Episode
Grand Designs: Revisited: The Self-Build, Birmingham
Overview
Revisited Season 1 (2001) episode 4 Kevin McCloud revisits an innovative housing scheme in Birmingham. Just over two years ago a group of 11 men and women agreed to build, not just their own, but each other's homes.
Details
- Series
- Grand Designs
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2001-11-29
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Revisited: The Self-Build, Birmingham is Episode 12 in Season 2 of Grand Designs. It aired on 2001-11-29. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 11: Revisited: The House of Straw, Islington, North London
Revisited Season 1 (2001) episode 3
Kevin McCloud revisits Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth in Islington, London. Will they have realised their dream of using straw bales in the construction of their house?
Episode 13: Revisited: The Co-Op, Brighton
Revisited Season 1 (2001) episode 5
Kevin McCloud revisits a group of people in a Brighton co-operative who are building their own homes and the homes of their neighbours
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Episode 10: Revisited: The Eco-House, Suffolk
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Kevin McCloud travels to Suffolk to revisit a couple who dreamed of building a 100% environmentally friendly house.
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Episode 9: Revisited: The Glass-House, Doncaster
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Kevin travels back to Doncaster to catch up with self-builders Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood and their futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
Episode 17: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 2 (remove; wrong season)
Episode 8: The Derelict Barns, Devon
Kevin McCloud visits a couple in Devon who are hoping to convert a traditional barn complete with thatched roof.
Episode 18: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 3 (remove; wrong season)
Episode 7: The Jewel Box, London
Kevin McCloud visits a couple who are looking to build their hi-tech modern house in a quiet north London street.
Episode 19: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 4 (remove; wrong season)
Episode 6: The Self-Build, Birmingham
Kevin checks out an innovative housing scheme set up by a Birmingham Housing Association, which allows a group of people to build their own homes
Episode 5: The Cruciform House, Lambourn Valley, Berkshire
When Rupert and Julie bought a hilltop site in the Berkshire Downs, they were determined to build a house that would make the most of the countryside and stunning views. They turned to architecture firm Roderick James, which specialises in modern design and traditional timber craftsmanship. Together with architect Hugh McGann, they came up with a house of green oak and glass, built in an unusual cruciform (cross) shape.