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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2025: The final shortlist drop!
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Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2025: The final shortlist drop!

The complete shortlist is revealed – here are the last six exceptional projects from this year’s curated selection of 26.


We’ve reached the final reveal! Today we’re presenting the concluding six projects competing for 2025 Winnings x Habitus House of the Year. These remarkable homes span from Indonesia to New Zealand to Australia, completing our showcase of residential design across the Asia-Pacific region.

Our jury – Albert Mo, Alie Whelan, Amelia Borg, Ben Peake, Bradley Kerr, Brahman Perera, Gillian Serisier, Jean Graham, Lachlan Seegers, Mardi Doherty, Mark Austin, Phillip Withers, Sally Knibbs, Timothy Alouani-Roby and Tim Jackson – will now gather at Winnings’ Richmond showroom in Melbourne to evaluate the complete shortlist of 26 projects and select this year’s winner.

Read about the previous shortlist drop here

Here are the final six projects making the 2025 shortlist (in alphabetical order of practice name):

Scout by Strutt Studios

Wānaka, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Photography by Mickey Ross

Hedge & Arbour House by Studio Bright

Wurundjeri Country, Kulin / Melbourne, Victoria
Photography by Rory Gardiner

Balmain East House by Studio Johnston

Wangal Country, Eora / Sydney, NSW
Photography by Anson Smart

Ima by STUDIOLIVE

Gadigal Country, Eora / Sydney, NSW
Photography by Tom Ferguson

Tree Change House by Studio Zawa

Dharawal Country, Tharawal / South Coast, NSW
Photography by Clinton Weaver

Raaga House by Wiyoga Nurdiansyah

South Tangerang, Indonesia
Photography by Adaptasi

The complete shortlist of 26 projects is revealed! The People’s Choice Award voting opens tomorrow 15 October – cast your vote for your favourite project and you could take home one of these incredible design prizes!

Prizes include a $3,000 Roca Ona bathroom package, architectural hardware from Bankston x YSG’s Streaks Collection (valued at $2,549), a Lampe de Bureau light from LightCo, a Fermob Piapolo stool, an Amara Lounge Chair from Trithouse, a No Limit Vase from Roche Bobois, an Alor Gem Light, a $500 Winnings voucher, and a New Volumes Skáfos Vase c/o Chris Connell from Artedomus.

Read about the first shortlist reveal here, the second shortlist reveal here, the third shortlist reveal here and the jury announcement here.

This fourth announcement concludes the shortlist reveal for 2025! The remaining shortlisted projects are:

Saikhoo House by Anonym

Clifton House by Anthony Gill Architects

New Castle by Anthony St John Parsons

House in Erskineville by Architect George

Cake House by ASA

Babylon House by Casey Brown

Little Young Street 4A & 4B by David Langston-Jones

Mt. Fuji Residence by KKAA

Openfield House by Keshaw McArthur

Rosherville House by Kennedy Nolan

Amongst the Eucalypts by JGDW

North Garden House by Hiroshi Nakamura NAP

Domain by Flack Studio

Nebraska by Lara Maeseele

House on a Hill by Leeton Pointon Architects & Allison Pye Interiors

House for Birdwood by MARC&CO

she sells sea shells by multiplicity

Soft Serve by MuseLAB

Lava Flow by Pac Studio

Park Street by SGKS


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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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