The most-read content on The Design Files covers Australian homes, so it’s no surprise that Residential Architecture is the most popular category in our annual TDF + Laminex Design Awards!
In a year dominated by material shortages and project delays, it’s amazing to see so many projects not only being completed, but setting new standards of design excellence.
As always, our judges (Aaron Peters, director of Vokes and Peters; Kerstin Thompson, principal of Kerstin Thompson Architects; and Tristan Wong, director of SJB’s Melbourne studio) struggled to whittle down the shortlist to just these 18 projects. Take a closer look at them below, and stay tuned for the winners announcement in September!
Today is a very exciting day in The Design Files (currently virtual) office, as we’re bringing you the home of our very own managing editor, Sally Tabart!
Sally and her partner Jeremy bought this Thornbury 1920s double-fronted bungalow in June of 2019. Although the couple and their housemates have only been in the house for just under a year, they’ve wasted no time in making it their own! The house is filled with vintage pieces and art by local creatives, all of which express Sally’s eternally sunny personality (with lots of TDF ‘Easter Eggs’ in there!)
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