Kevin McCloud meets Chris and Kayo, who plan to build a unique, Roman-inspired home on the protected land surrounding one of Britain's most historic abbeys in Hertfordshire. The pair find themselves constrained by stringent planning conditions, and the intricate and complicated build puts both their schedule and budget under a great deal of pressure.

Grand Designs Season 18 Episodes...

• s18e01 - Malvern: Hill House
• s18e02 - Harringey, London: Victorian Gatehouse
• s18e03 - County Down: Agricultural House
• s18e04 - South Hertfordshire: Roman House
• s18e05 - South East London: Victorian Dairy House
• s18e06 - Blackdown Hills, Devon: Snake House
• s18e07 - Peak District: Post-Industrial House
• s18e08 - London: Minscule House
• s18e09 - Revisited - Herefordshire: The Recycled Timber-Framed House

Grand Designs Show Summary

Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud.

The properties featured in the series vary wildly from homes underground to converted water towers, with the only common factor being that they're all rather unusual or extravagant in some way.