Trish Knight, live in the ideal spot to enjoy nature - ri...

Edd and Amanda lost everything when bushfires swept through Steels Creek. Determined to stay with th...

Victoria's high country is the idyllic location of Pamela & Stuart's quaint little weekender but wit...

Jenny & Brett are replacing their loved Californian Bungalow with a sculptural, Japanese style all t...

Eco conscious entertainers Claire and Lisa adore their hobby farming lifestyle on Victoria's Morning...

Tyrone & Hailey follow the advice of a feng shui expert or 'energy ecologist' throughout constructio...

Max and Mariella have been planning to relocate to Bryon Bay since the birth of their daughter Ruby....

Brett and Rees are the proud parents of three young boys and desperately need more space. They love...

James & Helen plan to capture breathtaking Barossa views in their elegant new home. 60 metres long,...

There's nothing flimsy about Brunella & Carlo's contemporary home in QLD's Ocean View. It's 'semi br...

Domenic and partner Sue bought small and built big.

Julie and Patrick fast tracked the construction of their modern beachside home, thanks to a firm of...

After eight years of planning, Melbourne couple Glenn and Kate Morris are finally making a start on...

Greg, a former bricklayer is passionate about two things – his family (partner Emma & their 4 yr old...

Hoteliers Richard and Denise have knocked down the family home in the Adelaide Hills and are re-buil...

Ardent collectors Kerry and Judy have a passion for Sante-fe style, mud houses even though they live...

Darren and Ruth Rogers have almost polar opposite views about what their new house should be. Darren...

Chris and wife Belinda bought the small ‘car park’ of land next door to their existing house, just 3...

Thirteen years ago Meredith and Matt Bayfield needed an escape from their busy lives as doctors in S...

Daniela Turrin, Niran Peiris and their son Calum are doing something no-one in their historic street...

Anchored in the middle of Bass Strait and subject to the ferocious winds of the Roaring Forties, Kin...

Self confessed hippies Cole and Jane Bradshaw bought a thin sliver of land on an exceptionally steep...

An experimental three storey house made entirely from 31 new shipping containers.

The single longest build in Grand Designs Australia's history. This 6 year build was all about getti...

An architect, Ariane Prevost, at the peak of her career, puts it aside to design and build a house f...

After 30 years as a civil engineer, Joe Cato sells his building business to spend more time with his...

Some people have the ability to see beyond the function of an object - to see it as a work of art……a...

After years working abroad, Sarah and English born husband Alistair Brodie-Fraser decided to relocat...

When Jason Bretell and Jennifer Pancari first set eyes on a dilapidated old bluestone cottage in the...

The brief to their architect was simple. A home that not only makes the very best of its location, b...

Like many people, Dean and Sherril Lamb yearn for a simpler existence, for them and their three chil...

Before Matt McLelland’s wife Anne died six years ago, they’d been looking for a rural property to bu...

A sculptor and his architect brother are building a contemporary home on the edge of an escarpment u...

Art and Troy are swapping out their life running a grand old Bendigo bed and breakfast for a bold ne...

A couple who are building a fire proof, sustainable, non toxic house at Kinglake, an hour out of Mel...

Ralph Alphonso has grand plans for his 5mx4m inner city design. It will be a massive challenge on a...

Seasoned renovators Mark and Karen are taking on the challenge of converting a derelict 1920's elect...

Nick and Kate take inspiration from their vineyard location for the first build. Their architect des...

An abiding love of all things 1950’s, especially American design, architecture and art has been a li...

Photographer Nigel is building his first house with wife Nina on a site steeped in bushland that wil...

Barbara and Bill love modernist design so they've sought an architect designed 70s style home. Bill...

Owner/Architect Adrian is passionate about sustainable building. He has grand plans for turning his...

Set in historic Homewood House in Surrey, England, Grand Designs Australia host Peter Maddison and G...

Brendan and Penelope dream of a multi-tiered, multi-million dollar home, complete with infinity pool...

Sydney couple Phil and Ariana want an adventurous house, something cutting edge that hasn't been don...

Inland from Noosa in a lush tropical landscape sits Nick and Nicole's sail house. They have a daring...

Anglican Reverends Neil and Ruth have long harboured a desire to build their own home in the style o...

GP Zewlan and her electrician husband Tom, want an architect designed home in a great location on sh...

Architect Tim Hill has made his name designing small, radically shaped, timber houses. Now it's time...

Set on a small block overlooking the Southern Ocean, this three-pod home straddles a pair of four-me...

Six years ago Louise and Steve bought two acres of a rambling English garden in the Adelaide hills....

Steve Minon has a fascination for things Japanese. He fell in love with the work of an iconic Japane...

Brisbane based architects Donovan Hill, helped Trace and Ronnen create the most original grand desig...

Doug and Yvette have lived on their idyllic 10 acre property in the Gold Coast for the last two year...

With his own machinery and help from family and friends, Mike plans to build a large spotted gum cla...

Phillip lives in a quirky cluster of buildings -a shed and a heritage listed windmill. With the help...

When it comes to his family home, IT engineer Damien wants it filled with every hi tech feature. Com...

In the bush ranger territory of the Strathbogie Ranges, Eddie and Dot dream of a home with a magnifi...

Lori and Morgan are building a funky modern house on a tight suburban site. This family home will ha...

Stephen has spent the last15 years at the helm of his own construction company building homes for ot...

Tony and Tania want a million dollar house on a $400,000 budget. Working off handshake deals with th...

Alice is a long term fan of the small house movement and on a sloping site facing the Southern Ocean...

Tabitha and Chris always dreamt of living in the forest. They bought 120 acres of rainforest in Tool...

Peter is building an underground eco bunker that's self-sufficient, sleek and completely one of a ki...

Mike and Megan, a passionate pair of creatives are attempting to build a modernist house on a modest...

David and Sarah are in love with Mt Tamborine, the place they were married 22 years ago. They're now...

Barbara and Craig have built two companies from the ground up, so when they decided to embark on the...

When Rob and Sally buy land for their new home, they are faced with endless challenges. The build mu...

David and Jenny have a dream to live in a super-modern terrace house in a traditional suburb. But th...

Matt and Eloise leave Melbourne for Tasmania. But the budget for their build means Matt has to do mo...

Perth couple Angelo and Kasi love the bulky concrete buildings from the 1950s. But when they see the...

Simon and Lauren want to convert a tiny 150-year-old church into their family home. This means honou...

Dion and Turi have big plans but a limited budget when they build a new, harbourside home. As the da...

Joe and Hayley design high-end homes for others, but this is their chance to build their own. The cu...

Marc and Felicity have dreams of building a non-toxic, passive home and after years of work, the unt...

Trevor and Jeanette are looking to build a very special home close to nature in which Trevor can mov...

After a fire destroyed the much-loved homestead on Alistair and Belinda's dairy farm, they embark on...

Building a big house in inner-city Melbourne is a tricky business. But architect Annalise and projec...

Gary and Clare left the hustle and bustle of Sydney for a more peaceful pace with plans of building...

Lynne and Paul have found a beautiful stretch of coastal wilderness with panoramic views over the Ta...

Retirees and childhood sweethearts Liz and Warren have taken on a hundred-acre Macadamia farm in the...

Tani and Tim have plans to build a medieval 'earth castle' on their 60 acre property. Built into the...

Architect Ben and artist Tania decide to get creative with a tiny discarded scrap of land in one of...

Bel and John are building an underground house on 25 acres at Whittlesea, Victoria. An area known fo...

Fiona and Sal attempt to find a middle ground with their build, with Sal deciding the location and F...

Anita and Kris Martincic dreamt of living in the city, so when a 100 year old derelict building came...

After buying a block of land in Clarence, Dennis and Karen try to build a house that can withstand b...

Catherine and Mick purchase 50 acres in the rolling hills of South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula an...

For Dr Shiva Gunapu and his psychologist wife Rima, incorporating the rich colours of their Indian h...

Electrician Mick takes on the challenge of a lifetime when he and artist wife Belynda decide to buil...

Constructing an underground acropolis in the desert town of Coober Pedy is an ambitious undertaking,...

New host of Grand Designs Australia Anthony Burke is joined by Grand Designs UK icon Kevin McCloud o...

Seeking a country retreat for all their family, Ross and Cathy use their knowledge and love of the o...

Husband and wife architects Gaurav and Vish design a multigenerational home for their aging parents...

Above Tasmania's breathtaking Huon River, Dan Rawlins must overcome personal tragedy, and his own la...

Rookie architect Nick is aiming to solve Australia's housing crisis by showing that good design is a...

Returning to sixth generational family land, Sam along with wife Selina, build an off-grid forever h...

Sydney couple Anna and Celeste are hoping to transform a rundown Victorian terrace into a modern cel...

A former Olympic snowboarder and her builder husband take on a mountainous challenge when they decid...

Natalie and Stuart promise to save the soul of their "fixer-upper", but face obstacles with eccentri...

A homeowner takes a tiny rundown heritage-listed workers cottage in the middle of the dense inner ci...