This award goes to a high-quality development, or dedicated phase, that delivers truly affordable homes to lower income households. It is open to micro-living; modular homes, first time buyer schemes; build-to-rent and other rental innovations; as well as homes for social rent, affordable rent, intermediate rent or shared ownership. The entry should outline the number of homes, tenure mix, prices and how the design enhances residents’ lives. On a multi- site build, while it is good to reference the scale of the full site, your entry must focus on the affordable housing element. Please note the sale price/rent per unit.

This award goes to a single building or multi-building scheme of apartments that demonstrates architectural excellence, design quality and makes a positive contribution to its context. The entry should outline the number of apartments, tenure mix, size in sq ft and any other uses on site.

This award celebrates developments that provide residents with sophisticated amenities alongside homes, such as co-working hubs, wellness suites and shared lounges. Open to Build-to-Rent, Student Housing and Co-living models, the entry should demonstrate how design fosters social coercion and address requirements of its demographic. Judges look for solutions and design solutions that provide and create community and sense of place.

To support the UK’s housing needs, this award recognises innovative partnerships between developers and other bodies to deliver homes adding value to the community. This includes excellent partnerships and joint ventures between housebuilders and organisations such as local councils, housing associations, retailers, utilities or public landowners.

This award goes to the best interior design for a show home within a residential development. Entries should demonstrate how the designer has communicated the developer’s vision and engaged the target buyer.

This award goes to the best interior design of a home. It can include some or all rooms. Judges will look for evidence of the designer’s unique response to the challenges of the property and if the requirements of the owners are met. Please focus on space planning, finishes, colours and furnishings.

This award goes to the best interior design of a home. It can include some or all rooms. Judges will look for evidence of the designer’s unique response to the challenges of the property and if the requirements of the owners are met. Please focus on space planning, finishes, colours and furnishings.

This award recognises exceptional landscaping and urban design within the public or communal areas of a residential or mixed-use development. Judges look for designs that contribute to the wider context of the neighborhood, providing high-quality shared spaces that encourage social interaction and community cohesion. The entry should outline how the scheme improves the local environment, maintains sustainable best practices in land use, and acts as a catalyst for local growth and renewal.

This award goes to the best garden design for an individual home or a private residential development. Judges look for excellence in planting and hard landscaping that enhances the immediate living environment for residents. The entry should demonstrate how the design provides an aesthetically pleasing response to the site’s topography, creates a seamless connection between internal and external spaces, and promotes biodiversity.

This award goes to the best large-scale residential refurbishment, restoration or conversion, providing more than one home. It is open to conversions of existing buildings, such as industrial-to-residential, retail-to-residential, office-to-residential as well as the upgrading of a housing estate or the restoration of a heritage building. The entry should outline the creative response to the brief, any challenges presented by the building and its environment, in addition to the final innovative design solution. The entry must include before and after imagery of the transformation.

This award is open to smaller residential developments of up to 10 homes that demonstrate exceptional sensitivity to context and clever solutions for design and construction. It focuses on overcoming the challenges of working on a small scale on constrained city, town, brownfield or village sites. The judges will consider external and internal design, innovation in design and delivery, landscaping, and the scheme’s relationship with/contribution to its environment.

This award goes to the best residential development of 10 to 100 homes. Judges will consider external and internal design, development layout, landscaping, community and the scheme’s relationship with/contribution to its environment. The entry should outline the number of units, phasing, tenure mix and other uses within the scheme.

This award goes to the best residential development with more than 100 homes. Judges will consider external and internal design, development layout, landscaping, community and the scheme’s relationship with/contribution to its environment. The entry should outline the number of units, phasing, tenure mix and other uses within the scheme.

This award goes to an extension designed by an architect for an individual home. Judges will look for quality and innovation in the interpretation of the design brief.

This award goes to the best refurbishment, restoration or conversion of an individual home of up to and including 2,500 sq ft. The entry should outline the creative response to the brief, any challenges presented by the building and its environment, in addition to the final innovative design solution. The entry must include before and after imagery of the transformation.

This award goes to the best refurbishment, restoration or conversion of an individual home of more than 2,500 sq ft. The entry should outline the creative response to the brief, any challenges presented by the building and its environment, in addition to the final innovative design solution. The entry must include before and after imagery of the transformation.

This award recognises schemes or developments that are specifically designed to support later living or those in need of additional support and care. The overall design needs to be fit for purpose, for example offering elements that give both a community feel and encourages social interaction while also providing a sense of independence. 

The entry will work to suit a range of residents’ needs and demonstrate clear adherence to the brief. Entries will be rewarded for an innovative approach to retirement or supported living, which puts health and wellbeing at the centre of the build.

This award is open to mixed-use schemes, this includes homes alongside at least one other use, such as office, retail or leisure. Judges look for evidence of positive change through design, layout, public realm and landscaping. The entry should outline the uses included in the scheme and their sizes in sq ft.

This award goes to the best one-off, new-build house of up to and including 2,500 sq ft. Judges will be looking for designs that creatively redefine single-family homes by offering stylish yet comfortable houses, balancing innovation with efficiency and functionality with aesthetic rigour.

This award goes to the best one-off, new-build house more than 2,500 sq ft. Judges will be looking for designs that creatively redefine single-family homes by offering stylish yet comfortable houses, balancing innovation with efficiency and functionality with aesthetic rigour.

This award goes to an outstanding residential project acting as a catalyst for renewal and growth in an urban or rural setting. It can include new homes on derelict land or the refurbishment of existing buildings. The entry should demonstrate how the project regenerates the wider area.

This award recognises residential projects that demonstrate a measurable, positive impact on the lives of residents and wider community. Judges look for evidence of how the development fosters social inclusion, supports resident health and wellbeing, and provides long-term economic or educational benefits to the area. The entry should outline specific social value objectives, such as the use of local labor, the provision of accessible public spaces, or initiatives that empower and strengthen community.

This award recognises new or retrofit schemes that use environmentally-friendly building materials, recycled or renewable if possible, as well as materials that use minimal energy to manufacture. This category incorporates all the key elements of a sustainable architectural design including demonstrating the use of sustainable energy sources, building materials as well as maintaining sustainable best practices in terms of land use. Please provide details of the initial sustainability goals and how they have been met. Please also provide any accreditations the design has received.