Restoration Australia — Season 2
Restoring heritage ruins into living homes
About this season
Stuart Harrison, Architect and Historian, follows homeowners across the country as they restore Australia's greatest buildings.
Episodes (6)
1. Paganin, WA
Aired 17 March 2019 • 57 min
Host Stuart Harrison meets a Perth couple who want to resurrect their adored family home that was lost to fire in 2015. But will they be able to rebuild the 1960s iconic modernist house as its original architect envisioned?
2. Hunting Ground, Tas
Aired 24 March 2019 • 57 min
Dale and Michael embark on a project to restore two 19th Century timber cottages on their Tasmanian rural property. Will they accomplish their dream?
3. Jack Clarke, Vic
Aired 31 March 2019 • 57 min
The 1960's introduced us to shag rugs, lava lamps, minimalism and bright, open spaces. Melbourne couple Laura and Reece are leaving inner Melbourne for suburbia, with plans to restore a modernist home to its former glory.
4. Rosenthal, Qld
Aired 7 April 2019 • 57 min
Snapping up a piece of local history and preserving it appealed to Jan and her daughter Annie. Joined by Annie's carpenter partner, Chris, they tackle the daunting task of making the 1840s homestead a new family home.
5. Tatachilla Stables, SA
Aired 14 April 2019 • 57 min
Johnny and Ann want to transform a 19th Century stables and pickers cottages, in the wine region of McLaren Vale, into their new home. With a Christmas deadline, the pressure is on to restore the derelict buildings.
6. Gasworks, Vic
Aired 21 April 2019 • 57 min
AFL fanatics John and Rosie have bought an iconic 19th century gasworks building overlooking the North Melbourne Football Club and oval, and they want to turn into their dream home.