The BEST episodes of Grand Designs: House of the Year season 5

Every episode of Grand Designs: House of the Year season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grand Designs: House of the Year season 5!

Every year the Royal Institute of British Architects looks for the best new home in Britain, and this time Grand Designs is along for the ride.

Last Updated: 5/11/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
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Surroundings
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8.13
15 votes

#1 - Surroundings

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2019

Kevin McCloud, architect Damion Burrows and design expert Michelle Ogundehin visit five more inspiring homes in the running for the 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year, featuring a contemporary London home, a property in the middle of a nature reserve on the Isle of Man, a historical house in south London, a property in Hampshire built with local materials, and a cantilevered black timber box in Skye on a rocky foreshore.

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The Final
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8.00
8 votes

#2 - The Final

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2019

Kevin McCloud, architect Damion Burrows and design expert Michelle Ogundehin visit the final homes in the running for the 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year, featuring a property in London with a sculptured copper roof, a Warwickshire home made entirely from exposed concrete, a perfectly crafted timber wedge hidden in a Devonshire arboretum, a Welsh house covered with locally quarried stone and slate, and a London home built with an incredible attention to detail. Finally, Kevin reveals with this year's winner. Last in the series.

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Down to Earth
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7.50
6 votes

#3 - Down to Earth

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2019

Kevin McCloud, architect Damion Burrows and design expert Michelle Ogundehin visit five more inspiring homes in the running for the 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year, featuring a stylish property in Devon, a cleverly engineered home in London, a self-build eco home on the South Downs, a 21st century manor house in Northamptonshire, and an elegant home in Northern Ireland.

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Experimental
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7.20
40 votes

#4 - Experimental

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2019

Kevin McCloud visits homes in the running for the 2019 Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year. This time, Kevin and his co-presenters, architect Damion Burrows and design expert Michelle Ogundehin, visit five experimental homes competing for a place on the shortlist. The properties include a pioneering home made entirely from cork in Eton, an innovative Derbyshire stone cottage, a bold family home on the South Downs with a vaulted interior, a micro-home built on the site of a double garage in London, and an extraordinary ultra-low-energy house in Buckinghamshire.

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