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2025 - A Year to Celebrate
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December 19, 2025
There are years that pass quietly, marked by progress only those inside the studio truly feel.
And then there are years like this one.
2025 has been a year of alignment — where ideas, process, people and craft have come together in a way that feels both affirming and humbling. Not because of trophies, but because these awards reflect something deeper: projects that were lived in, trusted, challenged, refined, and ultimately realised exactly as they were intended.
We enter awards not to chase validation, but to pressure-test our thinking — to ask whether the work holds up when it’s removed from context, from relationships, from the long conversations with our clients and trades. This year, the answer was a clear and resounding yes.
What follows is a reflection on the projects — and people — that shaped our most recognised year to date.
KBDi Award Wins
KBDi has always mattered to us. It values rigour, process and thinking — not just how something looks, but how and why it works.
Certified Designer of the Year — Vaucluse Project
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This recognition speaks to a project where restraint, precision and lifestyle-led planning came together. The Vaucluse home is confident without being loud — a layered, highly resolved interior designed to support the way our clients live now and into the future.
Outdoor Kitchen of the Year — Vaucluse Project
An outdoor space designed not as an addition, but as an extension of the home itself. Fully resolved, materially consistent, and designed for year-round use — this kitchen reflects our belief that great design doesn’t stop at the back door.
Traditional Project of the Year — Wahroonga Project
Wahroonga challenged us to honour tradition without being bound by it. This was about respecting heritage proportions while quietly modernising how the home functions day to day — storage, circulation, light and flow carefully rethought for contemporary family life.
ACFA Awards
ACFA celebrates the craft — the nuance between a drawing and what is ultimately built. These awards recognise not just design intent, but execution.
Design of the Year — Cremorne Kitchen
A project defined by precision and confidence. The Cremorne kitchen is quietly complex: concealed functionality, refined material transitions, and joinery that only reveals itself when needed. This award acknowledges the discipline required to make something feel effortless.
Renovated Kitchen of the Year Over $80,000 — Brunswick Project
Brunswick is a masterclass in renovation — where new insertions sit comfortably within an existing shell. Every decision was measured, every detail deliberate. This award recognises the craft involved in transforming without erasing.
Bathroom Design of the Year — Brunswick Project
Designed as a place of calm and retreat, the Brunswick bathroom balances softness with strength. A reminder that bathrooms, when done well, can change how a home feels at the beginning and end of every day.
Kitchen Design of the Year — Cremorne Project
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A second recognition for Cremorne — reinforcing the depth of thought behind the project. This kitchen proves that functionality and beauty are not competing priorities; they are inseparable.
HIA Victoria Housing Awards
HIA awards are unique — judges experience the space in person. They walk through it, feel it, understand how it connects. That human connection is why these awards matter so much to us.
HIA Victorian Kitchen of the Year 2025 — Brunswick Project
A defining moment for this project. To be recognised at this level confirms the strength of the concept, the detailing, and the collaboration behind it.
HIA Victorian Renovated Kitchen Over $100,000 2025 — Brunswick Project
Renovation at this scale demands clarity — knowing what to change, what to keep, and what to elevate. This award celebrates that balance.
HIA Victorian Kitchen Design 2025 — Brunswick Project
Design excellence grounded in real-world use. A kitchen designed not just to photograph well, but to perform — every day.
HIA Victorian Bathroom Design 2025 — Brunswick Project
A rare sweep for a single home — reinforcing the holistic nature of the design approach. When spaces are designed together, they work better together.
What This Year Really Represents
These awards belong to more than just our studio.
They belong to clients who trusted the process.
To trades who cared deeply about getting it right.
To suppliers who shared innovation early and openly.
And to our team, who consistently refine, question and push each project further than the last.
Most of all, they reaffirm our belief that great design is not about trends or statements — it’s about people and place. About creating homes that support life as it’s actually lived.
As we look ahead, we carry this year with gratitude — and with a renewed commitment to continue designing spaces that genuinely help people live better.
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