2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Winner:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Brooks + Scarpa – Hillsborough, North Carolina

Located on a wooded 65-acre site in the Appalachian foothills in North Caroline, this house is designed as a place of reflection and repose – a pavilion amongst the trees that connects to the expansive natural setting.  

The simple double gable roofs rise to almost 9.5m high, with expanses of glass that allows nature to visually connect to the interior space and help forge a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the relationship between the natural and built environments. 

The structure’s reflective glass and black metal exterior give the building an ever-changing presence during the seasons; receding into the forest‘s dappled light in the summer, and winter stalk-like tree structures and standing out like a beacon with the occasional winter snow.

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Judges' Comments

A remarkable project, executed with exceptional skill and sensitivity. 

The design masterfully invites the view of surrounding tall trees with beautifully framed connections between indoor and outdoor spaces. 

The house beautifully balances environmental sustainability with the client’s needs.

Winner:

2024 TIDA International Renovation of the Year

Bijl Architecture – Sydney, Australia

Built in the late 1880s, the original sandstone cottage on this site had been altered and extended on all sides over time.

The current owners wanted a contemporary, light-filled home embracing their love of art and accommodating their blended family spanning generations.

This had to be achieved despite the limitations of site’s shape and heritage restrictions on any changes that could be made.

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Judges' Comments

A light-filled house with flowing details and beautifully resolved spaces. 

The heritage house is visible externally and internally and is felt throughout, with the extremely difficult challenges having been addressed to unify the house,

The re-design makes sense of the different stages of development and creates better connections within the home, and to its site and surrounds.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Daniel Joseph Chenin – Las Vegas, United States

Commissioned for a family embracing an active lifestyle of immersive environmental experiences, the firm was tasked with creating a home that would be contemporary and warm, yet seamlessly blended into the rugged beauty of its natural surroundings. 

In addition to an interior program that included a primary suite, a secondary suite, three additional bedrooms, and a large communal living and dining space, the 15-month build prioritised an external focus that includes an entry rotunda, a shaded courtyard, and a view frame overlooking the surrounding landscape.

The modest luxury of the modern interior is framed by travertine floors, stucco ceilings, and reconstituted wood veneer vertical panels, providing a warm embrace for the curated furnishings and art selections.

Stone, wood, and brass details are abundant, including in the interior’s custom door handles and detailed cabinetry.

Runner-up:

2024 TIDA International Renovation of the Year

Archi-Tectonics – London, UK

A century-old brick townhouse in the heart of London has been expanded into a modern home that is double its original size for a family of four. 

The original structure is left intact to maintain the largely opaque building edges and serve as the foundational base for the new intervention. 

It is treated as the structural core, off of which a multi-faceted roof extension enveloping an additional story and other hovering projections emerges. 

At the heart of the building is a custom-built, winding stair that connects the entrance floor with the double-height living area above and the open kitchen-and-dining on the topmost level. 

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

ANX / Aaron Neubert Architects – Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles

This residence for a young family is perched atop Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, offering commanding views of the San Fernando Valley, Griffith Park, and the iconic Hollywood Sign. 

The biophilic residence blends with its surroundings, adhering to strict hillside regulations, while proposing an innovative model for Southern California hillside developments.

Gracefully cascading down the steep terrain from the south, the home creates an inviting entry courtyard through the strategic separation from the adjacent slope, featuring descending terraced gardens that lead visitors to the glass-enclosed foyer.

The novel "t" spatial configuration not only shapes the home's layout, but also ensures an uninterrupted flow of expansive views throughout, extending to the pool area and distant landscape.

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Alex Urena Design Studio – New South Wales, Australia

While the owners wanted a new 4-bedroom family home designed for this property, they also wanted it to honour the essence of the 1940s cottage that had originally been on the site.

The approach was to design the house as three interconnected wings, with the secondary bedrooms towards the street appearing to belong to the original cottage, joined to the what would appear to be the modern part of the house – two ‘new’ wings to accommodate the master suite and living areas.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Armstrong Interiors and Figure and Ground – Canterbury, New Zealand

This existing 22 hectare rural farm was overgrown and overrun with trees and rats, and had just a small 1980s red brick farmhouse for a dwelling.

But little of that is still evident, following its recent extensive renovation.

All that remains of the original home is the brickwork – now bagged and whitewashed –some internal framing and the basic roofing structure.

This anchors the redevelopment, while an extension adds volume to the living room as well as housing an oversized double garage and mud room.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Box Design Studio – Sydney, Australia

Renovation of this Victorian-era residence has addressed significant functional issues with the existing building, while enhancing its sustainability and maintaining its historical character.

Original Victorian window and doors on the front façade were retained and restored, as were interior arches, fireplaces, kauri pine flooring, internal timber doors and door hardware.

Redevelopment of the attic storage space allowed a new master suite to be created – and on the first floor, the three existing bedrooms have been retrofitted, with two of them able to be easily adapted into home offices.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

CAZA – Punta Fuego, Philippines

This cast-in-place concrete house perches on a bluff overlooking the South China Sea. 

The design of the home, located two hours from Manila, was driven by two concerns: the first, to integrate with the steep topography and views of the waterfront, and the second, to create natural ventilation and minimise mechanical cooling.

The home takes the form of a cluster of volumes organized around a ground-floor garden. Each volume defines a different room in the house and has a single window that frames a particular view of the ocean, landscape, or sky. 

The effect is a home that is intentional, yet playful, with a series of distinct yet interconnected rooms.

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Chilton + Mayne Architecture – Canterbury, New Zealand

Designed as a place for its owners to retire to, this home also needed to create a welcoming space for extended family gatherings and visits from grandchildren.

The design concept revolved around a modern interpretation of traditional stone-gabled farmhouses with warm and calming interiors, while energy-efficient features were also a key component of the brief.

Its three gabled pavilions connected by lower-profile linkages provide separation between different functional areas while maintaining cohesion and views toward the rolling hillside.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Dorrington Atcheson Architects – Auckland, New Zealand

A new build on a subdivided site, this is one of two homes designed for the owner, who had previously lived in the original house.

Its design sets out to make the most of the sun and the sea and bush views, while also retaining a mature Ginkgo tree on the site.

The street façade gives little away on approach, with its two half gables intentionally windowless to add intrigue.

But entry takes you into a gallery-like space that provides a view directly through the house to the harbour inlet views beyond.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

FGMF – São Paulo, Brazil

Adult and sculptural trees fill the central portion of this 14,000 m² plot of land, with a slope that at first glance is delicate, but which was an  important consideration in the development of the property.

These two elements – the trees and the unevenness – are the basis of the site's design strategy, with the house spreading out over the space, embracing the vegetation and creating opportunities for diverse paths and landscapes. 

Stone portals reveal the topography and support pavilions that are attached to them. As they enter the main body of the house, the portals provide continuity to the landscape design and help organise the program together with other complementary, exposed concrete structures.

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

In Studio – Connecticut, United States

The primary driver of the house’s design was the four distinct views it frames: a long mountain view to the west, a meadow view to the south, a farm view to the north, and a forest view to the east. 

The exterior is clad in cedar processed in the Shou Sugi Ban method, which chars the wood to protect against fire and the elements and results in a rich black color and scaly texture. 

Natural lighting was a driving principle of the design: the long wing that arrays the main living, dining, and entertaining areas is enclosed in full-height glass, so the most used part of the home is daylit the entire time the sun is up. 

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Jack Fugaro + Agushi – Melbourne, Australia

Nestled amongst traditional residences with a solid street presence, this home instils a respectful sense of calm within its neighbourhood.

Although a solid built form, the exterior has a sense of lightness, with the first floor elements cantilevering over the ground floor and appearing to hover over the treelined landscape.

The interiors draw from the solid sculptural aesthetic of the exterior to complement the family’s love of fashion and collection of objects and art.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Kee Yen Architects – Ipoh, Malaysia

This home was initially conceived as a sprawling mansion for three generation of a family but the concept was refined to create a two-level dwelling, which eschews extravagance for practical elegance, and embodies the essence of tropical living.

At its heart lies a cooling pool and a courtyard, engineered to temper the tropical breeze and ensuring a comfortable atmosphere within. 

Enveloped by expansive openings, the residence bathes in abundant natural light, strategically aligned with the sun's path to optimise illumination while minimising heat gain.

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Kuoo Tamizo Architects – Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland

This home’s structure was planned to open up views to the garden on one side, while on the other, it acts as a buffer from the driveway and the front of the plot. 

Combined with the sunlight, this meant that each side of the building had a different character.

To counter this and further blend the building into its surroundings, the facades are covered with mirror material where glazing couldn't be added, resulting in all four facades of the building having a distinctive concrete 'T' form.

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Landry Design Group – Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

The elegant aesthetics of this 1900m² home in Beverly Hills are inspired by elements of classic French châteaux and modern architecture, both styles the owner is passionate about. 

The result is a unique hybrid that successfully demonstrates how disparate architectural concepts can be unified seamlessly in a single structure.

The layout is evocative of a grand hotel, with expansive common areas that transition to a symmetry of private spaces. 

The main circulation flows directly through the centre of the house to the rear yard where the traditional grand lawn is recreated.

 However, the formal living spaces of historic châteaux have been replaced with rooms that reflect a 21st century lifestyle, prioritising space for an office and theatre on the first floor, as well as entertainment-oriented venues such as a luxurious bar and seductively illuminated wine cellar/tasting room that accommodates over 5,000 bottles.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Landmark Homes Taranaki – New Plymouth, New Zealand

This pavilion-style showhome has been designed to provide a spacious environment that’s ideal for busy family lifestyles. 

The exterior features clean, contemporary lines and a bold silhouette with its high-sloping rooflines.

Vertical cedar weatherboards add warmth and texture, and are complemented by a rugged schist pillar, to form an inviting entryway that sets the tone for the rest of the home.

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2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

Ong & Ong – Nagano, Japan

Harmoniously blending modern architecture with the natural landscape of its surroundings, this home is situated on a sloping plot next to a small water catchment area and is strategically positioned to take advantage of the unique terrain and scenic views.

The house is divided into two main zones: the right side contains the private wing for the owners, while the left side comprises of communal and guest areas. 

The residence boasts a mixed-materials structure with a steel frame on one side and Japanese timber construction on the other, reflecting a pleasant combination of modern and traditional building techniques. 

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

TeamStar – Hayama, Japan

This villa commands a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean  near the town of Hayama, the birthplace of Japanese yachting culture. 

Befitting this impressive natural environment, the villaʼs design seeks a sculpturesque form, symbolised by the large vaulted roof and its series of arches that resemble white, rolling ocean waves. 

The curved lines of the vaulted roof create the illusion of expansiveness in the interior space. 

While the building structure is mainly reinforced concrete, the roof is a wooden structure consisting of a series of continuous arches built with 7m×900mm cross-laminated timber panels, a̶ design that required extremely precise planning and construction techniques to implement. 

Finalist:

2024 TIDA International Home of the Year

VFA Architecture + Design – Oakville, Ontario

The result of a close collaboration between a renowned landscape designer and architect, this home uses both the landscape and architecture to dramatically extend usable space.

A landscape courtyard pushes into the home, both physically interrupting the open-concept home and visually bridging the quieter programs (den and office) from the more public used spaces (kitchen and living room). 

The outdoor room incorporates, perhaps, one of the home's most permanent inhabitant, a European Beech Tree.

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