Home renovation program Grand Designs Australia will go to air October 21 – on XYZ Network’ s The Lifestyle Channel.
The announcement:
XYZnetworks’ The LifeStyle Channel today announced that GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA will premiere exclusively on Thursday October 21 at 8.30pm.
A truly unique brand and a massive undertaking with a shooting period of over 12 months, Grand Designs Australia tells the stories of new homes and perhaps more importantly the Aussies who are building them. Based on the award-winning UK series, Grand Designs Australia will be the first international format of the critically acclaimed show.
“The LifeStyle Channel has been premiering this series since 2005 and it is consistently one of the channel’s most watched shows. Our viewers have been asking for an Australian version for some time and we are thrilled to be bringing them Grand Designs Australia,” said Nicole Sheffield, General Manager of the LifeStyle Channels. “The series is a massive undertaking and our biggest production commitment to-date. We have been following the incredibly ambitious and emotional journeys of our self-builders for over a year to bring their inspirational Australian stories to life.”
Grand Designs Australia charts the in-depth process of elaborate design projects undertaken by self-builders – from the initial details of blueprints, to the long and often arduous task of turning the designs into a practical living space.
No design is too ambitious when it comes to creating your dream home. But discovering the hard realities that complicate your plans can often be too much to bear. From rebuilding a labour of love in the Victorian bush after it was burnt to the ground in the Black Saturday bushfires; to transforming a tiny corner car park into a five level home in the urban jungle; and a cyclone proof, tropical tree house that is windowless and based on the shape of a 50 cent piece; Grand Designs Australia follows not only the growth of these unique homes, but the personal journeys of those building them.
The host is incredibly important to the show’s success and after an extensive search, leading Australian architect Peter Maddison was secured. With over 25 years experience his projects include a huge range of award-winning residential and commercial work. Peter has an in depth understanding of Australian architecture and our climate, culture and history.
“I am really enjoying hosting Grand Designs Australia,” said Peter Maddison. “As a practising architect I am fascinated by what I have witnessed travelling around Australia filming a rich and diverse range of Australian homeowners. Some are building their dream-home, some are living a nightmare. But every one of them has a unique story and drama.”
FremantleMedia Australia is producing the nine-part series for The LifeStyle Channel.
GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA screens Thursdays at 8.30pm (aest) from October 21 on The LifeStyle Channel, FOXTEL and AUSTAR.
Source: XYZ Networks press release