The projects featured here were all shortlisted for the Grand Designs Australia Magazine: House of the Year Awards 2026. We’d like to congratulate all our Winners, Highly Commended, and Shortlisted nominees and encourage all entries for our 2027 Awards program.
| Project | Architect | Category |
| Stumpy Gully House | Adam Markowitz Design with Stavrias Architecture | Large New Home |
| Project Rosshire | Ali Kaddour Architects | Large New Home |
| New Castle | Anthony St John Parsons | Large New Home |
| Ripple | Atlas Architects | Large New Home |
| Hedges Residence | B.E.Architecture | Large New Home |
| Castlecrag Courtyard | Downie North | Large New Home |
| Earth House Cygnet | Earthship Eco Homes Pty Ltd | Large New Home |
| Long Pavillion | Feather & Lawry Design | Large New Home |
| KROSS HOUSE | FIGR Architecture Studio | Large New Home |
| Nebraska House | Lara Maeseele | Large New Home |
| House on a Hill | Leeton Pointon Architects & Allison Pye Interiors | Large New Home |
| Birdwood House | Marc & Co | Large New Home |
| Ripple House | Marker Architecture & Design | Large New Home |
| The Bronze House | Merrylees Architecture | Large New Home |
| Home Pavilion | MRTN Architects | Large New Home |
| Dusty Miller House | Not All Architecture | Large New Home |
| The Clubhouse | NTF Architecture | Large New Home |
| Echo House | PARABOLICA | Large New Home |
| Three Garden House | PARABOLICA | Large New Home |
| BROOME ST HOUSE | PHILIP STEJSKAL ARCHITECTURE | Large New Home |
| HENVILLE ST HOUSE | PHILIP STEJSKAL ARCHITECTURE | Large New Home |
| RAPID CLOSE HOUSE | PHILIP STEJSKAL ARCHITECTURE | Large New Home |
| Table Top | Pleysier Perkins.com | Large New Home |
| Lyrebird | Sparks Architects | Large New Home |
| Nareeb House | Studio 11:11 | Large New Home |
| Honey House | Wolveridge Architects | Large New Home |
| Contour House | Zen Architects | Large New Home |
| Binnum Homestead | Alexandra Buchanan Architecture | Large Renovation |
| Cremorne Point House | Brancatisano | Large Renovation |
| Kindred 1, 2+3 | CSA Craig Steere Architects | Large Renovation |
| Fingal House | Justin Humphrey Architects | Large Renovation |
| Vessel | Madeleine Blanchfield Architects | Large Renovation |
| Mygunyah By The Circus | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design | Large Renovation |
| William Tappin House | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design | Large Renovation |
| Nurrangi | Potter & Wilson Architects | Large Renovation |
| Salus House | Rowe Studio | Large Renovation |
| New Line House | Studio Prineas | Large Renovation |
| Alba | studioplusthree | Large Renovation |
| Cloaked House | TRIAS Pty Ltd | Large Renovation |
| Yarraville Peak | Weaver+Co Architects | Large Renovation |
| The Pond Retreat | Biotope Architecture and Interiors | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| McCrae Bush House | Chan Architecture Pty Ltd | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Copper Ribbon House | DunnHillam Architecture + Urban Design | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Alpine House | DX Architects | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Danthonia Passive House | Etha Architecture | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Kew Residence | Jack Fugaro Architect | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Jason Gibney | Jason Gibney Design Workshop | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Eco-House Leura | Marra + Yeh Architects | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Olive Street Cabin | MGAO | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| she sells sea shells | multiplicity | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Ochre House | MyMyMy Architecture | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Emoji House | Reddog Architects | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Ben’s House | Robeson Architects | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Spring Beach House | Scale Architecture | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Gold Creek | Steendijk | Small New Home (<200m2) |
| Cake House | Alexander Symes Architect (ASA) | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| House in Erskineville | Architect George | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Birchgrove Lace | Benn + Penna Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Coburg House | CARD | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Babylon House | Casey Brown Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Cereus House | Circle Studio Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Venetian | David Gan | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| House of Fortune | Dean Dyson Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Apple House | Draper Noxon | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Brunswick East renovation | Healy Ryan Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Parkville Apartment | Healy Ryan Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Leichhardt Family Home | Jessica Matson Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Coorparoo Reno | Kin Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Crossroads Marrickville | Mackenzie Pronk Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Tighty Whitey | Maytree Studios | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Elsternwick House | Merrylees Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| the backyard goes on forever’ | multiplicity | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Mr. Robin and Mrs. Rose | Natalie Brcar – Brcar Morony Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| A Light Addition | Office MI-JI | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Cremorne Townhouse | Winter Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Crossroads Marrickville | Mackenzie Pronk Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| House in Erskineville | Architect George | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| House of Fortune | Dean Dyson Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Leichhardt Family Home | Jessica Matson Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Mr. Robin and Mrs. Rose | Natalie Brcar – Brcar Morony Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Parkville Apartment | Healy Ryan Architects | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Apple House | Draper Noxon | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Elsternwick House | Merrylees Architecture | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Venetian | David Gan | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| Tighty Whitey | Maytree Studios | Small Renovation (<200m2) |
| The Pond Retreat | Biotope Architecture and Interiors | Best Interior |
| Babylon House | Casey Brown Architecture | Best Interior – Highly Commended |
| Yarraville Peak | Weaver+Co Architects | Best Interior – 2026 WINNER |
| Stumpy Gully House | Adam Markowitz Design with Stavrias Architecture | Best Interior |
| House in Erskineville | Architect George | Best Interior |
| she sells sea shells | multiplicity | Best Interior |
| Copper Ribbon House | DunnHillam Architecture + Urban Design | Best Energy-Efficient Home – Highly Commended |
| Coburg House | CARD | Best Energy-Efficient Home |
| Danthonia Passive House | Etha Architecture | Best Energy-Efficient Home |
| Earth House Cygnet | Earthship Eco Homes Pty Ltd | Best Energy-Efficient Home – Highly Commended |
| Ochre House | MyMyMy Architecture | Best Energy-Efficient Home – 2026 WINNER |
| Cloaked House | TRIAS Pty Ltd | Best Energy-Efficient Home |
| Crossroads Marrickville | Mackenzie Pronk Architects | Best Energy-Efficient Home – Highly Commended |