Grand Designs
Season 17 Episode 3 - South Cornwall: Steam Bending House
7.1 ?
1999
Documentary
Kevin McCloud meets Tom and Danielle Raffield, whose lifelong passion has been steam-bending wood. They've used the technique to create extraordinary furniture and lighting, but now plan to use it on a larger scale. In an attempt to escape the confines of their tiny gamekeeper's lodge, they have decided to build a wavy wooden house in South Cornwall, completed with curved cladding, twisted furniture and interior walls covered with weathered timber. With a £100,000 budget, the pair have decided to do a lot of the building themselves, and Kevin is on hand to discover whether they're up to the challenge.
Episodes in Season 17
1
Dursley: Gloucestershire Treehouse
45 min
2
Horsham: Fun House
45 min
3
South Cornwall: Steam Bending House
45 min
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4
Essex: Black House
45 min
5
Bolton: Ultra-Modern House
45 min
6
Pembrokeshire: Low-Impact House
47 min
7
Devon: Plough-Shaped House
47 min
8
The Wirral: Floating Timber House
47 min
9
Revisited – Somerset: Cowshed
47 min
