The BEST episodes of Grand Designs New Zealand season 2
Every episode of Grand Designs New Zealand season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grand Designs New Zealand season 2!
Architect Tom Webster meets people all over Aotearoa who are challenging architecture, geography, sustainability, technology, and even standard building practices to create innovative, cutting edge homes.
#1 - Queenstown: Modern Day Castle
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2016
Christchurch earthquake refugees Andy Macbeth and Jo Denton build a modern-day fortress against the elements in alpine Queenstown.
#2 - South Brighton: Earthquake Rebuild
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2016
A terminally ill Christchurch man and his family are determined to stay in South Brighton despite on-going earthquakes, and the fact their house is being built on a sand dune.
#3 - Point Chevalier: The Concreteologist
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2016
Ross plans to create a towering home for his family on the cliffs of Point Chevalier. But after living on site for nearly 10 years, his family is now wondering if he'll ever get their home finished.
#4 - New Plymouth: Hemp Home
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2016
New Plymouth couple Greg and Gayle build one of the first hemp homes in NZ, and spend thousands shielding themselves against what they believe are the ill effects of electromagnetic radiation.
#5 - Kapiti Coast: Stilt House
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2016
Predicted sea level rises are not stopping architect Guy Marriage and his extended family from building a DIY Bach, only metres from the high tide mark on Wellington's Kapiti Coast.
#6 - Northland: Rusty House
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2016
Steve Wilson and Wendy Grell move from Auckland to the Northland beachside where they plan to build an architectural marvel of corten steel in an unassuming seaside community.
#7 - Ponsonby: French House
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2016
Philippe and Sarah Lods hope to create a modernist home based on Parisian apartments on a rare empty site in the heart of Auckland's historic Ponsonby.
#8 - Christchurch: Shipping Container Home
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2016
Building with shipping containers seems like a creative way to create a home, but construction falling a year behind is only the start of this Christchurch family's build problems.
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