The World's Most Extraordinary Homes

The World's Most Extraordinary Homes
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Piers Taylor Caroline Quentin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Wall to Wall Media
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	6 January 2017 (2017-01-06) – present

The World's Most Extraordinary Homes is a British documentary miniseries presented by Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin and is broadcast on BBC Two. ^[1] The series was also picked up by Netflix between March 2018 and July 2022. ^{[2] [3]}

Synopsis

The documentary miniseries follows award-winning architect Piers Taylor and actress and property developer Caroline Quentin, who explore a range of architect-designed houses in both extreme locations around the world, and around various countries.

The first series focused on houses built in challenging surroundings, and how they were designed to respond to these environments. The second series focused on one country per episode, and traveled to different destinations in each nation.

Each episode is themed and named according to the houses' environments or location. To explore how the designs function both as works of architecture and as real houses, the hosts stay overnight, eat meals and spend time in the homes. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Piers Taylor
• Caroline Quentin

Episodes

Season one

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions)
1	1	"Mountain"	Ed St Giles	6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)	2.25 [6]
747 Wing House by David Hertz Architects in Malibu, California Tucson Mountain Retreat by DUST Architects in Tucson, Arizona Te Kaitaka by Stevens Lawson Architects in New Zealand House on the Rigi by AFGH Architects in Scheidegg, Switzerland
2	2	"Forest"	Ed St Giles	13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)	1.71 [6]
Casa Levene by No.Mad Architects in Madrid, Spain Tower House by Gluck+ Architects in the Catskill Mountains, New York Shokan by Jay Bargmann in Catskill Mountains, New York Under Pohutukawa by Herbst Architects in New Zealand
3	3	"Coast"	Ed St Giles	20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)	N/A
Cabin Lyngholmen by Lund & Hagem Architects in Nordre Lyngholmen, Lillesand, Norway House on the Cliff by GilBartolome Architects in Salobreña, Spain Waterfall Bay House by Bossley Architects in Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand Two Hulls by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in Nova Scotia, Canada
4	4	"Underground"	Ed St Giles	27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)	1.77 [6]
Ktima House by Camilo Rebelo and Susana Martins in Antiparos, Greece Villa Vals by SeARCH and CMA Architects in Vals, Switzerland Our Place by Ponting Fitzgerald in Queenstown, New Zealand Dutch Mountain House by Denieuwegeneratie Architects in Huizen, Netherlands

Season two

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions)
5	1	"Portugal"	Mike Ratcliffe & Will Hustler	28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)	2.34 [6]
Wall House by Guedes Cruz Architects in Cascais, Portugal Casa Na Gateira by Camarim Architects in Serra da Estrela, Portugal Casa Monte by Pereira Miguel Architects in Grândola, Portugal Casa Gerês by Carvalho Araújo Architects in Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal
6	2	"Switzerland"	Emma Webster	7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)	1.23 [6]
Maison aux Jeurs by Lacroix Chessex in Trient, Switzerland House in Brissago by Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects in Brissago, Switzerland Flexhouse by Evolution Design in Feldmeilen, Switzerland Villa am See by Unger & Treina Architects in Weggis, Switzerland
7	3	"Japan"	Emma Webster	14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)	1.31 [6]
House in Izura by Kotaro Anzai & Lifestyle Koubou in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki, Japan Jikka House by Issei Suma in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP in Hiroshima, Japan Glass House for a Diver by Tetsuya Nakazono in Etajima, Japan
8	4	"USA"	Will Hustler	3 May 2018 (2018-05-03)	1.12 [6]
Canal House by Marcio Kogan & Studio MK27 in Miami, Florida Brillhart House by Brillhart Architecture in Miami, Florida Spencer House by Guy Peterson in Sarasota, Florida Prairie Residence by Rene Gonzalez in Miami, Florida
9	5	"Spain"	Mike Ratcliffe	10 May 2018 (2018-05-10)	1.1 [6]
Rural House by RCR Arquitectes in Olot, Spain Hemeroscopium by Ensamble Studio in Madrid, Spain Solo House 2 by Office KGDVS in Matarraña, Spain House of Three Sisters by Blancafort-Reus Architecture in Bullas, Spain
10	6	"India"	Will Hustler	16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)	1.12 [6]
The House Cast in Liquid Stone by SPASM Design in Khopoli, India The House of Three Streams by Malik Architecture in Western Ghats, India The Riparian House by Architecture Brio in Karjat, India Collage House by S+PS Architects in Navi Mumbai, India
11	7	"Norway"	Emma Webster	20 June 2018 (2018-06-20)	1.18 [6]
Vega Cottage by Kolman Boye Architects in Vega Municipality, Norway Summer House by Jensen & Skodvin Architects in Sylte in Norddal Municipality, Norway Concrete House by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk in Ottestad in Stange Municipality, Norway Weekend House by Knut Hjeltnes Architects in Fosnavåg in Herøy Municipality, Norway
12	8	"Israel"	Emma Webster	27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)	0.84 [6]
J House by Pitsou Kedem Architects in Herzliya Pituah, Israel Residence in the Galilee by Golany Architects in Sea of Galilee, Israel Barud House by Paritzki & Liani Architects in Jerusalem, Israel House with Three Trees by Ron Fleisher & Golan Hadari Architects in Musmus, Israel

Gallery

• 
  747 Wing House, Malibu, California, U.S.
  (Season 1, Episode 1; "Mountain")
• 
  Spencer House, Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
  (Season 2, Episode 4; "USA")
• 
  The Riparian House, Karjat, India
  (Season 2, Episode 6; "India")

References

1. Mangan, Lucy (7 January 2017). "The World's Most Extraordinary Homes review – Grand Designs on a grander scale". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. Delaqua, Victor (25 May 2019). "Projects Featured on 'The World's Most Extraordinary Homes'". ArchDaily. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
3. "Netflix Original Series 'The World's Most Extraordinary Homes' Leaving Netflix". What's on Netflix. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "The World's Most Extraordinary Homes (2017) - Netflix | Flixable". flixable.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
5. "WBITVP Finished Catalogue 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 14 April 2018.
6. "Weekly top 30 programmes | BARB". www.barb.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

External links

• The World's Most Extraordinary Homes at BBC Online
• The World's Most Extraordinary Homes at IMDb