Grand Designs Transformations

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Grand Designs Transformations - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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)

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.

It is the first original series to air on the ABC after it bought the rights from Foxtel in 2023.

History

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]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Location(s)	Original air date	Viewers ^[a]
1	1	"Episode 1"	Henley Beach & Gold Coast	4 January 2024 (2024-01-04)	326,000^[7]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.

Notes

^ From 28 January 2024, OzTAM ratings changed. Viewership data will now focus on National Total ratings instead of the 5 metro centres and overnight shares, meaning from Episode 5, only National total ratings will be added to episodes.

References

^ 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.

v t e ABC (Australia) local programming (current and upcoming)
Primetime	Anh's Brush with Fame (since 2016) The Assembly (since 2024) Austin (since 2024) Bay of Fires (since 2023) Catalyst (since 2001) Compass (since 1988) Fisk (since 2020) Gardening Australia (since 1990) Grand Designs Transformations (since 2024) Gruen (since 2008) Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (since 2024) Hard Quiz (since 2016) Harrow (since 2018) House of Gods (since 2024) Ladies in Black (since 2024) Monday's Experts (since 2024) Mother and Son (1984–1994, since 2023) Muster Dogs (since 2022) Mystery Road (since 2018) The Newsreader (since 2021) Question Everything (since 2021) Rage (since 1987) Return to Paradise (2024) Spicks and Specks (2005–2011, 2014, since 2018) Stuff the British Stole (since 2022) Troppo (since 2022) Utopia (since 2014) The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (since 2015) You Can't Ask That (since 2018)
News	7.30 (since 2011) ABC News (since 1956) ABC News at Noon (since 2005) News Breakfast (since 2008) Australian Story (since 1996) Foreign Correspondent (since 1992) Four Corners (since 1961) Insiders (since 2001) Landline (since 1992) Media Watch (since 1989; intermittently) Offsiders (since 2006) One Plus One (since 2010) Planet America (since 2012) Q+A (since 2008) Weekend Breakfast (since 2012)
Sport	Offsiders (since 2005)

Categories:

Hidden categories: