About this season
For many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such big dreams can be achieved in small and affordable places. George delves into the extraordinary world of small builds to meet the highly creative people who are taking tiny, unpromising spaces and creating the most incredible places to live and work and play. There are homes made out of shipping containers, horseboxes, and old buses. Others are building tiny huts or incredible treehouses in the middle of the woods.
Episodes (15)
1. Japan, Dudley & Yorkshire Camper
Aired 11 January 2018 • 45 min
The new series of ingenious and eccentric small space designs takes George to Japan, a canal boat conversion in Dudley, and a luxury camper in Yorkshire made from a cattle trailer
2. Sewage Works, Chapel & Japan
Aired 18 January 2018 • 45 min
George travels over 5000 miles to explore the wonder of small space builds in Japan. In the Midlands, a father and daughter salvage a dilapidated tree house with a £300 budget.
3. Jet Summer House & Funky Apartment
Aired 25 January 2018 • 45 min
An airline buff bids to turn a jet cockpit into a summer house. And George visits a funky apartment in Tokyo that not only challenges the mind but may make residents live longer.
4. Double Decker & Super Den
Aired 1 February 2018 • 45 min
George meets Ellie, who's turned a double-decker bus into a luxury mobile home. There's also a multi-purpose super den in Suffolk with a roof terrace and a concealed pool table.
5. Tiny House, Horsebox & Workshop
Aired 8 February 2018 • 45 min
George meets a dad hoping to lure his kids off their gadgets by building a funky garden workshop. There's also an aspiring 14-year-old architect making a den out of a horsebox.
6. Campervan and Olympic Dome
Aired 15 February 2018 • 45 min
A world class surfer in Cornwall builds a unique extension to his campervan, while a Pembrokeshire couple turn an Olympic artefact into an extra-terrestrial glamping pod
7. Wartime Bunker & Library Van
Aired 22 February 2018 • 45 min
George meets two artists in Gloucestershire converting a library van into a mobile home and studio. He also visits a wartime bunker being turned into a secret underground office.
8. The Garden Tailor and a Cabin in the Sky
Aired 1 March 2018 • 45 min
A tailor fashions a work studio in his garden. An enterprising team build a cabin inside a crane 150 feet off the ground. And George visits a pod hotel in Tokyo.
10. 24 Hour Build Special
Aired 22 May 2018 • 45 min
George Clarke, Will Hardie and a special Amazing Spaces team take on a 600-year-old Welsh legend, attempting to build a house from scratch in less than a day. And it's raining.
11. Off Grid Special
Aired 8 June 2018 • 45 min
George looks back at several memorable off-grid projects, from a wooden yurt in a quarry to a medieval summerhouse, a Victorian shepherds hut, and a stunning VW campervan
12. Great British Builds
Aired 15 June 2018 • 45 min
George revisits projects that celebrate Britain's rich history and traditions, including bunkers from the second world war, a doghouse in Devon, and a cream tea business in a camper van
13. Shoestring Special
Aired 22 June 2018 • 45 min
George looks back at several ingenious builds done on a shoestring. Big things can be achieved with small sums - from a Tardis shed to a house built with absolutely zero budget.
14. Young Designers Special
Aired 29 June 2018 • 45 min
George catches up with small space projects by young designers, including a 12-year-old's luxury party shed, and the newlyweds who ditched their honeymoon to make a campervan instead
15. European Design Special
Aired 6 July 2018 • 45 min
George revisits some amazing European builds, from an epic mountain-top retreat in the Italian Alps to a floating home in Denmark and, in Barcelona, the smallest city home he's ever seen
16. Tree House Special
Aired 15 July 2018 • 45 min
This tree house special features a treetop spot in Tuscany with a romantic view, a tree hotel in Sweden shaped like a UFO, and a tree house designed in the style of a mirrored cube