2023 Australian Interior Design Awards Celebrate Australia’s Best in Design

I’m delighted to share the winners of the 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards. The prestigious Award for Residential Design was presented to the acclaimed Madeleine Blanchfield Architects for Nine-Square Bondi. The jury celebrated its embodiment of local Australian design, remarking that “it has a soul and a real sense of home.”

Madeleine Blanchfield Architects for Nine-Square Bondi (Award for Residential Design, Commendation for Residential Decoration and Best of State Award for Residential) / Photography: Anson Smart

Nine-Square Bondi was also awarded the Best of State for Residential Design (NSW) and a Commendation for Residential Decoration.  A stunning home with soul and intimacy, the jury acknowledged the impressive resolve of complex spatial issues, stating “it displays an elegant spatial resolution, clarity in its expression and sophisticated curation of objects and furnishing that take the home to another level.”

The Award for Residential Decoration went to JCHQ’s compelling Piccolo Palazzo, with the jurors labelling it a project that outshines the constraints of its plan to “display innovation and a strong sense of emotion”, balancing contemporary design with vintage influences to capture the individuality of the client.

jcHQ for Piccolo Palazzo (Award for Residential Decoration) / Photography: Sean Fennessy

Amongst other notable accolades, Breathe’s Nightingale Skye House received a Commendation for the Sustainability Advancement Award, a Commendation for Residential Design, and Best of State for Residential Design (VIC).

Breathe for Nightingale Skye House (Commendation for the Sustainability Advancement Award, Commendation for Residential Design, and Best of State for Residential Design (VIC)) / Photography: Tom Ross

Fiona Lynch Office for Melbourne Penthouse (Commendation for Residential Design and Commendation for Residential Decoration) / Photography: Sharyn Cairns