Grand Designs, Season 16, Episode 2

East Sussex The Boat House Boat enthusiast James Strangeways invites Kevin McCloud to survey progress on the construction of his new home, which his architect nephew Ben Hebblethwaite has designed to be as unhouselike as possible. James has spent the past 35 years travelling the canals and waterways of Britain, and despite never liking houses, has decided now is the time to put down roots on dry land. Ben hoped a home standing on stilts above a marsh, and incorporating shiplike qualities such as a keelshaped roof, will be enough to satisfy his boatmad uncle. However, Ben s contractor goes into liquidation a few months into the project, taking 87, 000 of the 300, 000 budget, and when James decides to make a few tweaks to the design, alarmbells begin to ring for the young architect.