AWARDS

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.

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.

These houses may not be the largest on the shortlist but they are no less generous or rich in materials, texture and colour.

Whether permanent residences or holiday homes, the shortlisted projects in this category demonstrate that the ubiquitous house can be an extraordinary architectural artefact.

Clever architecture is often just as much about what is left untouched as it is about what is changed or updated.

These homes demonstrate that the sky is the limit when it comes to design inspiration in higher density settings.

There has never been more emphasis on the quality of outdoor living spaces, as many of us continue to spend more time at home after lockdown.

These homes embrace the history of their neighbourhoods with designs that stitch them to their surrounds.

From Passive House to prefabrication, these projects demonstrate the myriad ways to minimize impact on the planet.

These practices may be young but their works have sure caught the eyes of the jurors in the 2021 Houses Awards.