Building the Dream

Season 2

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton helps people in the UK build their dream home - and one that is both amazing and affordable.

11 Episodes

  • Shropshire
    E1
    ShropshireCharlie helps Richard Southgate and his wife Kate as they build a five-bedroom family home in the beautiful Shropshire countryside
  • Buckinghamshire
    E2
    BuckinghamshireCharlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.
  • Gloucestershire
    E3
    GloucestershireCharlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.
  • Cheshire
    E4
    CheshireCharlie Luxton looks to help retired couple Steve and Chris Elliot realise their dream of a modern eco-home inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement
  • Hertfordshire
    E5
    HertfordshireMark and Gillian Webb plan to build a large, modern home in the style of a Georgian rectory in Hertfordshire
  • Hampshire
    E6
    HampshireRoyal Navy helicopter pilot Chris Bennett and wife Sonya plan on demolishing a rundown bungalow and replacing it with a modern, two-storey home packed full of eco-features
  • Devon
    E7
    DevonCharlie Luxton heads to Devon to help glass-blower Siddy Langley self-build a combined home and studio. But flooding and huge interest payments on a loan put the project in jeopardy.
  • Norfolk
    E8
    NorfolkGavin Panella and Chantal Schaul are self-building a little bit of continental Europe in the heart of Norfolk
  • Herefordshire
    E9
    HerefordshireTim and Fliss hope to get on the property ladder by self-building their first home together on a tiny strip of family land, saving £70k
  • Hull
    E10
    HullCharlie helps fellow architect Jamie Ashton and his fiancée Joanne Scurr to self-build the perfect family home in Hull without compromising on design
  • East Sussex
    E11
    East SussexCharlie Luxton heads to East Sussex, where paramedic Steve and his partner Hannah are self-building a straw-bale house in a beautiful woodland glade

 

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