Grand Designs New Zealand

Grand Designs New Zealand Season 5

TV Show

Season 5 Episodes

1. Burnt Timber Pavilion

September 11th, 2019

Shane and Tina Nicholls design a unique family home using Japanese burnt timber and Scandinavian brick, a special memorial garden, views over the gulf, a wine cellar, a pool, and much more – it’s a truly international affair.

2. Suspended Glass House

September 18th, 2019

A site with a river running through it would put most people off. But not Harlem and Nicola who attempt to build a glass-house on a bridge over the water.

3. Wanaka Wedge

September 25th, 2019

Musicians Justine Cormack and Marc Taddei swap their Auckland home for the mountains of Central Otago. They risk all by adapting an American design for the Southern Hemisphere.

4. Beach Escape

October 2nd, 2019

David and Tracey share a passion for architecture, but with diverging taste. Their joint home in Waipu Cove results in a clash of wills and an epic battle over the budget and infinity pool.

5. Taylor's Mistake

October 9th, 2019

Six years in the making, Craig Jarvis' tiny 65 square metre home overlooking Taylor's Mistake is Grand Designs' longest running house build. Hand built, but is it finally finished?

6. Medieval Castle

October 16th, 2019

Creating a 50-metre long castle wall is just the first of many uphill battles a brave family faces as they tackle the gargantuan task of creating a Medieval Castle in north Canterbury.

7. Grand Designs Revisited

October 23rd, 2019

Chris Moller takes a tour of three exceptional Grand Designs homes from the last four seasons to see how they've developed and to ask the big question - was it all worth it?

8. Back To The Music Box

October 30th, 2019

Mahuia and Mindy are preparing to be the first-time parents and want to build a family home that will double as a recording studio and a rooftop performance space. In this episode we take you back to the home doubling as a recording studio as Mahuia and Mindy try to find harmony between an inspirational music space and a place to raise their family.

9. The Concreteologist - Revisited

November 6th, 2019

One of Grand Designs' most compelling builds, in which concretologist Ross risks life and limb to create a towering home for his family on the cliffs of Pt Chevalier.

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Sep 14, 2020
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Sep 11, 2019
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Oct 3, 2018
Season 3

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Sep 19, 2017
Season 2

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Sep 25, 2016
Season 1

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Oct 4, 2015