Don’t Move Improve! 2021 shortlist announced
In its eleventh year, the Don’t Move, Improve! 2021 awards has been inundated with homes that showcase the ingenuity of residential design in London today.
As supporters of the awards, we are delighted to share with you the twenty-two of these exceptional projects that have been shortlisted for the 2021 awards, all demonstrating how a well-designed home can improve quality of life, offer functional solutions on the smallest of sites, and create beautiful spaces even within the most restricted of budgets.
Featuring over 200 outstanding designs, the annual exhibition and publication will launch in May 2021. With the announcement of the overall winner as well as seven special prizes for projects which adeptly overcome key challenges. These include Unique Character Prize, Urban Oasis of the Year, the Compact Design of the Year, Best Project under £100k, Environmental Leadership Prize, WFH Design of the Year and Materiality and Craftsmanship Prize.
A Cloistered House, Turner Architects
Amott Road, Alexander Owen Architecture
Claire and Tom’s Home, Zminkowska De Boise Architects
Council House Renovation, Vatraa
Elmfield Road, Eckford Chong
ER Residence, Studio Hallett Ike
Fruit Box, nimtim architects
Grain House, Hayhurst and Co.
House in Hackney, Yard Architects
Lydford Road, Artefact
Mo-Tel House, Office S&M
Mountain View, CAN
Origami House, KSKA Architects
Overcast House, Office S&M
Peckham Rye House, Draper Studio
The Segal House, Fraher and Findlay Architects
The House Recast, Studio Ben Allen
St Mary’s House, Paul Archer Design
Summerhill Road, OEB Architects
Terrazzo Studio, Sonn Studio
Two and a Half Storey House, Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects
Umfreville Road, The DHAUS Company
Visit the Don’t Move, Improve! 2021 website to find out more about the other practices that will feature in the upcoming exhibition.
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