The BEST episodes of Grand Designs Australia season 8
Every episode of Grand Designs Australia season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grand Designs Australia season 8!
Grand Designs Australia tells the stories of new homes and perhaps more importantly the Aussies who are building them. Based on the award-winning UK series, Grand Designs Australia is the first international format of the critically acclaimed show. The series charts the in-depth process of elaborate design projects undertaken by self-builders - from the initial details of blueprints, to the long and often arduous task of turning the designs into a practical living space. No design is too ambitious when it comes to creating your dream home. But discovering the hard realities that complicate your plans can often be too much to bear. Hosted by leading Australian architect Peter Maddison.
#1 - Lewisham, TAS
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2019
Alice is a long term fan of the small house movement and on a sloping site facing the Southern Ocean. She's creating a petite 40 square metre pod, offering all she needs and nothing more.
#2 - Euroa, VIC
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2019
In the bush ranger territory of the Strathbogie Ranges, Eddie and Dot dream of a home with a magnificent 360 degree view. Can they work around the huge granite boulders to achieve their dream?
#3 - Curl Curl, NSW
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2019
Stephen has spent the last 15 years at the helm of his own construction company building homes for other people. Now with his first child on the way, he's finally building his own, and the plan is to make it grand.
#4 - Rivett, ACT
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2019
Peter is building an underground eco bunker that's self-sufficient, sleek and completely one of a kind. From the outside it will eventually look like a bush garden, but below ground, a man cave.
#5 - Suffolk Park, NSW
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2019
Mike and Megan, a passionate pair of creatives are attempting to build a modernist house on a modest footprint. Mike designed the house himself to include only what they need, and only what they use.
#6 - Elsternwick, VIC
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/24/2019
Lori and Morgan are building a funky modern house on a tight suburban site. This family home will have a lot fun elements including a trapeze net, car parking stacker and a paper plane garden sculpture.
#7 - Toolangi, VIC
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2019
Tabitha and Chris always dreamt of living in the forest. They bought 120 acres of rainforest in Toolangi and are building a farmhouse that will be a sustainable, economical, fire-proof and completely off grid.
#8 - Dee Why, NSW
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2019
Barbara and Craig have built two companies from the ground up, so when they decided to embark on their dream home, it wasn't surprising they threw out the rule book and decided to do it their way, with a building system that's untested.
#9 - Lockleys, SA
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/2019
Tony and Tania want a million dollar house on a $400,000 budget. Working off handshake deals with the architect and builder, will their dream home be finished?
#10 - Mt Tamborine, QLD
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2019
David and Sarah are in love with MtTamborine, the place they were married 22 years ago. They're now about to build a long-awaited home-away-from-home there, on lush mountain acreage boasting a rainforest and creek.