Luckily Lisa and Bram's plans were approved, with the help of ex-grand designer and local architectural designer Lincoln Miles. He proposed a predominantly one-storey house with a dramatic V-shaped cantilevered frame that would be virtually invisible to passers-by, nestled in-between protected trees on the hillside.

Is Barry Surtees still married?

Builder turned artist Barry Surtees and his wife Julie wowed the nation when they successfully designed and built one of the most ambitious, state-of-the-art houses in Brighton.

What happened to Mark and Penny on grand designs?

However amid the massive project, it was revealed that the couple had split and although Penny would no longer be living in the home she planned to continue to work with Mark platonically to create the home. Speaking to host Kevin McCloud Mark confessed: 'Since we last spoke me and Penny have decided to separate. '