Australia’s best interiors of 2016

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17 Danks by SJB Interiors.

17 Danks by SJB Interiors. Image: Felix Forest

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30 Adelaide Street by Ian Moore Architects.

30 Adelaide Street by Ian Moore Architects. Image: Daniel Mayne

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A&M Houses by Marston Architects.

A&M Houses by Marston Architects. Image: Katherine Lu

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Apartment Finger Wharf by Architect Prineas.

Apartment Finger Wharf by Architect Prineas. Image: Chris Warnes

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Balwyn Residence by Fiona Lynch.

Balwyn Residence by Fiona Lynch. Image: Sharyn Cairns

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Bendigo Residence by Flack Studio.

Bendigo Residence by Flack Studio. Image: Brooke Holm and Marsha Golemac

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Black Moon Rising by Splinter Society Architecture.

Black Moon Rising by Splinter Society Architecture. Image: Armelle Habib

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Bronte House by Arent&pyke.

Bronte House by Arent&pyke. Image: Felix Forest

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Darling Point Apartment by Chenchow Little.

Darling Point Apartment by Chenchow Little. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Deepwater by Tobias Partners.

Deepwater by Tobias Partners. Image: Justin Alexander

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Double Life House by Breathe Architecture.

Double Life House by Breathe Architecture. Image: Katherine Lu

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East Melbourne Residence by Flack Studio.

East Melbourne Residence by Flack Studio. Image: Brooke Holm and Marsha Golemac

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Elsternwick Residence by Flack Studio.

Elsternwick Residence by Flack Studio. Image: Brooke Holm and Marsha Golemac

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Fitzroy Loft by Architects EAT.

Fitzroy Loft by Architects EAT. Image: Derek Swalwell

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Fluid Apartment by Architecture Saville Isaacs.

Fluid Apartment by Architecture Saville Isaacs. Image: Kata Bayer

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Hargreaves Residence by Fiona Lynch.

Hargreaves Residence by Fiona Lynch. Image: Sharyn Cairns

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Hawthorn House by Austin Design Associates.

Hawthorn House by Austin Design Associates. Image: Derek Swalwell

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Hertford Street House by Clare Cousins Architects.

Hertford Street House by Clare Cousins Architects. Image: Shannon McGrath

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House for Jade by Wellard Architects.

House for Jade by Wellard Architects. Image: Derek Swalwell

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House Elysium by Architect Prineas.

House Elysium by Architect Prineas. Image: Chris Warnes

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Kate's House by Bower Architecture and Interiors.

Kate’s House by Bower Architecture and Interiors. Image: Shannon McGrath

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Llewellyn House by Studioplusthree.

Llewellyn House by Studioplusthree. Image: Brett Boardman

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MAH Residence by Mim Design.

MAH Residence by Mim Design. Image: Earl Carter

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Marble House by Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture.

Marble House by Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture. Image: Shannon McGrath

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May Grove by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects.

May Grove by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects. Image: Peter Clarke

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Myrtle Tree House by Make Architecture.

Myrtle Tree House by Make Architecture. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Normanby by Whiting A+I.

Normanby by Whiting A+I. Image: Sharyn Cairns

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O'Grady Street by Whiting A+I.

O’Grady Street by Whiting A+I. Image: Sharyn Cairns

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Park House by Studio 103.

Park House by Studio 103. Image: Dan Hocking

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Parr House by SJB Interiors (Melbourne).

Parr House by SJB Interiors (Melbourne). Image: Nicole England

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Pigeon Shed by MCK Architects.

Pigeon Shed by MCK Architects. Image: Richard Glover

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Prahran Residence by Hecker Guthrie.

Prahran Residence by Hecker Guthrie. Image: Shannon McGrath

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Queen Street Residence by Christina Markham and Rita Qasabian.

Queen Street Residence by Christina Markham and Rita Qasabian. Image: Justin Alexander

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Ranley Grove House by Owen Architecture.

Ranley Grove House by Owen Architecture. Image: Toby Scott

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Rawson House by Alexander & Co.

Rawson House by Alexander & Co. Image: Murray Fredericks

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Red Hill Residence by Intermode.

Red Hill Residence by Intermode. Image: Gorta Yuuki

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Rosalie House by Owen Architecture

Rosalie House by Owen Architecture Image: Toby Scott

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Sargood House Apartment by Shelley Roberts Architect.

Sargood House Apartment by Shelley Roberts Architect. Image: Nicole England

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Sawmill House by Archier.

Sawmill House by Archier. Image: Benjamin Hosking

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Shadow House by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design with Mim Design.

Shadow House by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design with Mim Design. Image: Shannon McGrath

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Sorrento Beach House by AM Architecture.

Sorrento Beach House by AM Architecture. Image: Dianna Snape

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The White House by SJB Interiors (Melbourne).

The White House by SJB Interiors (Melbourne). Image: Nicole England

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Toorak2 House by Robson Rak Architects and Interior Designers.

Toorak2 House by Robson Rak Architects and Interior Designers. Image: Brooke Holm

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Two Little Chestnuts by Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture.

Two Little Chestnuts by Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture. Image: Shannon McGrath

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Unfurled House by Christopher Polly Architect.

Unfurled House by Christopher Polly Architect. Image: Brett Boardman

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Vaucluse House by Lawless & Meyerson and MHN Design Union.

Vaucluse House by Lawless & Meyerson and MHN Design Union. Image: Justin Alexander

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Villa Marittima by Robin Williams Architect.

Villa Marittima by Robin Williams Architect. Image: Dean Bradley

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Williamstown Residence by Fiona Lynch.

Williamstown Residence by Fiona Lynch. Image: Dan Hocking

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The shortlist for the 13th annual Australian Interior Design Awards was released on 24 March 2016. In the Residential Design category, 48 projects have been shortlisted that showcase the diversity and quality of work of architects and designers from across Australia.

2016 Residential Design shortlist

17 Danks – SJB Interiors

30 Adelaide Street – Ian Moore Architects

A&M Houses – Marston Architects

Apartment Finger Wharf – Architect Prineas

Balwyn Residence – Fiona Lynch

Bendigo Residence – Flack Studio

Black Moon Rising – Splinter Society Architecture

Bronte House – Arent&pyke

Darling Point Apartment – Chenchow Little

Deepwater – Tobias Partners

Double Life House – Breathe Architecture

East Melbourne Residence – Flack Studio

Elsternwick Residence – Flack Studio

Fitzroy Loft – Architects EAT

Fluid Apartment – Architecture Saville Isaacs

Hargreaves Residence – Fiona Lynch

Hawthorn House – Austin Design Associates

Hertford Street House – Clare Cousins Architects

House for Jade – Wellard Architects

House Elysium – Architect Prineas

Kate’s House – Bower Architecture and Interiors

Llewellyn House – Studioplusthree

MAH Residence – Mim Design

Marble House – Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture

May Grove – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Myrtle Tree House – Make Architecture

Normanby – Whiting A+I

O’Grady Street – Whiting A+I

Park House – Studio 103

Parr House – SJB Interiors (Melbourne)

Pigeon Shed – MCK Architects

Prahran Residence – Hecker Guthrie

Queen Street Residence – Christina Markham and Rita Qasabian

Ranley Grove House – Owen Architecture

Rawson House – Alexander & Co

Red Hill Residence – Intermode

Rosalie House – Owen Architecture

Sargood House Apartment – Shelley Roberts Architect

Sawmill House – Archier

Shadow House – Matt Gibson Architecture + Design with Mim Design

Sorrento Beach House – AM Architecture

The White House – SJB Interiors (Melbourne)

Toorak2 House – Robson Rak Architects and Interior Designers

Two Little Chestnuts – Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture

Unfurled House – Christopher Polly Architect

Vaucluse House – Lawless & Meyerson and MHN Design Union

Villa Marittima – Robin Williams Architect

Williamstown Residence – Fiona Lynch

The Awards are co-presented by the Design Institute of Australia and Artichoke magazine, and will be announced at a gala dinner on Friday 10 June 2016 at the Wentworth Ballroom at Sofitel Wentworth Sydney.

See more images of the shortlisted projects here.


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