The annual Houses Awards uncover the very best Australian residential architecture and design – and this year is no exception! Juror (and 2017 winner of House of the Year) Stuart Vokes of Vokes and Peters explained ‘Australia is witnessing a growing diversity of housing product as a consequence of changing social and economic forces. Architects are responding with exciting examples of innovative typologies, diverse spatial scales and socially responsible models evident amongst this year’s awarded projects and practices.’

The 2018 Australian House of the Year, by Peter Stutchbury Architecture perfectly captures these qualities of innovation and aspirational design. The jurors described sculptural home, which cascades down the face of a rock shelf, as a ‘physical manifestation of the character of its place.’

Take a stroll/scroll the winners below – including Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture, which took out the Sustainability category! (You can hear more about this project on this week’s TDF Talks podcast episode with Jeremy McLeod).

Australian House Of The Year, and New House Over 200 Square Metres

Cabbage Tree House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture (Bayview, NSW)

New House Under 200 Square Metres

Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture (Springhill, VIC)

House Alteration and Addition Under 200 Square Metres – Joint Winner

Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille (Bronte, NSW)

Terrarium House by John Ellway (Highgate Hill, QLD)

House Alteration and Addition Over 200 Square Metres

Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects (Morningside, QLD)

Apartment or Unit

Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects (Rushcutters Bay, NSW)

Garden or Landscape

Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees (Bronte, NSW)

Sustainability

Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture (Brunswick, VIC)

House in a Heritage Context

Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects (Woollahra, NSW)

Emerging Architecture Practice – Joint Winner

Brad Swartz Architects

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