TONIGHT'S episode of Channel 4’s Grand Design’s will feature a building project on a small 200sqm heavily wooded plot in Dursley.

The property being constructed has been named ‘The Tree House’ due to the use of an innovative scheme which elevates the building into the surrounding trees.

Millar Howard Workshop, a Chalford-based architecture practice, created the home’s unusual design.

Architect Tomas Millar said: “We loved this site and instantly wanted to include the trees. Rather than shy away from these natural obstacles we embraced their beauty.”

Owners of the property, Jon Martin and Noreen Jaafar, managed the project. They chose to use Millar Howard Workshop due to their track record of creating sustainable and dynamic designs throughout the Cotswolds.

Jon Martin said: “Millar Howard Workshop's design has helped us realise our ambition of living here. We feel strongly about improving and preserving our local town - a community I've lived in all my life, and who doesn't dream of living in a tree house?”

Tomas Millar added “Now they can sit on a balcony in the treetops with birds on the window sill and badgers and rabbits running underneath looking up at the woods and hills and know their house is heated by them and their cats.”

The house is said to boast a lightweight veranda that circulates around the home and projects into the tree canopy. This feature of The Dursley Tree House, and many more, can be seen on Channel 4’s Grand Designs at 9pm tonight.