Tom Webster
Presenter
Grand Designs New Zealand (2015)
Season 2
The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too ambitious, and no obstacle too large in their quest for the perfect house.
Released Oct. 4, 2015
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.home-ownership, tmdb.design, tmdb.home-renovation
Network: TVNZ 1
Country: New Zealand
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Point Chevalier: The Concreteologist
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.
Sept. 25, 2016, midnight
S2E2 - New Plymouth: Hemp Home
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.
Oct. 2, 2016, midnight
S2E3 - Northland: Rusty House
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.
Oct. 9, 2016, midnight
S2E4 - Kapiti Coast: Stilt House
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.
Oct. 16, 2016, midnight
S2E5 - Ponsonby: French House
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.
Oct. 23, 2016, midnight
S2E6 - Queenstown: Modern Day Castle
Christchurch earthquake refugees Andy Macbeth and Jo Denton build a modern-day fortress against the elements in alpine Queenstown.
Oct. 30, 2016, midnight
S2E7 - Christchurch: Shipping Container Home
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.
Nov. 6, 2016, midnight
S2E8 - South Brighton: Earthquake Rebuild
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.
Nov. 13, 2016, midnight
Network: TVNZ 1
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 40 min.
Released: Oct. 4, 2015
Last Air Date: June 15, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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