Grand Designs: Kevin McCloud visits most spectacular UK homes for House of the Year 2019
GRAND DESIGNS: HOUSE OF THE YEAR returns tonight and Kevin McCloud will take a look at some of the experimental homes which are among the top contenders. What’s made the list?
Grand Designs: Designers create house made entirely of cork
Grand Designs is a property show which follows architects as they attempt to build interesting and unique houses. Tonight, Kevin McCloud will embark on a nationwide mission to find visit of the most jaw-dropping properties in the country. He will see a number of properties which are in the running for 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year. The houses are all one of a kind and have pushed boundaries, so which will win the prestigious award?
It’s half a metre thick blocks of cork one on top of the other with no glue or water.
Kevin McCloud, who writes and presents the property show, will be joined on the mission by co-presenters, architect Damion Burrows and design expert Michelle Ogundehin.
Property fans will watch on as they visit some of the most spectacular houses in the running for the title.
The homes will take a punt at the RIBA House of the Year title, which is given to the best example of a unique design by an architect in the UK.
They all have something unique which made them qualify for the award.
The presenting trio will see the experimental houses which have made the list for pushing the boundaries of conventional designs.
Among the contenders is a Derbyshire stone cottage, a South Downs family home with a vaulted interior and an ultra-low energy house in Buckinghamshire.
In the series, Kevin will also take a look at a creative stunning micro home which was built in a double garage in London.
Tonight, property fans will watch on as he inspects a pioneering home in Eton which has been made entirely from cork.
The sustainable creation is tucked in the back garden of the homeowners, Matt and Dido, and is described as the first of its kind in the UK.
Inside, the property boasts a sitting room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and hidden sleeping area.
Speaking of how the house was built, Matt said: “It’s quite primitive, caveman stuff. It’s half a metre thick blocks of cork one on top of the other with no glue or water.”
The presenters will visit all the properties shortlisted by the RIBA judges before announcing which house has won the prestigious prize in the final episode.
Kevin will often watch on as architects try to build unique and innovative properties.
After running out of money, Kevin returned to the site six years later to see if they had managed to complete building work.
The pair originally set out to transform an underground water reservoir into a property.