Grand Designs - Season 17 (2016)

Architect David Parsons has designed a sleek, black house hidden away in an idyllic Essex woodland. But will having no windows on two sides make this dream home into a bunker?

Paul Rimmer has worked with bricks for 40 years renovating Victorian houses in Bolton. But now he plans to hand-build a state-of-the-art wooden home. If his funding holds up that is.

Simon and Jasmine Dale want to build a three bed home on a hill with only £500 in the bank. And be self-sufficient in five years. Can it be done?

Mark and Candida Diacono want to build a house in their orchard to better operate it as a business and to provide a number of community services. They also require a barn to serve as a winery but both buildings will have roofs with shapes reminiscent of a plow blade. They have a tight schedule of just 5 months to meet the requirements of their agricultural business.

Rosie and Stewart have a pretty badly built 1960's bungalow. The want a new house but have hardly any money, even with a mortgage. So they are going to bungalow gobble and build a second floor on their current house. Still, their budget is very tight. But they are creative masters at cutting costs.