Australia’s Got Talent // Houses Awards Shortlist 2013.

If there’s one thing Australian architects are really bloody good at, it would have to be The House. We pretty much have the house thing nailed here in Australia (errr, apart from the whole affordable housing issue and the plague of horrible project homes. But lucky that’s not such a big deal, right? <— clearly that was sarcasm, ok? Good.) Like I was saying, all you have to do is look at any Australian design awards, and the residential shortlist is pretty much always the longest, and quite often the strongest. By a long shot.

Houses Awards recently announced their 2013 shortlist for 125 residential projects across the eight categories. Now in its third year, the Houses Awards is a survey of the best residential work by Australian architects. From inner-city terraces, warehouse conversions, apartments and townhouses, to freestanding homes that engage with the site and respond to the diversity of the Australian landscape, the projects on the shortlist illustrate accomplished design for the way we live.

Sincere congratulations to all shortlisted entrants. So many fantastic projects by amazing local architects, beautifully captured on film screen by our talented photographers. Australia’s got (some serious) talent!

Below are just a few of my favourite projects.

Merricks Beach House by Kennedy Nolan Architects. Photo by Derek Swalwell.

Armadale Residence by Made by Cohen and Robson Rak Architects. Photo by Shannon McGrath.

Carlton Residence by Hecker Guthrie (selected architectural details and project management by Ridolfi Architects). Photo by Shannon McGrath.

Brisbane Street House by Alexander & Co. Photo by Murray Fredericks.

Lilyfield Warehouse by Virginia Kerridge Architect. Photo by Michael Nicholson.

Moor Street Apartment by Clare Cousins Architects. Photo by Shannon McGrath.

Gordons Bay House by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photo by Justin Alexander.

Torquay House by Wolveridge Architects (previously). Photo by Derek Swalwell.

Bronte House by Tobias Partners. Photo by Justin Alexander.

Bondi House by Fearns Studio. Photo by Tom Ferguson.

Stewart House by Chenchow Little Architects. Photo by John Gollings.

Jack’s House by fmd architects. Photo by Shannon McGrath.

Apartment Gregory by Tribe Studio. Photo by Peter Bennetts.

Double Bay House by Tobias Partners. Photo by Justin Alexander.

The Studio by Nicholas Gurney. Photo by Katherine Lu.

House Chapple by Tribe Studio. Photo by Katherine Lu.

Lavender Bay Boatshed by Stephen Collier Architects. Photo by Peter Bennetts.

Whale Beach House by Shahe Simonian Architect (Zanazan). Photo by Trevor Mein.

Jan Juc Beach House by Zen Architects in collaboration with Doherty Lynch. Photo by Gorta Yuuki.

Toorak Residence by Hecker Guthrie. Photo by Armelle Habib.

More images can be found in the gallery below. To see the full list of shortlisted projects, visit the Houses Awards website.