AWARDS

Comprising a series of outdoor rooms, this home maximizes the potential for landscape connection.

Hinting at the extraordinary design within, this home sits comfortably in a Victorian streetscape of attached terraces.

An artfully balanced heritage outcome that acknowledges the original 1830s cottage while courageously contrasting with it.

This home exemplifies the sustainable ideal of doing more with less and delivers an oasis-like family home.

This promising young studio creates rich residential spaces that demonstrate deft understanding of sensory qualities.

Twenty-four projects have received commendations in the 2022 Houses Awards.

In the New House over 200m2 category, 33 projects have been shortlisted.

In the New House under 200m2 category, 23 projects have been shortlisted.

In the Alteration and Addition over 200m2 category, 29 projects have been shortlisted.

In the Alteration and Addition under 200m2 category, 24 projects have been shortlisted.

In the Apartment or Unit category, eight projects have been shortlisted.

In the Garden or Landscape category, seven projects have been shortlisted.

In the House in a Heritage Context category, 15 projects have been shortlisted.

In the Sustainability category, 11 projects have been shortlisted.

Four firms have been shortlisted in the Emerging Architecture Practice category.

A genius and resourceful home where every detail is carefully considered and immense joy can be found in small architectural moments.

The garden of this home consists of a series of eight courtyards, each a carefully choreographed experience.

A joyous and elegant project that celebrates a neglected and overlooked typology in Australian cities.

The winning home not only benefits the young family that lives there, it also enriches its neighbourhood.

The architects’ whole-of-site approach to the transformation of a Brisbane cottage easily facilitated the life within.

A calm and elegant home that acknowledges the existential experience of inhabiting an ancient landscape

This winning house invites a rich life where the outdoor spaces are rooms of equal value to their interior counterparts.

Three homes lie within a 197-square-metre footprint – a primary house, a studio and a granny flat or teenager’s retreat.

This home is made of mostly recycled materials, it produces its own energy and collects its own water.

Instead of erasing the notorious past of a historic building, the design has enriched it, and added a new layer.

This winning project involved a series of clever interventions to a house with impressive architectural pedigree.

The houses of this winning practice are imbued with intelligence, innovation and curiosity.

This practice is recognized for its tenacious pursuit of ideas in architecture that seek to shift our relationship to housing.

Twenty-four projects and one emerging practice have received commendations in the 2021 Houses Awards.

The standout entries of the 2021 Houses Awards show how residential architecture can contribute to local streetscapes and suburbs, with design interventions that build communities and neighbourhoods.