Grand Designs New Zealand - Season 1 - Eps 2: Earthship
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.
About Grand Designs New Zealand
Title: Grand Designs New Zealand
First Air Date: 2015-10-04
Last Air Date: 2023-12-12
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.1/10 (from 7 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 68
Network: Three TVNZ 1
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too ambitious, and no obstacle too large in their quest for the perfect house.
Cast
Tom Webster
Presenter
