S3 E1 • Peterborough: The Wooden Box

'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 setting and commissioned commercial architects to build them a new one. But was it too small for them, their young son and the baby on the way?

Première diffusion : 12 février 2003

S3 E2 • Chesterfield: The Water-Works

The 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 the Tate Modern. But nothing would deter the couple. 'We looked at it,' said Chris, 'and saw our home.'

Première diffusion : 19 février 2003

S3 E3 • Sussex: The Woodsmans Cottage

For 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 permission to build himself a house with more creature comforts. He invited volunteers to help him build one by hand, from the materials growing around him.

Première diffusion : 26 février 2003

S3 E4 • Surrey: The Victorian Threshing Barn

For 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 family to leave London and move back to his parents' village. Acquiring the site was easy, as Philip's parents owned it. Getting planning permission took longer, and a crucial factor in their success was that they would be restoring the outside of the barn and keeping the innovation hidden

Première diffusion : 5 mars 2003

S3 E5 • Buckinghamshire: The Inverted-Roof House

Tom 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 house - a symphony of angles, glass walls and exposed steel, with a dramatic inverted roof. Tom made himself site manager and main contractor. He had no experience but he liked a challenge - and, after all, how difficult could it be?

Première diffusion : 12 mars 2003

S3 E6 • Hackney: The Terrace Conversion

After 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 terrace home a radical redesign. The house was in a conservation area, so the outside had to remain unchanged. Inside, however, they decided to rip out everything including walls, ceilings, floors and start again.

Première diffusion : 17 septembre 2003

S3 E7 • Cumbria: The Underground House

The 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 made maximum use of natural resources for light, warmth and power

Première diffusion : 24 septembre 2003

S3 E8 • Hereford: The Traditional Cottage

Merry'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 technology for a new house with a genuinely rural feel. Her father drew up a design that followed the traditional cottage layout while incorporating modern comforts.

Première diffusion : 1 octobre 2003

S3 E9 • Revisited - Buckinghamshire: The Inverted-Roof House

Tom 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 house - a symphony of angles, glass walls and exposed steel, with a dramatic inverted roof. Tom made himself site manager and main contractor. He had no experience but he liked a challenge - and, after all, how difficult could it be?

Première diffusion : 4 février 2004

S3 E10 • Revisited - Hackney: The Terrace Conversion

Kevin McCloud takes a trip back to the home of John and Eleni Flood who completely gutted their Victorian terraced house to create an open, light and modern space.

Première diffusion : 4 mai 2005

S3 E11 • Revisited - Sussex: The Woodsmans Cottage

Kevin returns to see how Ben Law's woodsman's cottage has changed. The house has bedded down into its landscaped kitchen garden and his life has changed in unexpected ways.

Première diffusion : 26 octobre 2005

S3 E12 • Revisited - Peterborough: The Wooden Box

Kevin McCloud drops in at John and Terri Westlake's self-built, contemporary wooden home, which has a wall made entirely of glass and great views across open countryside near Peterborough.

Première diffusion : 5 mars 2008

S3 E13 • Revisited - Surrey: The Victorian Threshing Barn

Kevin McCloud revisits Philip Trail and his wife Angela who moved to stress-free Surrey and renovated a 150-year-old threshing barn after Philip was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Première diffusion : 19 mars 2008

S3 E14 • Revisited - Cumbria: The Underground House

Five years on, Kevin McCloud goes back to the wilds of Cumbria to see how the Reddy family have adapted to their ecologically sound earth-sheltered home.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2008

S3 E15 • Revisited (2) - Sussex: The Woodsmans Cottage

Kevin returns again to see how Ben Law's woodsman's cottage has changed.

Première diffusion : 29 avril 2009