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]
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
