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Carpenter Olaf creates an oasis for himself and partner Fritha on a small slice of land in West Sussex, squeezed by a mainline railway and a busy road. All they're left with is a very small triangle on which to build their future life together.

In South Devon, Joe and Claire's family house will be a giant sculpture inspired by the local landscape, 70 meters long and featuring 34 enormous angled zinc shards jutting out in all directions. But it proves astonishingly complicated to build.

Ex-advertising man Geoff builds a dramatically cantilevered house on a flood plain in Essex. It's one of the challenges of his life: a flood resistant architectural marvel on the coast, designed to survive a one in a thousand-year flood event.

Bereaved Gretta returns from Malaysia to build a single-story, burnt wood and glass pavilion on the land of her sister Mary and brother-in-law Fernando. Also designed by her nephew Carlos, it's a real family affair, a story of recovery and renewal.

Tre and Amanda have been living in a rental for nearly three years, and as the kids get bigger their temporary home is getting smaller. They're ready to find a place of their own and are determined to stay in their exclusive lakefront community.

Super-planner Carson has been crashing at her best friend Leah's place. But it's time she found a Nashville pad of her own. Carson knows exactly what she wants, but finding a picture-perfect property that meets her high standards could prove tricky.