Kevin McCloud passes Grand Designs Australia baton to Anthony Burke this October – Grand Designs Australia returns Thursday, 10 October at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview with new host Anthony Burke (Restoration Australia, Grand Designs Transformations) set to uncover the extraordinary lengths people will go to build their dream home.
To celebrate the return of Grand Designs Australia, Anthony Burke is joined on an architectural road trip by Grand Designs icon Kevin McCloud. Together they pack up a Kombi and go in search of award winning contemporary Australian design, from ingenious small homes to opulent mansions.
Along the way, Kevin shares hosting insights with Anthony, gained from decades presenting Grand Designs in the UK.
On Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, they visit a modern take on a traditional farmhouse that despite its enormous size, almost disappears into the lush landscape. From there, Kevin tours the Nightingale apartments, a sustainable, affordable housing complex in Brunswick.
Meanwhile, Anthony visits a tiny, light-filled Victorian terrace in Melbourne’s inner-city Fitzroy; a cutting-edge glass pavilion in Tasmania, and a luxe, multi-million-dollar beach “shack” on the Gold Coast. Anthony and Kevin finish their tour visiting the grandest of tiny homes in Surry Hills, a shining example of how little space we really need.
But that’s just the beginning of an exciting 10-episode rollercoaster ride that sees Anthony joining some of the nation’s boldest home building visionaries as they tackle the challenges of a lifetime – building their dream homes.
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Production credits:
Grand Designs Australia is commissioned by the ABC and produced by Fremantle Australia. Head of Unscripted: Josie Mason Campbell. Supervising Executive Producer: Brooke Bayvel. Executive Producer: Michael Collett. ABC Commissioning Editor, Factual: Jo Chichester. ABC Head of Factual: Susie Jones. International Distribution: Fremantle Distribution.
Grand Designs Australia on ABC and ABC iview – Thursday 10 October at 8.00pm
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Kevin McCloud passes Grand Designs Australia baton to Anthony Burke this October
