Black House is one of the 20 homes featured in this year's RIBA House of the Year
113 - 115 Ouseburn Road is located in Newcastle upon Tyne
113 - 115 Ouseburn Road was designed by Miller Partnership Architects
113 - 115 Ouseburn Road consists of two houses designed by the same team
113 - 115 Ouseburn Road responds to the needs of elderly people wanting to stay locally but looking to downsize
113 - 115 Ouseburn Road's two houses share lightwells and garden areas
Berkshire House is located in Reading
Berkshire House was designed by Gregory Phillips Architects
Berkshire House's building materials were selected to fit a muted palette of grays and soft Scandinavian-style tones
Berkshire House is an exemplary modern house
Berkshire House features generous glazing to make the most of the views
Black House is located in Kent
Black House is one of the 20 homes featured in this year's RIBA House of the Year
Black House is a contemporary high-end house that impressed the judges for its crisp, clean lines
Black House was designed by AR Design Studio
Black House's design is part-inspired by the extensive gardens of a nearby castle
Black Stone Buildings features an abstract slate-like facade
Black Stone Buildings is a residential project that includes a total of three homes
Black Stone Buildings was designed by 6a architects
Black Stone Buildings takes the form of an unusual and irregular stacked block
Black Stone Buildings is located in London
Caroline Place is located in London
Caroline Place was designed by Amin Taha + Groupwork
Caroline Place involved the refurbishment of a suburban home
Caroline Place is a work of residential architecture with a sense of quirkiness
Caroline Place involved the refurbishment of a suburban home
Coastal House is located in Devon
Coastal House was designed by 6a architects
Coastal House is involved the renovation of an early twentieth century house close to the South Devon coast
Coastal House's interior has been totally transformed and modernized
Coastal House's renovation involved several years of back and forth dialogue between client and architects
Dartmouth Park House is located in London
Dartmouth Park House was designed by AY Architects
Dartmouth Park House involved the conversion of an over-developed Victorian terraced house into an unusual home
Dartmouth Park House's second story sees the floor, walls and ceiling stripped back to reveal the original brick and timber
Dartmouth Park House's renovation involved opening up the building to increase daylight inside
Duncan Cottage was designed by James Grayley Architects
Duncan Cottage is located in Bath
Duncan Cottage was designed by James Grayley Architects
Duncan Cottage involved the renovation and extension of a listed building
Duncan Cottage's renovation involved local materials and builders
Fitzrovia House is located in London
Fitzrovia House was designed by Carmody Groarke
Fitzrovia House involved the careful restoration of a historically protected townhouse into a family home for its art collector clients
Fitzrovia House is a six-story terrace originally built in 1827
Gin Distillery is located in London
Gin Distillery was designed by Carmody Groarke
As its name suggests, Gin Distillery is a former gin distillery that was purchased in a derelict state and renovated into a family home
Gin Distillery's owners chose to retain much of the original materials
Gin Distillery is so well hidden away in central London that RIBA's judges couldn't actually find it
Lochside House is located in West Highlands, Scotland
Lochside House was designed by Haysom Ward Miller Architects
Lochside House's scale, material choices, use of the setting and integration into the landscape all impressed the judges
Lochside House was completed in June, 2017
Lochside House makes use of sustainably-sourced building materials, including wood
no 37 is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
no 37 was designed by FAMILY architects designers makers
no 37 was designed for a couple seeking to downsize and live in the city
no 37 is described as a playful black timber clad dwelling by RIBA's judges
no 37 measures a relatively small 56 sq m (602 sq ft), for an architect-designed home
Oatlands Close is located in Surrey
Oatlands Close was designed by SOUP Architects
Oatlands Close involves the renovation and extension of a family home
Oatlands Close's new additions are made from concrete and topped with green roofs
Oatlands Close previously won a RIBA Small Project of the Year award
Old Shed New House is located in Yorkshire
Old Shed New House was designed by Tonkin Liu
Old Shed New House involved turning an old farm shed into a sustainable home
Old Shed New House follows a passivhaus strategy of high insulation and high air tightness, complemented by mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Old Shed New House is very energy efficient and inexpensive to maintain a comfortable temperature
Pheasants is located in Henley on Thames
Pheasants was designed by Sarah Griffiths + Amin Taha
Pheasants took more than a decade to realize thanks to serious issues with gaining planning permission
Pheasants is a spacious and modern family home
Pheasants is located close to the Thames river
Red House is located in London
Red House was designed by 31/44 Architects
Red House is a new home designed to match the size, scale and character of the surrounding two-storey terraced homes
Red House fits into an awkward space at the end of a street of terraces
Red House is arranged over three floors
Shropshire Residence is located in Shropshire and was designed by Gregory Phillips Architects
Shropshire Residence is described as an heir to an English tradition of grand country homes by RIBA
The Makers House is located in London
The Makers House was designed by Liddicoat & Goldhill LLP
The Makers House is a new build that sits among a terrace of semi-detached villas
The Makers House is arranged over four floors
The Makers House takes its place well amid the local area
The Old Court House is located in Worcestershire
The Old Court House was designed by Harrison Brookes Architects
The Old Court House involved an extensive restoration of a house that was so dilapidated it was near collapse
The Old Court House, pictured in its former state
The Old Court House originally dates back to around 1510
Vex is located in London
Vex was designed by Chance de Silva & Scanner
Vex is located on a small cramped site formerly used for fly tipping
Vex's design was inspired by the music piece Vexations by Erik Satie
Vex took a total of eight years to realize
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RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architects) has unveiled its annual pick of the best new homes in the UK. Highlights include an agricultural shed turned into an impressively sustainable residence and an unusual circular house built on a plot previously used for the illegal dumping of waste.
As was the case last year, most of the 20 homes that feature in the RIBA House of the Year 2018 longlist are located in the south of England, though there are a few further north, as well as a single Scottish entry and another in Northern Ireland (Wales, as usual, didn't field an entry).
The 20 homes will be whittled down to a shortlist in the coming months and an overall winner will eventually be declared later this year.
Old Shed New House is very energy efficient and inexpensive to maintain a comfortable temperature
Old Shed New House involved the transformation of an agricultural shed in Yorkshire. Architects Tonkin Liu added a comfortable interior containing a residence, library, and an art gallery. It's also very energy efficient and has large amounts of insulation installed, as well as high levels of air tightness, mechanical ventilation and heat recovery systems – all of which means that it'll require very little energy to heat and cool.
Vex was designed by Chance de Silva & Scanner
Neighbors of a cramped plot in London used for the illegal dumping of waste suggested to architects Chance de Silva that it could be turned into a private house. The firm obliged and collaborated with sound artist Scanner to produce Vex, a compact curving home inspired by the piece of music Vexations by French avant-garde composer Erik Satie.
Lochside House is located in West Highlands, Scotland
Moving out into the countryside, the single entry from Scotland on the House of the Year longlist is Lochside House. Already having the RIBA Award for Scotland 2018 under its belt, the sustainable design from HaysomWardMiller Architects caught the eye of the judges for its success in blending into the harsh beauty of the surrounding landscape.
Head to the gallery to see each of the 20 homes featured in the RIBA House of the Year 2018 longlist, including the renovation of a house built in 1510 that was in a near-state of collapse, the transformation of a Gin Distillery into a family home, and several new high-end contemporary residences.
Adam scours the globe from his home in Spain in order to bring the best of innovative architecture and sustainable design to the pages of New Atlas. Most of his spare time is spent dabbling in music, tinkering with old Macintosh computers and trying to keep his even older VW bus on the road.