See the longlist: RIBA House of the Year 2019 contenders
See the longlist: RIBA House of the Year 2019 contenders
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The Green House (Tiverton) by David Sheppard Architects
Joakim Borén
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The Green House (Tiverton) by David Sheppard Architects
Joakim Borén
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Nithurst Farm (West Sussex) by Adam Richards Architects
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Nithurst Farm (West Sussex) by Adam Richards Architects
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A Restorative Retreat (Sartfell, Isle of Mann) by Foster Lomas
Edmund Sumner
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A Restorative Retreat (Sartfell, Isle of Mann) by Foster Lomas
Edmund Sumner
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Black House (Armadale, Isle of Skye) by Dualchas
David Barbour
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Black House (Armadale, Isle of Skye) by Dualchas
David Barbour
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The Ghost House (Stratford-upon-Avon) by BPN
Felix Mooneeram
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The Ghost House (Stratford-upon-Avon) by BPN
Felix Mooneeram
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Silver How (Llanhennock, Wales) by Hall + Bednarczyk
Simon Maxwell
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Silver How (Llanhennock, Wales) by Hall + Bednarczyk
Simon Maxwell
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Cork House (Berkshire) by Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne & Oliver Wilton
David Grandorge
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Cork House (Berkshire) by Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne & Oliver Wilton
Magnus Dennis
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Hampshire House by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Nick Kane
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Hampshire House by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Nick Kane
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Lark Rise (Buckinghamshire) by bere:architects
Tim Crocker
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Lark Rise (Buckinghamshire) by bere:architects
Tim Crocker
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Stackyard (Derbyshire) by James Boon Architects
James Boon
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Stackyard (Derbyshire) by James Boon Architects
James Boon
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Hannington Farm (Northamptonshire) by James Gorst Architects
Ståle Eriksen
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Hannington Farm (Northamptonshire) by James Gorst Architects
Ståle Eriksen
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House in a Garden (London) by Gianni Botsford Architects
Edmund Sumner
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House in a Garden (London) by Gianni Botsford Architects
Edmund Sumner
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Earl’s Court house (London) by Sophie Hicks Architects
Annabel Elston
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Earl’s Court house (London) by Sophie Hicks Architects
Annabel Elston
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South London House (London) by Jonathan Pile
Gareth Gardner
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South London House (London) by Jonathan Pile
Gareth Gardner
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Pocket House (London) by Tikari Works
Edmund Sumner
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Pocket House (London) by Tikari Works
Edmund Sumner
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Secular Retreat (Devon) by Peter Zumthor & Mole
Jack Hobhouse
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Secular Retreat (Devon) by Peter Zumthor & Mole
Jack Hobhouse
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Max Fordham House (London) by bere:architects
Tim Crocker
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Max Fordham House (London) by bere:architects
Tim Crocker
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House Lessans (Saintfield, Northern Ireland) by McGonigle McGrath
Aidan McGrath
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House Lessans (Saintfield, Northern Ireland) by McGonigle McGrath
Aidan McGrath
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Hill House Passivhaus (East Sussex) by Meloy Architects
Charles Meloy
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Hill House Passivhaus (East Sussex) by Meloy Architects
Charles Meloy
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Kenwood Lee House (London) by Cousins & Cousins
Alan Williams
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Kenwood Lee House (London) by Cousins & Cousins
Jack Hobhouse
A 'recyclable home' made of cork set in the grounds of a Grade II-listed mill house in Berkshire is among projects in the running for RIBA's House of the Year 2019 award.
The twenty-strong longlist of recently completed homes or home extensions, all designed by architects in the UK, will be whittled down by the Royal Institute of Architects's expert panel with the overall winner to be revealed this autumn.
Environmental impact has been a key awards focus over the last few years, and this year is no different.
Chaired by architect John Pardey, the House of the Year jury considered four main categories when determining the longlist: architectural integrity; usability and context; delivery; and sustainability.
"It's all about houses on their own sites, in their own contexts, using lots of natural materials," says Pardey, "There are no modernist, white boxes or glass pavilions [on the longlist]."
Pardey recalls Kevin McCloud's narrative of last year's winning project, the off-grid Scottish hideaway, on Grand Designs: House of the Year and how the home had been tailored to its site: "[It has been] seamed into the tapestry of this place and it is so much the better for it."
Longlisted Cork House has been 'designed for dissembly' and can be constructed entirely by hand, with all its components reused or recycled.
RIBA's jury panel called the project "an incredible feat" and praised it for "what [it] could inspire within the architectural world."
Other projects to make the longlist include The Ghost House in Stratford-upon-Avon, built in the sunken garden of a now demolished country house.
Most of the concrete home is below ground level, lit by a series of different-sized courtyards.
Located on the Isle of Skye, the black-timbered Black House sits in a rocky depression near the water's edge.
The living space's fully-glazed end wall frames a spectacular view across the water to rugged hills beyond.
On a small plot, between two Georgian terraces, in a Kensington conservation area is 1A Earl's Court Square.
Once the site of two garages, it's now a two-bedroom house — with a living, kitchen and dining space on the ground-floor and two bedrooms and bathrooms on the lower-ground floor.
Of the six London projects longlisted this year, most are on very restricted sites. "Lots of backlands, gardens and single pockets," says Pardey.
"It becomes a kind of game: how you work with space and filter light through a house on a tiny site."
The House of the Year shortlist and winner will be revealed in the fifth series of Channel 4's Grand Designs: House of the Year — due to air later this year.
Also this week, London Bridge station and King's Cross Coal Drops Yard were declared among the UK's best new buildings at the RIBA National Awards.
The prestigious prizes celebrate architectural highlights from across the country, with the winners ranging in scale from striking landmarks like London’s Leadenhall Building, also known as the Cheesegrater, to under-the-radar gems like Lochside House, an eco-friendly home hidden in the West Highlands.
- Scroll through our gallery to see all 20 projects in the running for RIBA House of the Year 2019.
