The homes shortlisted for 2026 Victorian Architecture Awards

An house inside a Roy Grounds constructing and a Carlton house that doubles as a house and workplace house are among the many 120 shortlisted initiatives throughout 15 classes within the Australian Institute of Architects 2026 Victorian Structure Awards.

Twenty-one residences had been shortlisted throughout the Residential Structure – Homes (New), Residential Structure – Homes (Alterations and Additions) and Inside Structure classes.

Of the shortlisted residences, Palmerston Road Home by Robert Simeoni Architects and Studio 8 by Companions Hill appeared most incessantly, every shortlisted in each the Residential Structure – Homes (Alterations and Additions) and the Inside Structure classes.

Set inside Roy Grounds’s heritage-listed 1941 Quamby constructing, Studio 8 by Companions Hill reconfigures a basement flat into an eight-room residence, incorporating methods of fabric reuse and passive environmental design.

For Palmerston Road Home, Robert Simeoni Architects reworked an present Carlton home for twin home and work use, adapting it for each residing and dealing by focused interventions – a storage turns into a spot to fulfill, whereas an upstairs bed room is now a hid outdoors terrace.

Eight properties had been shortlisted for Residential Structure – Homes (New), whereas 4 had been shortlisted for Inside Structure, which additionally included eight non-residential initiatives.

The homes shortlisted for the Residential Structure – Homes (New), Residential Structure – Homes (Alterations and Additions) and Inside Structure classes embody:

Residential Structure – Homes (New)

A Courtyard Home – Workplace Mi–Ji

Financial institution Road Home – Prior Barraclough

Bruce Road – Muir Structure

Eyrie Residence – Schmölzer Structure

Hislop Hill Home – Clare Cousins Architects

Home in a Backyard – Version Workplace

Mount Macedon Home – Ben Lance Architects

Ora Home – Archier

Residential Structure – Homes (Alterations and Additions)

Anglesea Seaside Home – Lovell Burton Structure

Borland Crossman Home – Wowowa Structure

Crescent Home – Studio Brilliant

Eleanor – Topology Studio

Fitzroy North Home – Due to this fact

Gore St Home – Olaver Structure

Home Freddie – Studio Brilliant

Northcote Residence V – Undertaking 12 Structure

Palmerston Road Home – Robert Simeoni Architects

Studio 8 – Companions Hill

Terracotta Home – Lande Architects

Inside Structure

Home of Gentle – Jolson Structure and Interiors

Log Home – Elida De Felice Architect

Palmerston Road Home – Robert Simeoni Architects

Studio 8 – Companions Hill

View the whole shortlist for the 2026 Victorian Structure Awards right here. Award-winners can be introduced at an awards evening dinner on 19 June. State winners can be entered into the Nationwide Structure Awards, to be introduced in November 2026.