Edited by waynecyclist on Sunday 10th January 08:34. LaurasOtherHalf. Kevin McCloud follows intrepid individuals trying to design and build their dream home The 'grand designs' of the project meant that the luxury home boasted circular tower 'lighthouse' as well as a 'glass edge' infinity swimming pool. … "I was stunned. Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud observed one of the most unique builds in the history of the show on Wednesday evening, which saw a £4.5m house go up in a south-west London graveyard. Host Kevin met Edward, 50, and his wife Hazel, who have spent a decade building the home and have around £4million in debt Credit: Channel 4/Grand Designs. Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud observed one of the most unique builds in the history of the show on Wednesday evening, which saw a £4.5m house go up in a south-west London graveyard. Doubt you could ever sell due to location I could never live in a graveyard. On clearing the shrubs and brambles from it, the rather grand grave of his relative, bearing his details and the name "Gordon" - Elliott's own middle name - was revealed. Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud. He is seen buying the warden’s lodge and a nearby ruined 1960s council toilet block which adjoins onto the building, which costs him £1.8 million. Grand Designs Show Summary. The properties featured in the series vary wildly from homes underground to converted water towers, with the only common factor being that they're all rather unusual or extravagant in some way. A Grand Designs episode stunned viewers when a dad turned a lodge and toilet block in a cemetery into a manor house with its own moat and swimming pool.. Justin Maxwell-Stuart is a multimillionaire whose mum was the heiress of a shipping company and bought the plot from Fulham council for £1.6million in 2016. Grand Designs. Fans of the show headed to Twitter to give their views on one of the most unique builds in the show’s history, with some describing the episode as the “best Grand Designs ever”.. Justin on Grand Designs Ex-army captain Justin has a dream of transforming a home which is surrounded by graves, and loves the south west London cemetery lodge. A dad left Grand Designs viewers open-mouthed after the "craziest episode ever". 19,495 posts. Justin Maxwell-Stuart spent four years and £4.5 million transforming a cemetery into his dream home. A £4.5m ‘Gothic’ house built in the grounds of a Victorian graveyard and featured on Grand Designs is causing quite the buzz on social media..