Grand Designs 19x5 - Sheffield: Twin Houses

Identical twins Nik and Jon Daughtry run a graphic designcompany together. They drive the same car and even ownidentical dogs. Now these two brothers are building two nearidentical houses next door to each other in Sheffield. Raisedup on steel stilts on the site of an old corn mill, the housespay tribute to Sheffield's industrial past. Huge steel frameswith exposed blockwork and black steel cladding should createtwo sleek and modern family homes. But Nik and Jon's plan isincredibly ambitious. Not only do they want to build the twohouses for the price of one, but the materials and finish haveto be absolutely perfect. With a tight budget, it's analmighty stretch from the start. As delays, overages andimperfections hit, it's clear the twins' intuitive andincredibly close relationship will be tested like never before.