About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. Chatham Islands
6.0Aired 18 October 2022 • 44 min
After renting the local schoolhouse for 20 years, Chatham Islanders John and Bridget Preece are finally embarking on their own dream build. But will the challenges of building on a remote island prove to be their undoing?
2. Okaihau
Aired 25 October 2022 • 45 min
In Kerikeri, local weekend market and café owners Warrick and Judy Hyland are building the biggest house they can on a budget.
3. Lake House
Aired 1 November 2022
On the shores of Lake Tarawera, kiwi fruit farmers Stew and Gill Moss are building a final family home in time for Gill's 60th birthday party.
4. Round House
Aired 8 November 2022
Carefree childhood memories are the inspiration behind 32-year-old James Davis' complex build on the Kapiti Coast.
5. Container House
Aired 15 November 2022
Tony Hodge discovers that building with the humble container is not as easy as he thought it would be on his unforgiving, vertiginous, bush clad site on Waiheke Island.
6. Passive House
Aired 22 November 2022
In Featherston, Swedish architect Josefine Watterson tackles the challenge of creating a Passive House for her young family in pursuit of both a more sustainable lifestyle.
7. Castello
Aired 29 November 2022
In North Canterbury Phil Metaxas takes on the ambitious task of completing another man's dream - that of a post-modernist castle.
8. Sand Dune
Aired 6 December 2022
Charles Webster, a man with a passion for technical engineering, and his wife Yvonne pour their energy into creating a home in the shape of a sand dune on the Coromandel Peninsula.