Chris meets Gus and Sarah whose solution to spiraling house prices is to make their first home an Earthship - an off-the-grid house made of recycled rubbish, earthen bricks and clay. An Earthship is a non-traditional home built using recycled materials such as bottles and tyres, and even mussel shells for insulation. Young Coromandel couple Gus and Sarah Anning decided to step outside the norm with their Grand Design when they realized they couldn't afford a traditional home. Enlisting the help of community volunteers, both here and overseas and using unique building techniques originally designed for the desert in California, it's not certain how this Grand Design will fare in Coromandel's temperamental climate.
| Title | Grand Designs New Zealand - Season 1 Episode 2 : Earthship |
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| First Air Date | 2015-10-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-06-15 |
| Number of Episodes | 74 |
| Number of Seasons | 9 |
| Genres | Reality, |
| Networks | Three, TVNZ 1, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 1 Concrete Farmhouse Concrete Farmhouse
2015-10-04The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 2 Earthship Earthship
2015-10-11The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 3 Steel House Steel House
2015-10-18The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 4 American Gothic American Gothic
2015-10-25The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 5 45° House 45° House
2015-11-01The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 6 Clifftop House Clifftop House
2015-11-08The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 7 Straw Bale House Straw Bale House
2015-11-15The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
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Grand Designs New Zealand Season 1 :Episode 8 American Barns American Barns
2015-11-22The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too...
