Most Iconic Builds From The Last 25 Years | Grand Designs 25 Years & Counting

[@karenanderson7873]

They forgot the very best house of all, Ben Law's in Sussex. All done, by hand, wood coppiced by himself and final cost...12.5k.

[@tan_k]

The light house story is heartbreaking.

[@HammerOn-bu7gx]

It is the dumbest one. The guy is a complete idiot.

[@phantoms29]

The grandest of designs, unfortunately the cost was also far too grand (not just financial either). Purely from a building perspective, a spectacular feat though.

[@Awaywego24]

It was very depressing. Felt so sorry for the family

[@devilmaycare2809]

You may feel sorry but that's a prime example of the lack of planning and forethought.

[@Awaywego24]

@@devilmaycare2809 I'm not on about the building perspective. I mean family wise.

[@808v1]

this can be triumphant or tragic - but Kevin and this show has been around since I was a child - still enjoy it to this day...and occasionally I'm moved to tears in sadness or happiness from the human aspect of it. So thank you!

[@808v1]

also, Herefordshire was other worldly in its grandness and design.

[@808v1]

wow, county derry.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Home number 2 was amazing. A man with OCD, a tolerant wife and children. A hobbit house.

[@samtheeagle799]

Absolutely amazing, what a talented man. He's left his mark for generations

[@sun1one1]

Best house on the series.

[@viperion_nz]

She's definitely drinking the kool-aid though - when Kevin asks if it's too late, having taken 10 years to build and the youngest - youngest! - child being 17, she says "No." Of *course* it's too late. It's OK to admit it's too late. But she just can't bring herself to admit that in the end, the time taken was simply too long for the purpose for which it was supposed to be built. It's delusional.

[@abigailpip112]

What a beautiful building in Herefordshire. Such craftsmanship and vision. The couple were lovely, so laid back. In contrast to the last one in Devon which bankrupted it's owner and killed his marriage. That's really sad

[@EliotThexton]

the hertfordshire house has always been my favourite grand design.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

What is great about this show is seeing the dreams of amateur builders and power of the human spirit in the faces of adversity, usually overcome by sheer will and determination. I designed and built my own home and had similar issues.

[@dba1222]

+ a giant extended bank loan

[@suningchen]

I entered college in 2009 and took a design minor and I would always wait at the telly at 21:30 on a Saturday night for a Grand Designs episode.

[@EliseLogan]

I remember very clearly watching that Derry build one originally and thinking what an absolutely magical view that building unlocked.

[@phantoms29]

Ever since I saw that build I have been obsessed with cantilevered buildings, and also love the idea of using shipping containers as shells.

[@johnwells2908]

went to see the Lighthouse last week as I was working in the area, its stunning

[@skimmingstoness]

For a film director who is supposed to have insane attention to detail. How on earth di he manage to let the Latvia company relieve him of £250,000. with no contract

[@ExposedBen]

Daft prick 😂🎉

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

They’re probably OK now with inflation.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

He should have paid a personal visit, turned them upside down and shaken it out of them. I guess they think the English are easy pickings.

[@spuggD]

Different type of attention to detail. Film directors focus on creative detail, they leave the financial detail to the film producers.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

@@spuggD Quite so. Recall they were a little short of detail on whether the gun they were using was loaded a while back too.

[@elgar104]

Taking ten years to build a home..... and excusing the experience for the family as being 'invaluable' is a very kind way to cover selfishness, in my view. Ten years of stress, going without, disruption and uncertainty..... are not offset in the least by the final product. Vanity run amuck.

[@ukdavepianoman]

I love Kevin M's turn of phrase - it looks like a wooden Scandinavian spaceship has landed. Patrick's home made from shipping containers was a work of genius. The Devon lighthouse was an extraordinary story - it seemed Edward would never finish it, be saddled with an ever increasing debt - all this on top of his marriage ending. But he did finish it - I think the final result was magnificent but he never got to live in it. Overall a big price to pay.

[@TheOneCleanHippy]

I love how frank Kevin McCloud always is. People are like "we're moving in by Christmas!" and he looks at them like 'no you're not'.

[@Xyzabc998]

These, except the final home are so much more innovative and interesting than the enormous egomansions with massive concrete slabs, more steel than many bridges steel and glass. Brilliant.

[@LondonEE16]

"On the way here, I was thinking about straw. It's not the obvious choice for a building,,," British understatement.

[@maxbarko8717]

It is very common for centuries.

[@robrocks34]

The house in Herefordshire is wonderful I work for a company that supplied some steel to Ed & Rowena. I delivered some sheets to the property they showed me round and were wonderful people.

[@hpoonis2010]

I would have expected to see the forester's hand-built home in the New Forest.

[@splashpit]

Subjective what people think is the best but I’m with you I loved that project

[@H2kfighter]

when he said 700 grand to build the home i laughed. he knows hes on grand designs right??

[@qwertykeyboard-c5o]

man that last guy did everything for his dream

[@Ben-fk9ey]

He didn't even get to enjoy his dream in the end.

[@MrBirchieBirch]

The woodsman's A-Frame house will always be my favourite. Don't get me wrong, i like the modern builds, but a cabin in the woods away from all the absurdites of modern life is my idea of heaven.

[@tonydaddario4706]

"Usually" the men end up completely knackered and the wives or partners pregnant. Not sure how given how tired they are but funny how often that happens.

[@freddieleethompson3536]

I stayed at an air b&b just behind this place when it was around halfway though. I remember thinking what a lovely place to live. Little did I know what was happening.

[@igamarurbytes]

Which one? I highly doubt you AirBnB’s behind 7 building sites that just happen to be on Grand Designs

[@AnnaAnnaTT]

re the South Manchester property at the start - please name the Latvian company and directors who swindled the couple. The building public need to know

[@matf6661]

I hope that North Devon one doesn't fall into the sea in 20 years, seems precariously close to the edge and can already see some signs of erosion near the base.

[@josedacosta5197]

I say this very often and I mean it " you got to love the British, I lived there for 20 odd years 😊

[@Jackie-q4u]

I love living in England ❤

[@StephenKnowlesProperty]

As a First Time Developer documenting the journey on KZbin. I love watching these guys. Hopefully anyone that follows us will get some good insight into what is involved in a first time deal.

[@qwertytrewq9870]

@22:16 half a million, in Islington!! 😮

[@eliotmansfield]

The lighthouse in Croyde is still unoccupied and starting to decay already - im a regular visitor to the area

[@danilocanabrava854]

11:05 what an awkward moment though.

[@PeoplesChoiceofficial]

Most Iconic Builds ? According to this channel ? AHA 0_0

[@PAD-w9n]

That never came in on budget… Kevin was astonished at the figures

[@Patriotic_Duck]

Trying to confirm if you’re correct ✅ but l finally noticed it’s true 🎉

[@tdyerwestfield]

I start losing interest when they say they find a way to scramble £200k together, or they've gone 3 times over budget. That's the worst bit about this programme when the participants feign poverty yet discover hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of pounds.

[@Superpius91]

Edward like 99.1% of most men accepted the responsibility of the light house.

[@jackwilliamburgess]

Lost a marriage over a building he can't even live in, borrowing money he couldn't afford - lessons of what men shouldn't do

[@Duncan_Campbell]

@@jackwilliamburgess and his daughters have moved on too.

[@ExposedBen]

Guy had a dream, gamble didn't work but imagine it did work out for him as he dreamt? Shitty twist of fate sadly

[@jackwilliamburgess]

@@ExposedBen If you're half way through a dream and it's costing you a marriage and getting you into massive debt, with no big payoff at the end, it's not a good dream

[@Superpius91]

@@jackwilliamburgess I am not surprised the wife left him. Lesson to all men. MOST not ALL women just want the wow factor of life. When the wow crumbles. She is the first to leave.

[@TheStateoflove]

I really hate shipping container homes ugh.

[@dmisso42]

Why do people put in Spiral Stairs? Seems none of them has the foresight to imagine how difficult it will be in their old age.

[@dogsnads5634]

For so many of these homes that cost £1m+ they could install a lift at build that would guarantee the house would be usable for the rest of their natural life (and the lift adds value to the house) for £25k...looks incredibly modern and perfectly safe with little maintenance/running costs (vacuum lifts). It's a huge gap that so many ignore....but they'll happily spend £100k+ on a kitchen...

[@thescergie]

Yay 39 minutes proving that Kevin McCloud has on idea what he's talking about......

[@Coen80]

I just cant help but feel that all these so called 'grand designs' look like office-furniture-showrooms. I mean, it's not ugly, but it's all so soulless. Like a museum for abstract arts... None of these grand designs feel like a nice home, just some architectural flex, which I'm not sure if i really agree with that 😅

[@philmoore71]

good, but i think this is some years old

[@TheDirtyducker]

STILL NOT FINISHED

[@kszaczyszcz]

The second family doesnt have a sense of time, its a hobby not a house

[@samscriv]

This video has more adverts than your mum

[@tomatobrush3283]

Is the thumbnail indicating a stroke?

[@overthecounterbeanie]

A stroke of genius

[@johnmightymole2284]

Greedy Designs.

[@lynfoster7870]

What about simple living

[@fionacarruthers7797]

Why would u come to THIS show for that

[@therealjimshady100]

Why on gods earth would you pay a latvian company the full amount up front? Just a mere million pound overspend..... Different worlds indeed....

[@richardmorrow8048]

Have you ever counted the number of babies that have been born during the last 25 years . We often joke at home, when Kevin arrives on site a lot of the woman fall pregnant, is it something in the air 🤔or is it ??? who knows...couldn't possibly say what's blowing in the wind...

[@TE-ph4il]

25 years of boomer greed

[@Lwilliams0624]

Find them and their children and family and deal with them which ever way you must. Your government should have protected you. Wow your government was rubbish. Complete rubbish.

[@2377shortie]

First house is so ugly. More money than sense

[@roberths7282]

I agree, it looks like a modern public library