Grand Designs: House of the Year | All Episodes | Season 2 Episodes 1 - 4 | Full Series | 2016

Grand Designs: House of the Year | The FINAL | Season 2 Episodes 1 - 4 | Full Season | 2016 Kevin McCloud visits a number of British houses to shed light on their unique architecture and designs that have been awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects. For Grand Designs’s legions of fans, this annual tour of the UK’s most outstanding architect-design homes is a dream come true. We join much-loved host Kevin McCloud as he shows us around the year’s most outstanding new builds and renovations, examining what makes each one special with his trademark charm and expertise. Episode 1 - Kevin is joined by Damion Burrows and Zac Monro to look at five country homes. These include a house within a hill, and a modern Californian home in Cornwall. Episode 2 - A look at homes that stretch design boundaries, including a properties making maximum use of small plots, such as a concealed house built from glass and concrete, and an Edinburgh home filled with tricks. Episode 3 - Kevin explores homes that conjure space within the confines of small sites. Among the houses is a workspace, featuring an experimental garden on the roof and a combination of beach living and high architecture. Episode 4 - This episode, Kevin delves into four homes that are creative responses to awkward sites and reveals the overall winner of the RIBA House of the Year award 2016. The prestigious RIBA prize is awarded each year to a home that demonstrates more than simply beautiful design. These homes are often situated in extraordinary landscapes, feature cutting-edge sustainable elements and forward-looking materials and building techniques. Kevin McCloud, MBE is a British designer, writer, and a television presenter. He has presented the Channel 4 series Grand Designs since its debut in April 1999 For more episodes of Grand Designs, subscribe to our channel:    / @placesspacestv   #GrandDesigns #HouseOfTheYear #KevinMcCloud