Grand Designs, The Streets is about to take the world by storm.
Designer Kevin McCloud is back, and this time, he’s going back to some of the most interesting locations he’s visited in Grand Designs: The Streets, – as well as a brand-new site for the latest season.
Last night, the third season of the reality-based property series began. There will be six episodes in total plus an extra episode to air at a later date.
How is the new Grand Designs series different than the old Grand Designs? Here’s what you need to know…
What is Grand Designs: The Streets?
Kevin McCloud, his crew and 10 households were followed by Kevin McCloud in the first season of spin-offs. They spent five years following the journey of each family to construct a new street.
The ‘Street’ in question was Graven Hill and started out as a field outside of Bicester, which is 14 miles outside of Oxford.
Channel 4 described the undertaking as ‘Britain’s biggest self-build project’ the show featured some unconventional architectural choices namely one home which was been made out of Hemp Shiv, a non-hallucinogenic cannabis which can apparently be used to make a kind of planet-friendly concrete.
In season two, we also went to Glasgow to see a ranch house in American style, an imposing Spanish design, and the dream home of a couple, who have been working on it for 30 years.
Kevin McCloud and Natasha Huq will head up to Glasgow for the third season of Grand Designs, to watch the homes being constructed in Glasgow’s iconic Scottish Self-Build Street.
This will introduce an entirely new project in York’s historic centre.
The Language of Speaking whattowatch.com, Kevin McCloud said: ‘York has a great tradition of high-quality social housing.
‘Joseph Rowntree started its first social housing project for his workers at the Rowntree Chocolate Factory, so this new self-help program is really exciting to see. We filmed some beautiful houses.
‘The lovely thing about whether we’re filming Graven Hill or in York, is that every project is an example — it doesn’t matter how difficult it’s been for the people to build or how cheaply they’re building — every project is better built than the average offering and is more thermally efficient, simply because it is properly made.’
The third season of the series will also feature many of the usual stresses associated with house building, including the possibility of injuries, exhaustion and financial stress, as well as the effects these may have on relationships.
This sounds like a party.
Grand Designs: The Streets Channel 4 next Tuesday at 9pm.
