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Season 5

Season 5

July 16, 2023·7 épisodes·5h 43min
Synopsis

Host and Architecture Professor, Anthony Burke follows the progress and pitfalls of single-minded restoration enthusiasts who stop at almost nothing to revitalise their beloved buildings.

Épisodes · 7
Castlecrag
E1

Castlecrag

Anthony Burke meets self-confessed 'Architecture Nerds' Annette and Michael Pitman who own the smallest of all the Walter Burley Griffin-designed houses in Castlecrag and want to restore and extend the house.

57min·Jul 16, 2023
Pinnaroo
E2

Pinnaroo

Host Anthony Burke meets a young couple turning a big crumbling church in remote South Australia - bought with a credit card - into a family home, using the internet as their guide.

58min·Jul 23, 2023
West End
E3

West End

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple turning a neglected inner-city Queenslander into a period showcase and eco-friendly, healthy haven as one partner recovers from cancer.

57min·Jul 30, 2023
Miner's Cottage
E4

Miner's Cottage

Host Anthony Burke meets a young couple transforming a tiny miner's cottage into a family home in a celebration of sustainability and old-fashioned craftsmanship.

57min·Aug 6, 2023
New Town
E5

New Town

Host Anthony Burke meets a couple turning a dilapidated orphanage into a family home. Can their restoration bring laughter and warmth back to an institutional building with a confronting history?

Aug 13, 2023
Dorothy
E6

Dorothy

When a charming old Queenslander travels 800 kilometres south of the tropics to an eco-village, it needs a complete retrofit to become uber energy efficient - but will this come at the expense of its heritage?

57min·Aug 20, 2023
St Martins
E7

St Martins

Host Anthony Burke meets a family aiming to turn a tiny war memorial church into a holiday home in the face of local hopes it would be kept as a venerated public landmark.

57min·Aug 27, 2023