i usually either like the house based on the people. the two correspond quite a lot.
the ghastly London couple building in the violin factory that blew £20k on an oven they very blatantly were never going to use (as he was working all hours to pay for the build!) ...awful, soulless build....
the lovely Ben Law - you can stay in one of his builds in a sussex 'Canopy and stars' site - though his planning took ten years and was over the councils dead body!
I also loved the medieval pile (the one that partially collapses with Kevin onsite!) that the guy mortgages himself up to the very hilt to re-build in a loving, unpretentious fashion, whilst his wife patiently says 'oh well, it's his dream' ..they were great. i loved the end result.
the current one - it's lovely, quirky, way more difficult than it needs to be due to the hobbit-hole styling..the people seem like really gentle, thoughtful types...
and i thought the water tower was great - the retired couple going for a very modern steel and glass design that really looked unique, and of a piece once built.
I loved - and Kevin tutted about - the builder who re-built the methodist church, his wife scrubbing panes of stained glass for over a year! they input a pool Kevin hated (but it was for their kids hydrotherapy) but i loved that they were building their own home, a place to live, not just something to be a 'concept' or status symbol. That man worked his arse off on the build too - nights, weekends, holidays for the whole time. Their kitchen was just stunning. I thought they were genuine people with a respect for history, and an eye to the practical.