Hundreds of thousands of new homes are built in the UK every year. And while plenty of those are no doubt pleasant enough, from towering skyscraper apartments to no-frills small-town estates, how many of them are bona fide architectural masterpieces?
That’s what the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) ‘House of the Year’ prize is all about: finding the boldest, most beautiful new homes built in the UK. Following last week’s announcement of the winner of the Stirling Prize (which concerns the best new buildings in general – read more about that here), RIBA has revealed its shortlist for the UK’s six best new homes of 2023.
The houses range from an old cowshed in Devon to a building made out of crushed TV screens on the bank of a Scottish loch. Needless to say, they’re all pretty special.
The winner of the RIBA House of the Year prize will be announced on November 30. Before that, here are some pics of the shortlisted projects.
‘Cowshed’ by David Kohn Architects (south Devon)
‘Green House’ by Hayhurst & Co (Tottenham, London)
‘Hundred Acre Wood’ by Denizen Works (Argyll and Bute, Scotland)
‘Made of Sand’ by Studio Weave (Devon)
‘Middle Avenue’ by Rural Office (Farnham, Surrey)
‘Saltmarsh House’ by Niall McLaughlin Architects (Isle of Wight)
You can find out more about each nominee on the official RIBA website here.
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