Grand Designs · SEASON 14
North Wales: The Clifftop House
Episode 1 · 2014-09-03

- Documentary
- Reality
Episode overview
Rob Hodgson and Kay Ralph plan to build an architectural monument high on a cliff top. They want to build a sleek glass-fronted house inspired by the cliff-top villas of California. Their plot overlooks a beautiful National Trust beach in North Wales, but to have their jaw-dropping panoramic views will mean taking the biggest gamble of their lives. Access will be incredibly difficult and expensive because of a low bridge over the narrow track to the site. Erosion specialists predict their stunning new home could one day fall into the sea. Prohibited by the local council from reinforcing the cliff face, they decide to build anyway, believing at least the house will outlive them.
45 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. North Wales: The Clifftop House2014-09-03
2. North Cornwall: The Cross-Laminated Timber House2014-09-10
3. Milton Keynes: Round House2014-09-17
4. County Derry: Shipping Container House2014-09-24
5. South East London: Urban Shed2014-10-01
6. Norfolk: Periscope House2014-10-08
7. River Thames: Floating House2014-10-15
8. Revisited – Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House2014-10-22
9. Revisited – Monmouthshire: Japanese House2014-10-29
10. Revisited – Tiverton: Crooked Chocolate Box Cottage2014-11-05