Troye Sivan at his house in Melbourne. The interior decoration of his home by Flack Studio won an award for interior decoration in 2022 Australian Interior Design Awards.Credit:Anson Smart
The winners of this year’s awards reveal that opulence and gimmicky design is out,and livability and ‘hugability’ are in. The year’s highest accolade,the Premier Award,went to Stable and Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects. Other designers won for designs of a robotics lab,an Adelaide open flame restaurant Arkhé,and the interior of a rare and limited edition sneaker store.
The winner across all categories,Cousins’ creative adaptation of a Melbourne stable and cart store designed by Harry A Norris 100 years ago,was the “stand-out” entry this year,said jury member and Sydney architect Madeleine Blanchfield.
Troye Sivan House by Flack Studio which has won a 2022 Australian Interior Design Awards for decoration.Credit:Anson Smart
And the decision to award Cousins the top prize was unanimous,she said. Cousins also won the prize for residential design.
The jurors said,“What resonates most is the authenticity of the design,and the way it has been conceived to be lived in,not just looked at.
They said the conversion of the old warehouse to a home was sublime in every way,particularly how it had “brought light into a void,and had created a sense of naturalness and comfort.”
Stable& Cart House by Clare Cousins Architects won the highest prize,the Premier Award,and the residential prize at the 2022 Australian Interior Design Awards.Credit:Sharyn Cairns