This feisty and resourceful couple decide to trial a whole new way of building, starting with 10, then 20, then 31 steel shipping containers that carpenter Todd, plans to crane into their suburban block, then somehow weld into a flood proof family home - all for just $400,000.

Grand Designs Australia Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - The Graceville Container House
• s05e02 - Mt Eliza Modern Vic
• s05e03 - Claremont Origame WA
• s05e04 - Foxground Pavillion NSW
• s05e05 - Port Melbourne Urban Green
• s05e06 - Toowoomba English Farmhouse
• s05e07 - Williamstown Bluestone Cottage
• s05e08 - Brookfield Spotted Gum House
• s05e09 - Pipers Creek Strawbale House VIC
• s05e10 - Faraday Aussie Bush House VIC

Grand Designs Australia Show Summary

A truly unique brand and a massive undertaking with a shooting period of over 12 months, Grand Designs Australia tells the stories of new homes and perhaps more importantly the Aussies who are building them. Based on the award-winning UK series, Grand Designs Australia is the first international format of the critically acclaimed show. The series charts the in-depth process of elaborate design projects undertaken by self-builders - from the initial details of blueprints, to the long and often arduous task of turning the designs into a practical living space. No design is too ambitious when it comes to creating your dream home. But discovering the hard realities that complicate your plans can often be too much to bear. From rebuilding a labour of love in the Victorian bush after it was burnt to the ground in the Black Saturday bush fires; to transforming a tiny corner car park into five l