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 - Cattle Carriage and Retro Caravanette
Release Date: 2019-01-06George visits a cattle carriage made into a luxury holiday pad. There's a retro caravanette in east London and a picture-perfect home in southern Andalucía.
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Episode 2 - Silver Streak & Writing Den
Release Date: 2019-01-13In Cornwall, Rebecca and Damian are trading in their house for an American trailer known as a Silver Streak. And in Torquay, George meets inspirational ex-cabbie Caroline.
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Episode 3 - Narrow Boat & Prosecco Bar
Release Date: 2019-01-20A teenager in Lancashire turns a derelict narrow boat into a holiday home for the family. In Warwickshire, could a greasy burger van be the answer to a bride-to-be's prayers?
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Episode 4 - Trailer, Helicopter & Water Tower
Release Date: 2019-01-27In West Sussex young couple Becky and Joe plan to build their first home together: a tiny house on an old trailer, enabling them to live debt-free
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Episode 5 - Gin Bar, Cathedral & Narrowboat
Release Date: 2019-02-03The ingenious builds this time include a gin bar made from a rail wagon, a narrowboat conversion, and an epic cathedral near Madrid, hand built over 50 years by one man
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Episode 6 - Camping Trailer & Mobile Classroom
Release Date: 2019-02-10George meets car nut Mark from Coventry, who's planning to build a camping trailer from an old Saab, and Busola who's making a mobile classroom out of a double-decker bus
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Episode 7 - German Fire Truck & Community Classroom
Release Date: 2019-02-17George travels to Yorkshire to meet Jasmine and Rupert, who plan to convert an old German fire truck into a cabin on wheels to take around Europe
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Episode 8 - Chill-Out Den, Sphere, Hastings
Release Date: 2019-02-24George and Will take their amphibious camper for a maiden voyage in Hastings. There's also a chill-out den, a sphere, and a revolutionary studio in Spain.
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Episode 9 - Amazing Spaces: Northern Lights Adventure
Release Date: 2019-12-10In this snowy special, George Clarke and Will Hardie explore the many architectural gems of Finland, including a caravan on skis, and a city built underneath Helsinki.
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Episode 10 - Amazing Spaces Winter Wonderland 2018
Release Date: 2018-12-13In this special episode of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, George and master-craftsman Will Hardie explore the ingenious small-space wonders hidden away among the snowy peaks of the Swiss, French and Italian Alps. Starting an epic road trip from an observation point 4000m above sea level, they set out on an adventure spanning mountain ranges, which takes in a secret ski lodge disguised as a boulder; a tree house resembling a giant acorn; a traditional Swiss cabin made almost entirely from concrete; and a tiny hamlet made up of eight 200-year-old chalets brought together from all over the Alps. And before heading home, George and Will visit a breathtaking mountaintop restaurant resembling a spaceship, before competing in a toboggan race.
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Episode 11 - Winter World Tour
Release Date: 2019-12-22George Clarke and Will Hardie visit Norway, Finland, the Alps and Canada to check out some amazing winter designs, from ice hotels to stunning modern homes.