To honor the most outstanding projects we published last year, we enlisted our readers and an expert panel of judges to select the most creative, context-driven designs across eight categories for the Dwell Design Awards. The winners, runner-ups, and community picks display imagination in their form, consideration in their materiality, connection to their environments, and innovation in how they frame a way of living.

Dwellings

Winner: Casa Cosmos by S-AR

“It’s rational and poetic all at once, a paradox in paradise.”
—Suchi Reddy, architect

Runner-Up: Cockpit in Wild Plants by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Community Pick: House of the Tall Chimneys by Frankie Pappas

Renovations

Winner and Community Pick: The Parchment Works by Will Gamble Architects

Runner-Up: Nossenhaus by Jonathan Tuckey Design

Prefabs

Winner and Community Pick: Saugerties Residence by BriggsKnowles A+D

Runner-Up: Prefab Saunas and Cabins by Iglucraft

Small Spaces

Winner: Woodnest Treehouses by Helen & Hard Architects

Runner-Up: Urban Cabin by Francesca Perani Enterprise

Community Pick: Far Cabin by Winkelman Architecture

Gardens

Winner and Community Pick: Casa Sierra Fría by Esrawe Studio

Runner-Up: AmHouse by Creative Architects and AmDesign Studio

Kitchens

Winner: Bismarck House by Andrew Burges Architects

“A great balance of functionality, space, and use of light. The opening plays to the communal notion of the kitchen in a brilliantly effective way.”
—Ryan Chetiyawardana, bartender and gastronomist

Runner-Up: Hilton House by Osmose Design

Community Pick: Project Felix by Leÿer Design Studio

Bathrooms

Winner: Translucence House by Fougeron Architecture

Runner-Up and Community Pick: Square House by Levenbetts

Objects

Winner:

“A multipurpose heating and cooking utility for the outdoors somehow feels like the perfect tool for our current time—in combination with a well-crafted and beautiful exterior.”
—Jerome Byron, architect

Runner-Up and Community Pick:

See the full list of nominees here.

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