George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
7.7
2012
Documentary
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.
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- Cast:
- George Clarke
Episode 9 : Floating Homes
November. 12,2015
In this special episode, George Clarke joins forces with up-cycling expert Max McMurdo to learn all there is to know about building a floating home, from Docklands to Denmark.
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Episode 8 : Festival Campervan and Floating Hut
November. 05,2015
George and Will's floating beach hut goes to sea. There's also a festival campervan made from an American school bus and a family home in Germany built in an old grain silo.
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Episode 7 : A Home Made of Scrap
October. 29,2015
George meets a couple so desperate to get on the housing ladder that they're making their own home out of scrap. And there's drama in the workshop with the beach hut project.
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Episode 6 : Air Raid Shelters and Party Sheds
October. 22,2015
George meets a couple transforming their garden air-raid shelters. There's also 12-year-old Guinnie, who hopes to create the ultimate party shed, and some luxury beach houses.
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Episode 5 : River Barge and Swimming Pool Restoration
October. 15,2015
George visits a river barge conversion, an ingenious swimming pool restoration and a futuristic lakeside house in Germany
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Episode 4 : Hearse Campervan and Bathing Machine
October. 08,2015
George finds a hearse that's been made into a family campervan, with a pop-out kitchen in a coffin. There's also a floating book shop, and a Victorian bathing machine in Margate.
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Episode 3 : Mini Cricket Pavilion and a Boat Home
October. 01,2015
George meets a young man looking on an internet dating site for a shipmate to help turn an old boat into a home. There's also a cricket-mad granddad building a mini pavilion in his garden.
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Episode 2 : Campervan and Escape Pod
September. 24,2015
George meets a man building a campervan out of CDs and old vinyl records. There's also a single dad making a home on the water for him and his sons out of an oil rig escape pod.
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Episode 1 : Cliff Top Retreat and Garden Pavilion
September. 17,2015
George visits a cliff top retreat, a unique garden pavilion, and starts work on his getaway beach hut
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Seasons
Season 2
This series, architect George Clarke marvels at breath-taking designs and fantastical architecture—from secret hideaways and space-saving retreats, to eco-friendly bolt holes and re-conditioned vehicles. Together with master craftsman William Hardie, he plans to build a fantasy tree house set in the grounds of the Kielder National Park.