S1 E1 • Episode 1

34-year-old Andy and 32-year-old Esther have lived in their three-bedroom house in Stirling, Scotland, for almost four years. With idyllic views of the river and castle, the couple love where they live, but with three small children, their house is cramped and no longer works for family life. Andy and Esther know the house needs changing but have no idea what to do. Esther is keen to keep a separate space, but Andy thinks they should open the whole downstairs up. They could extend into the garden, but they are not sure if that is the best solution. The couple are locked in stalemate over how to spend their £55,000, so are handing over control to two competing architects - Laura Jane Clark and Robert Jamison. They go head to head to redesign Andy and Esther’s home. Laura’s specialism is domestic architecture. Robert is inspired by the way people live in all corners of the world and has no fear in completely rethinking a space to defy convention. At the design studio, Robert and Laura pitch their bold ideas to transform Andy and Esther’s home completely using virtual reality. The moment the couple put on the VR goggles, they are transported back into the house they have long struggled to make a home. Then suddenly, walls start moving, ceilings lift up and light pours in. Andy and Esther are stunned as each of the architect’s visions are revealed. Each radically different design fits the brief in wildly different ways – they are drawn to the practicality of Laura’s but blown away by Robert’s creativity. They now face a difficult decision - which one will they decide to build? As the episode nears its end, the final, most important reveal is yet to come. After seeing a succession of extraordinary ‘digital’ reveals, it is time to see what has been built in real life. Angela and the chosen architect arrive at the previously non-descript semi-detached home, but what they walk into is anything but! The real-world reveal manages to rival anything seen in virtual reality whilst achieving the ultimate goal of uniting Andy and Esther through this life-changing transformation.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 2019

S1 E2 • Episode 2

39-year-old James and 40-year-old Vicky have lived in their 1970s detached house in Kent for five years with their two young children. Bought for the large garden, they have since discovered the house is completely impractical for family life. Like homes across Britain it has been chopped and changed making the space disjointed. The divided layout is taking its toll on family life. James and Vicky agree they need to rethink their home, but that is all they agree on! Working to a healthy budget of £100k, can our two rival architects finally solve the problem that has had James and Vicky locked in stalemate for five years? Laura Jane Clark specialises in domestic architecture and believes our homes are integral to our relationships. Robert Jamison draws inspiration from around the world and tries to capture those influences in his work. At the design studio, James and Vicky get the extraordinary opportunity to actually step inside the visions thought up by the two architects by using virtual reality – Robert is first. In front of James and Vicky’s eyes the existing walls cascade into the floor to reveal a spectacular open plan kitchen/diner. A window forms in the west wall, allowing warm light to spill into the new space and the previously gloomy lounge is reimagined as a snug. Next up Laura focuses on creating a wide inviting hall, sweeping into a massive open plan kitchen with bi-fold doors opening directly onto the garden. She skillfully zones the open plan space to create areas for rest, play and dining. James and Vicky are blown away by Laura and Robert’s visions and now face the difficult decision of which one to build in reality. The final, and most important reveal is still to come. Angela and the chosen architect travel to see what James and Vicky have actually built and the result is sensational. Rivalling the extraordinary digital reveals, the house is breath-taking. James and Vicky are delighted, and the transformation has unified the family, delivering something better than they ever could have ever dreamed of.

Première diffusion : 23 avril 2019

S1 E3 • Episode 3

36-year-old Suzanne and 41-year-old Danny have wildly differing views on how to improve their cramped 1960s bungalow in Bedfordshire. With three children and only two usable bedrooms, they are in urgent need of help but while Suzanne wants style and a wow factor, Danny is fixated on storage and practicality. With the couple at loggerheads, architects Laura Jane Clark and Robert Jamison go head to head to win the commission. The prize? To radically transform this dysfunctional space into a spectacular and practical home, all working to their £70k budget. Laura specialises in domestic architecture, focusing on making homes a joy to live in, while Robert is an experimental architect drawing inspiration from how people live around the globe. The two experts work up two very different solutions to this ambitious brief - then, using the latest technology, Danny and Suzanne step into the designs in state-of-the-art virtual reality. They begin in their existing home and watch in awe as their furniture disappears, plaster peels back, walls fall away, new structures build, before the final vision is revealed like never before. Laura creates an ingenious design which turns the once ordinary home into one that is extraordinary. Her clever scheme solves a major problem present in most bungalows – they are dark at the centre of the home. A gigantic skylight lets light pour in and a stunning low cost kitchen is created by adapting an off the peg one with laser-cut brass panels. Next is Robert’s design which is hardly recognisable as Suzanne and Danny’s old home. Small rooms have been transformed into an enormous open-plan space constructed using industrial materials and translucent wall panels. The most radical idea however is replacing their traditional bedrooms with Japanese–style ‘sleep pods’. The conflicting couple must now agree which of the two amazing virtual creations to build in reality. Months after the builders move in, Angela and the chosen architect travel for the final and most important reveal of all. It might look like the same bungalow from the outside, but what a transformation! A stunning interpretation of the virtual designs has translated into an extraordinary home.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 2019

S1 E4 • Episode 4

Accountants Mimi and Luke have lived in their terraced house in Grantham for five years with their two-year-old daughter and Mimi’s 10-year-old son. With Luke’s two older children often there too, the house is bursting at the seams, yet the layout is entirely unpractical. They fell in love with the home because of its large garden, but the living areas are a rabbit warren of small disjointed rooms. There is barely enough space for the couple and their growing children to all be in one room together. Perhaps worse still, there is no view of the big garden from the house! With a budget of £30k, two competing architects have their work cut out to rethink the layout and improve family life. Laura Jane Clark specialises in residential architecture, believing our homes are integral to our relationships. Robert Jamison draws inspiration from around the world and tries to capture those influences in his work. At the design studio, Mimi and Luke have the extraordinary opportunity to step inside the radical new visions thought up by the two architects, using virtual reality. Laura presents her design first. Mimi and Luke watch in awe as the existing walls of their awkward and cramped dining room disappear. Then, Laura makes her first move – an ingenious plan to move the stairs from the centre to the rear. Next, vital storage solutions appear, and finally floor to ceiling folding doors that finally unite the home with the garden beyond. Then, it is Robert’s turn. He begins by using a series of extraordinary transformations to show how hard it is to make a narrow, extended Victorian home suit the needs of a modern family. Robert concludes that they do need to extend, however he is acutely aware the budget won’t allow it using conventional means. Mimi and Luke’s nerves are running high as Robert unveils his astonishing new design. Walls and doors begin to transform. A brand new layout is revealed which Mimi and Luke could never have imagined. Rather than a completely new extension, Robert has opted for a lightweight timber system that could work with the existing foundations creating a space full of unusual angles. The new kitchen offers a huge amount of seating and big windows out on the garden. Mimi and Luke are blown away by Laura and Robert’s visions but now they face a difficult decision – which one will they decide to build? As the episode nears the end, the final, and most important reveal is yet to come. Angela and the chosen architect travel to see what Mimi and Luke have actually built and the result is stunning. Rivalling the extraordinary digital reveals, the space is incredible. Mimi and Luke are delighted with their new home, and family life has been transformed far beyond what they ever thought possible.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 2019

S1 E5 • Episode 5

In 2015 Becky and Cris moved from a small cottage to a four-bed 1960s house in Wiltshire, hoping it would provide desperately needed space for their growing children. A family of keen musicians, they also hoped a large reception room would give them the opportunity to play their instruments together. But three years later the house is awkward and unhomely with dark and uninviting rooms. A poor layout means the four of them live quite separately, and those dreamed of musical get-togethers never happen. Becky and Cris have tried to solve the problems with the house but can’t find a design that works for them and their budget of £45,000. Desperate to bring the family together, they have handed over control to two competing architects, Laura Jane Clark and Robert Jamison. Laura, who specialises in creatively reimagining residential architecture, goes head to head with Robert, who has a reputation for unconventional and maverick ideas. Each architect interprets the brief in wildly different ways and pitches them to Becky and Cris using virtual reality. Laura has come up with clever way to draw light into dark areas of the house, as well as connecting up the living space, whereas Robert has totally redesigned the ground floor in an unexpected and unorthodox way. Becky and Cris are delighted by both, but how will they make the near impossible decision of which one to go with? As the episode nears its end the final, most important reveal is yet to come - it is time to see what has been built in real life. Angela and the chosen architect arrive at Becky and Cris’s once dark and divided home to the most breath-taking transformation. The real-world reveal manages to rival anything seen in virtual reality whilst achieving the ultimate goal of uniting the family with this life-changing renovation.

Première diffusion : 14 mai 2019

S1 E6 • Episode 6

Helen and Rob live in a Victorian terraced house in St Albans. When they bought it five years ago, it needed a lot of work. They have put all their energy into renovating the entrance and the front room, but the back of the house remains a mishmash of tiny and unpractical rooms. A narrow kitchen is uncomfortably close to the only family bathroom, and a dark, windowless utility space has Helen comparing the rear of her home to a dungeon.

Première diffusion : 9 octobre 2019

S1 E7 • Episode 7

Ruth and Lindsey live in a 1990s developer home near Middlesbrough. Their focus in recent years has been achieving their goal of having a family. Now, with two young daughters, it is time for Lindsey and Ruth to tackle their home, which fails to meet the needs of their family. The problems begin the moment they come through the door. The tiny hallway barely allows for a buggy to be brought into the house. When inside, it has to be brought through almost every room on the ground floor before it can be put away. Meanwhile, the kitchen has almost no storage and is disconnected from the living spaces where the children play, so the family are rarely all in the same room at the same time.

Première diffusion : 16 octobre 2019

S1 E8 • Episode 8

Truck salesman Mike and urban designer Lisa live in a three-bedroom Victorian terrace in Shrewsbury which Mike bought 20 years ago. After getting married, they hoped to have a family and their treasured son George is now ten years old. What was a spacious home for two has now become a squeeze for a family of three, only made worse by the huge range of conflicting hobbies that compete for space. Lisa is desperate for a calm place to do her yoga, whilst Mike and George play the drums and the guitar respectively. But it is not just music Mike wants to focus on - more than anything he wants a place he can spend quality time with George, building and tinkering with bikes.

Première diffusion : 23 octobre 2019