In May 1999, 11 people in Bordesley, West Birmingham, set out to build their own homes. Few of them had any professional experience in construction. For the previous two years, the Accord Housing Association had been training them in the skills they would need. Now they were to put them to the test.

Angela, who worked for Accord, would be the project co-ordinator. Peter, a builder with 20 years' experience, would be site manager, overseeing the work. The group members; Calvin (who was appointed leader), Paul, Carol, Mr Azad, Petrona, Tab, Gerald, Paul, Yasser, Richard, Bash - had not known each other when they signed up, having been attracted to the project through advertising and word of mouth.

Grand Designs Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Farnham: The Regency Villa
• s02e02 - Sussex: The New England House
• s02e03 - Huddersfield: The Wool Mill
• s02e04 - Wales: The Isolated Cottage
• s02e05 - The Cruciform House, Berkshire
• s02e06 - Birmingham: The Community Self-Build
• s02e07 - London: The Jewel Box
• s02e08 - Devon: The Derelict Barns
• s02e09 - Revisited - Birmingham: The Community Self-Build
• s02e10 - Revisited - Wales: The Isolated Cottage
• s02e11 - Revisited - Devon: The Derelict Barns
• s02e12 - Revisited - Lambourn: The Cruciform House
• s02e13 - The Co-Op: Revisited
• s02e14 - The Isolated Cottage: Revisited
• s02e15 - The Dilapidated Georgian House: Revisited
• s02e16 - The Water Tower: Revisited
• s02e17 - The Derelict Barns: Revisited

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.