Winners of the 2022 Australian Interior Design Awards

Stable Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects. The best Australian project of 2022. Sharyn Cairns Photos

Best project in Australia. This year’s top award, the Premier Award for Interior Design at the Australian Interior Design Awards (AIDA), was awarded to Clare Cousins Architects’ Stable and Cart House.

This year’s awards ceremony marked a return to its traditional ritual, with Australia’s best and most respected designers attending a gala dinner at the Sydney Grand Hyatt. The award’s industry-leading program comes through a partnership between the Design Institute of Australia and Artichoke Magazine. Calling Clare Cousins Architects’ project “sublime in every way,” the jury applauded the practice for its innate understanding of design, creating a home that takes into account “how people live in space.” According to the jury, “Stable and Cart House is an absolutely outstanding project in all categories. What resonates most is the authenticity of the design and that it’s designed to live, not just look at it.”

Stable Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects. The best Australian project of 2022. Winner in the premier award and Residential Design categories. Photo by Sharyn Cairn.
Stable Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects. The best Australian project of 2022. Winner in the premier award and Residential Design categories. Photo by Sharyn Cairn.
Stable Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects. The best Australian project of 2022. Winner in the premier award and Residential Design categories. Photo by Sharyn Cairn.
Stable Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects. The best Australian project of 2022. Winner in the premier award and Residential Design categories. Photo by Sharyn Cairn.

This year’s Residential Decoration Award was presented to Flack Studio for Troye Sivan House. The jury notes that the studio captured “a strong sense of the client’s character through the beautiful selection of art objects, furniture, lighting and objects in a way that does not seem strained or far-fetched.”

Troye Sivan House by Flack Studio. Winner in the nomination Residential Decoration. Photo by Anson Smart.
Troye Sivan House by Flack Studio. Winner in the nomination Residential Decoration. Photo by Anson Smart.

Studio Edwards’ Finesse Shoe Store won this year’s Retail Design Award as well as the Sustainability Advancement Award for creating an immersive retail experience based on sustainability principles. The judges noted that “this is a simple, beautifully implemented project, which is also able to convey a sense of “urbanism” associated with the nature of the sale of sneakers.”

Finesse Shoe Store by Studio Edwards. Winner in the nomination Retail Design. Photo by Peter Bennetts.
The Daily Edited Flagship by Pattern Studio. Winner in the nomination Emerging. Photo by Traianos Pakioufakis.
Finesse Shoe Store by Studio Edwards. Winner in the nomination Retail Design. Photo by Peter Bennetts.
The Daily Edited Flagship by Pattern Studio. Winner in the nomination Emerging. Photo by Traianos Pakioufakis.

Calling this year’s hotel design projects “incredibly impressive and difficult to evaluate,” the judges declared Studio Gram’s Arkhé worthy of the Best of State Award for Commercial Design (SA). The jury stated that “the purely experiential nature of moving around the interior makes the project bold and powerful.” This year’s Sustainability Award was given to two projects: 17 Union Street by BKK Architects and Clare Cousins Architects and FJMT Studio.

Arkhe by Studio Gram. Winner in the nomination Hospitality Design. Photo by Timothy Kaye.
17 Union Street by BKK Architects and Clare Cousins Architects. Winner in the nomination Sustainability Advancement. Photo by Derek Swalwell.
Ursulas Paddington by Brahman Perera. Winner in the nomination Emerging. Photo by Nikki To.
Arkhe by Studio Gram. Winner in the nomination Hospitality Design. Photo by Timothy Kaye.
17 Union Street by BKK Architects and Clare Cousins Architects. Winner in the nomination Sustainability Advancement. Photo by Derek Swalwell.
Ursulas Paddington by Brahman Perera. Winner in the nomination Emerging. Photo by Nikki To.

In the Emerging category and Melbourne designer Brahman Perera. The jury believes that his thoughtful and visionary design embodies the potential and promise of Australian design, that “it demonstrates solid design principles and individual style, flair, and restraint.”

Monash Robotics Lab by Studio Bright. Winner in the nomination Public Design. Photo by Rory Gardiner.
Red Hill Residence by SJS Interior Design. Nominee in the category Residential Decoration. Photo by Tom Ferguson.
Legato House by Arent Pyke. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Anson Smart.
Mays Point by Tanner Architects. Red Hill Residence by SJS Interior Design. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Adam Gibson.
Lewis House by Iota and Studio Roam. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Jack Lovel.
Rose Park House by Studio Gram. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Timothy Kaye.
Laneway Glass House by Brad Swartz Architects and Henry Wilson. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Katherine Lu.
Soft Serve by YSG Studio. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Prue Ruscoe.
Monash Robotics Lab by Studio Bright. Winner in the nomination Public Design. Photo by Rory Gardiner
Red Hill Residence by SJS Interior Design. Nominee in the category Residential Decoration. Photo byTom Ferguson.
Legato House by Arent Pyke. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Anson Smart.
Mays Point by Tanner Architects. Red Hill Residence by SJS Interior Design. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Adam Gibson.
Lewis House by Iota and Studio Roam. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Jack Lovel.
Rose Park House by Studio Gram. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Timothy Kaye.
Laneway Glass House by Brad Swartz Architects and Henry Wilson. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Katherine Lu.
Soft Serve by YSG Studio. Nominee in the category Residential Design. Photo by Prue Ruscoe.

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Photos: Sharyn Cairns, Anson Smart, Katherine Lu, Jack Lovel, Adam Gibson, Tom Ferguson, Timothy Kaye, Prue Ruscoe, Jad Sylla.

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