The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture, Houses (New) is an Australian national architecture prize presented annually by the

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since 1981.

Background

The award is the highest in the residential architecture category. Alongside the named award, secondary awards are given including a 'National Award' and 'National Commendation' to highly regarded entries. Projects in this category must be residential in nature, generally falling within BCA Class 1a and must be new buildings. Projects with up to two self-contained dwellings may be entered in this category.

Naming of the award

The award is presented in memory of the Australian architect Robin Boyd (1919—1971), and is awarded to residential architecture that sets benchmarks for meeting client's needs, responding to the site and providing shelter that is at the leading edge of house design.

Multiple winners

Sydney based architect Peter Stutchbury has been awarded the Robin Boyd Award on four occasions; 2003, 2005, 2020 and 2021. The office of Durbach Block Jaggers based in Kings Cross, Sydney has won the award three times; in 1998 and 2004 (as Durbach Block) and 2017. Two time winners include

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, Lindsay Clare, John Wardle, Timothy Hill,

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, Kerstin Thompson, Troppo Architects and

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List of recipients

2022 Award

In 2022 the following projects were shortlisted for the award: *Mays Point House, Mays Point, Tasmania — Tanner Architects *LiveWorkShare House, Samford Village, Queensland — Bligh Graham Architects *Curl Curl House, Curl Curl, New South Wales — TRIAS (2022 National Award) *Stable House, Forest Lodge, New South Wales — Sibling Architecture *Corner House, Flinders, Victoria — Archier (2022 National Commendation) *Jimmy's House, Goonderup, North Perth, Western Australia — MJA Studio with Studio Roam and IOTA (2022 National Award) For only the second time, and the first time in forty years, no named award was given by the jury; Tony Giannone (Chair), Caroline Pidcock, Adrian Iredale, Poppy Taylor and

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2023 Award

The following projects were shortlisted for the 2023 Robin Boyd Award by the AIA: * 19 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales – SJB (2023 Robin Boyd Award) * Blok Stafford Heights, Stafford Heights, Brisbane, Queensland – Blok Modular with Vokes and Peters * Celilo Springs, Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia – Western Architecture Studio * Merricks Farmhouse, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria – Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins (2023 National Award) * Mossy Point House, South Coast, New South Wales – Edition Office (2023 National Commendation) * Spring Creek Road Farm House, Bannockburn, Victoria – Architect Brew Koch (2023 National Award) * Triptych, Rural Tasmania – Room 11 Architects The 2023 jury members were Shannon Battisson (Chair), Shaneen Fantin, William Smart, Stephanie Kitingan and Scott Burchell. The Robin Boyd Award was presented to Adam Haddow and Stewart Cowan from SJB for 19 Waterloo Street, at the National Awards held in Canberra on 31 October 2023. National Awards were also presented to Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins and Spring Creek Road Farm House by Architect Brew Koch. Mossy Point House by Edition office was presented a National Commendation.

2024 Award

The following projects were shortlisted for the 2024 Robin Boyd Award by the AIA: *27 Rule Street, North Fremantle, Western Australian — Officer Woods *Burnt Earth Beach House, Anglesea, Victoria — Wardle (2024 National Award) *Courtyard House, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria — Clare Cousins Architects *James Street, Launceston, Tasmania — Taylor and Hinds Architects *Kidman Lane, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales — Plus Minus Design *Maitland Bay House, Killcare Heights, New South Wales — Studio Bright (2024 National Commendation) *Naples Street House, Box Hill South, Melbourne, Victoria — Edition Office (2024 Robin Boyd Award) *Six Ways House, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria — Kennedy Nolan (2024 National Award) *Three Gardens House, Adelaide Hills, South Australia — Parabolica The Award was presented to Edition Office at the National Awards held in Adelaide on 7 November 2024. National Awards were also presented to Burnt Earth Beach House by Wardle and Six Ways House by Kennedy Nolan. Maitland Bay House by Studio Bright was presented a National Commendation.

Distribution and location of Awards

To 2024 a total of 50 Robin Boyd Awards had been given in the 42 years of the award, with no award given in only two years (1982 and 2022). On seven occasions joint winners have been awarded; 1991, 1993 (three winners), 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2020. A total of 80% of the Awards have been given to freestanding houses (40 of 50), and almost half of those to beach houses or holiday houses (19 total). Houses located in remote areas accounts for 40% of the awards, while only 18% of winning projects would be considered inner urban. A total of 17 suburban projects have won the award, around 34% of all Award winners. Around 47% of awards have been won by projects in metropolitan urban areas, and 53% in non–metropolitan locations. Ten awards have been won in regional Victoria compared with only four awards in regional New South Wales – two of those by

— and seven awards in regional Queensland. To 2024 more than two-thirds of all awards have been won by houses located in New South Wales or Victoria, and 92% of all awards won on the mainland eastern seaboard states of New South Wales (42%), Victoria (28%) and Queensland (22%). No architects or projects from South Australia or ACT have been awarded since the award began. The most common site locations for awards have been Sydney beachside or harbourside suburbs (10 awards or 20%), Queensland coastal areas (7 awards) or on the

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, Victoria (6 awards). A total of 24 projects or 50% would be considered coastal, 18% inner city, 12% rural and 34% suburban.

References

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External links

RAIA Robin Boyd Residential Buildings Award: Winners and commendation recipients: 2006-1981
Australian architecture awards 1981 establishments in Australia Awards established in 1981