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Grand Designs Transformations
Australian TV series or program
Grand Designs Transformations is a spin-off of Grand Designs Australia, an adaptation of the British TV series Grand Designs. The show documents people who attempt to renovate their dream homes and the challenges they face. It began airing on the ABC on 4 January 2024 and is hosted by Anthony Burke and Yasmine Ghoniem.
Quick Facts Grand Designs Transformations, Presented by ...
| Grand Designs Transformations | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Anthony Burke Yasmine Ghoniem |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Perry |
| Production location | Australia wide |
| Running time | 60 mins (including ads) |
| Production company | Fremantle Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 4 January 2024 (2024-01-04) |
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It is the first original series to air on the ABC after it bought the rights from Foxtel in 2023.
In March 2023, the ABC bought the rights to Grand Designs Australia and any subsequent spin-offs from Foxtel.[1][2] In November 2023, the series was confirmed at the ABC's 2024 upfronts, including a format which will follow renovations instead of new builds, and the announcement of new hosts Anthony Burke and Yasmine Ghoniem.[3][4][5] The series first premiered on 4 January 2024.[6]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date | Viewers [lower-alpha 1] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Henley Beach & Gold Coast | 4 January 2024 (2024-01-04) | 326,000[7] | |
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In Adelaide's Henley Beach, Paul and Marie transform an electricity converter station into a high-end entertainer's home, while on the Gold Coast, Chris and Antoinette reimagine a run-down house into a coastal retreat. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Northern Beaches & Melbourne | 11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) | 315,000[8] | |
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In two inspiring transformations, a couple turns a simple pavilion house on Sydney's northern beaches into a stylish pad filled with bespoke marble furniture and, in Melbourne, a family creates a flamboyant forever bathroom. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Mornington Peninsula & Sydney | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) | 291,000[9] | |
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On the Mornington Peninsula, an overgrown sloping bush block is transformed into a family retreat designed to embrace its natural surrounds, while a heritage-listed mid-century classic home in Sydney gets a modern upgrade. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Glenbrook & North Balgowlah | 25 January 2024 (2024-01-25) | 217,000[10] | |
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A dilapidated 1960s duplex in the Blue Mountains gets a Moroccan makeover, while in Sydney can a giant boulder the size of a backyard be transformed into a rock top, poolside paradise? | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | South Yarra & Flemington | 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) | 528,000[11] | |
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A little Melbourne workers' cottage gets a radical reimagining as a Mid Century Palm Springs oasis, while across town, a backyard shed is transformed into a Japanese bathhouse. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Belmont & Oatlands | 8 February 2024 (2024-02-08) | 553,000[12] | |
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In Geelong Victoria, Luke and Bree restore a Victorian cottage and add on a massive contemporary extension, while in the historic Tasmanian village of Oatlands, Karen and Luke restore a sandstone Georgian cottage. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | St Kilda & Blackwall | 15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) | 517,000[13] | |
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In two challenging transformations, a Melbourne couple turn a drab duplex into a spacious Miami-inspired home, while a NSW couple, Jeannette Carter and Ashley De Abel, on a shoe-string budget create a tiny guest pavilion for visiting family and friends. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Blackburn | 22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) | 562,000[14] | |
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With two transformations on one site, builder Dylan tries to retrofit a draughty cottage into a fully sustainable home while landscape architect Tylah's plans for a garden oasis are battered with financial constraints. | ||||||
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Notes
- Knox, David (24 March 2023). "ABC confirmed as new home for Grand Designs Australia". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "ABC confirmed as new home for Grand Designs Australia". tvblackbox.com.au. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Knox, David (9 November 2023). "2024 Upfronts: ABC". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Winder, Adair (10 November 2023). "New hosts and new direction for latest Grand Designs instalment". architectureau.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Laidlaw, Kyle (9 November 2023). "ABC Upfronts: Everything coming to the ABC in 2024". tvblackbox.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Knox, David (4 January 2024). "Airdate: Grand Designs Transformations". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Knox, David (5 January 2024). "Thursday 4 January 2024". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- Knox, David (12 January 2024). "Thursday 11 January 2024". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- Knox, David (19 January 2024). "Thursday 18 January 2024". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- Knox, David (26 January 2024). "Thursday 25 January 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Knox, David (2 February 2024). "Thursday 1 February 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- Knox, David (9 February 2024). "Thursday 8 February 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- Knox, David (16 February 2024). "Thursday 15 February 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- Knox, David (24 February 2024). "Thursday 22 February 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 February 2024.