Grand Designs Australia 10x3 - Carlton, VIC

Building a big house in inner city Melbourne is a trickybusiness stymied by heritage overlays, a lack of availablespace and soaring property prices. But architect Annalise andproject manager Kim have a plan to thwart those hurdles andturn their tiny 1850s Carlton terrace into a multi-storiedmodern home with a large garden and a triple car-stacker. Theirsecret - to dig down and build up and out - creating aremarkable home that bridges the old and the new, andredefines living in the inner city. The catch - Annalise isbased in Dubai with the kids, while Kim is left to projectmanager this complex and unusual build in the face of borderclosures, lockdowns and construction delays. As the projectdrags on with his family on the other side of the world, thepressure tests Kim's resolve and his relationships.