Grand Designs
Season 14 Episode 7 - River Thames: Floating House
Andy and Nicki Bruce try to build an experimental flood-proof floating house on an island in the River Thames. But building such a complex design on a site with limited access is not easy. Andy and Nicki Bruce's amphibious house, the first of its kind in the UK. Their architect has come up with an ambitious, experimental design that has never been tried on a river bank in Britain and no one knows whether it will work. The Bruces decide to build on a site on a small island in the river. But it's not long before the project becomes bogged down in the logistical challenges of building such a complex design on a small island that is only accessible by a narrow footbridge.
Episodes in Season 14
North Wales: The Clifftop House
45 min
North Cornwall: The Cross-Laminated Timber House
45 min
Milton Keynes: Round House
45 min
County Derry: Shipping Container House
45 min
South East London: Urban Shed
45 min
Norfolk: Periscope House
45 min
River Thames: Floating House
45 min
Revisited – Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House
45 min
Revisited – Monmouthshire: Japanese House
45 min
Revisited – Tiverton: Crooked Chocolate Box Cottage
45 min
