George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (2012)
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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Episode 1 - Japan, Dudley & Yorkshire Camper
Release Date: 2018-01-11The new series of ingenious and eccentric small space designs takes George to Japan, a canal boat conversion in Dudley, and a luxury camper in Yorkshire made from a cattle trailer
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Episode 2 - Sewage Works, Chapel & Japan
Release Date: 2018-01-18George travels over 5000 miles to explore the wonder of small space builds in Japan. In the Midlands, a father and daughter salvage a dilapidated tree house with a £300 budget.
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Episode 3 - Jet Summer House & Funky Apartment
Release Date: 2018-01-25An airline buff bids to turn a jet cockpit into a summer house. And George visits a funky apartment in Tokyo that not only challenges the mind but may make residents live longer.
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Episode 4 - Double Decker & Super Den
Release Date: 2018-02-01George meets Ellie, who's turned a double-decker bus into a luxury mobile home. There's also a multi-purpose super den in Suffolk with a roof terrace and a concealed pool table.
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Episode 5 - Tiny House, Horsebox & Workshop
Release Date: 2018-02-08George meets a dad hoping to lure his kids off their gadgets by building a funky garden workshop. There's also an aspiring 14-year-old architect making a den out of a horsebox.
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Episode 6 - Campervan and Olympic Dome
Release Date: 2018-02-15A world class surfer in Cornwall builds a unique extension to his campervan, while a Pembrokeshire couple turn an Olympic artefact into an extra-terrestrial glamping pod
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Episode 7 - Wartime Bunker & Library Van
Release Date: 2018-02-22George meets two artists in Gloucestershire converting a library van into a mobile home and studio. He also visits a wartime bunker being turned into a secret underground office.
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Episode 8 - The Garden Tailor and a Cabin in the Sky
Release Date: 2018-03-01A tailor fashions a work studio in his garden. An enterprising team build a cabin inside a crane 150 feet off the ground. And George visits a pod hotel in Tokyo.
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Episode 10 - 24 Hour Build Special
Release Date: 2018-05-22George Clarke, Will Hardie and a special Amazing Spaces team take on a 600-year-old Welsh legend, attempting to build a house from scratch in less than a day. And it's raining.
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Episode 11 - Off Grid Special
Release Date: 2018-06-08George looks back at several memorable off-grid projects, from a wooden yurt in a quarry to a medieval summerhouse, a Victorian shepherds hut, and a stunning VW campervan
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Episode 12 - Great British Builds
Release Date: 2018-06-15George revisits projects that celebrate Britain's rich history and traditions, including bunkers from the second world war, a doghouse in Devon, and a cream tea business in a camper van
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Episode 13 - Shoestring Special
Release Date: 2018-06-22George looks back at several ingenious builds done on a shoestring. Big things can be achieved with small sums - from a Tardis shed to a house built with absolutely zero budget.
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Episode 14 - Young Designers Special
Release Date: 2018-06-29George catches up with small space projects by young designers, including a 12-year-old's luxury party shed, and the newlyweds who ditched their honeymoon to make a campervan instead
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Episode 15 - European Design Special
Release Date: 2018-07-06George revisits some amazing European builds, from an epic mountain-top retreat in the Italian Alps to a floating home in Denmark and, in Barcelona, the smallest city home he's ever seen
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Episode 16 - Tree House Special
Release Date: 2018-07-15This tree house special features a treetop spot in Tuscany with a romantic view, a tree hotel in Sweden shaped like a UFO, and a tree house designed in the style of a mirrored cube