RIBA Announces Longlist of UK's 2021 House of the Year Awards

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced its longlist of best new homes in the United Kingdom for the year 2021. The jury, which includes Architect and Chair Amin Taha, Co-founder of Ash Sakula Architects Cany Ash, and RIBA House of the Year 2019 winner Kieran McGonigle, have selected 20 newly-built houses or extensions that feature imaginative and innovative residential typologies that cater to the environment and their users.

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The 20 longlisted homes are: 

Corner House (London) by 31/44 Architects

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Corner House (London) by 31/44 Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Devon Passivhaus (Devon) by McLean Quinlan

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Devon Passivhaus (Devon) by McLean Quinlan . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Grain House (London) by Hayhurst & Co Architects

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Grain House (London) by Hayhurst & Co Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Harbour House (Hampshire) by John Pardey Architects

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Harbour House (Hampshire) by John Pardey Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

House for Theo and Oskar (Surrey) by Tigg + Coll Architects

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House for Theo and Oskar (Surrey) by Tigg + Coll Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

House in Assynt (Sutherland, Scotland) by Mary Arnold-Forster Architects

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House in Assynt (Sutherland, Scotland) by Mary Arnold-Forster Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

House on the Hill (Gloucestershire) by Alison Brooks Architects

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House on the Hill (Gloucestershire) by Alison Brooks Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

House-within-a-House (London) by alma-nac

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House-within-a-House (London) by alma-nac . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Hove House (Brighton) by Turner Works

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Hove House (Brighton) by Turner Works . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Kyle House (Sutherland, Scotland) by Groves-Raines Architects

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Kyle House (Sutherland, Scotland) by Groves-Raines Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

The Modern Oast (Kent) by ACME

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The Modern Oast (Kent) by ACME . Image Courtesy of RIBA

The Old School (Yorkshire) by ArkleBoyce Architects

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The Old School (Yorkshire) by ArkleBoyce Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

The Outfarm (Devon) by TYPE Studio

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TYPE Studio The Outfarm / Rory Gardiner. Image Courtesy of RIBA

Pele Tower House (Cumbria) by Woollacott Gilmartin Architects

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Pele Tower House (Cumbria) by Woollacott Gilmartin Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

River House (Berkshire) by John Pardey Architects

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River House (Berkshire) by John Pardey Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Simple House (Cambridge) by Haysom Ward Miller Architects

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Simple House (Cambridge) by Haysom Ward Miller Architects . Image Courtesy of RIBA

The Slot House (London) by Sandy Rendel Architects with Sally Rendel

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The Slot House (London) by Sandy Rendel Architects with Sally Rendel . Image Courtesy of RIBA

The Water Tower (Norfolk) by Tonkin Liu

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The Water Tower (Norfolk) by Tonkin Liu . Image Courtesy of RIBA

Weybridge House (Surrey) by Wilkinson King Architects

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Weybridge House (Surrey) by Wilkinson King Architects. Image Courtesy of RIBA

Wolds Barn (Yorkshire) by ID Architecture

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Wolds Barn (Yorkshire) by ID Architecture . Image Courtesy of RIBA

The Shortlist and winning project will be revealed on the sixth series of Channel 4’s Grand Designs: House of the Year later this year.

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Cite: Dima Stouhi. "RIBA Announces Longlist of UK's 2021 House of the Year Awards" 28 Oct 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/971001/riba-announces-longlist-of-uks-2021-house-of-the-year-awards> ISSN 0719-8884

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