Winners | Dezeen Awards 2019

17.6-square-metre flat by A Little Design

Winner: Small interior of the year 2019. Taipei-based architecture studio A Little Design has transformed a former piano studio into a 17.6 square metre flat in the Taiwanese capital. More
XY Yunlu Hotel by Atelier Liu Yuyang

Winner: Hospitality building of the year 2019. XY Yunlu Hotel is a boutique eco-resort situated along the dramatic landscape of the Li River valley in the Guangxi region of China. More
Piazza Dell’Ufficio by Branch Studio Architects

Winner: Small workspace interior of the year 2019 and Winner: Interior Project of the Year 2019. The Piazza Dell’Ufficio is a re-imagining of the former Caroline Chisholm College’s executive administration offices. More
LocHal library by Civic Architects, Inside Outside/Petra Blaisse Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau and Mecanoo

Winner: Rebirth project of the year 2019. The vast LocHal library and events space, designed by Civic Architects, Inside Outside, Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau and Mecanoo, occupies a former locomotive shed in Tilburg, the Netherlands. More
Euphoria Spa in the Euphoria Retreat by decaARCHITECTURE

Winner: Leisure and wellness interior of the year 2019. The Euphoria Spa by decaARCHITECURE is the centrepiece of the Euphoria Retreat, the first holistic wellness destination in Greece. More
Forest BIG by Divooe Zein Architects

Highly commended: Rebirth project of the year 2019: The Forest BIG is a mesh-covered educational events space located in a wooded area of the Shangri-La Park in Miaoli, Taiwan, where a theme park once existed. More
Edition Office

Winner of emerging architect of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Edition Office is an architecture studio based in Melbourne. More
Elvie Pump by Elvie

Winner of wearable design of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, the Elvie Pump is the world’s first silent wearable breast pump from technology company Elvie. More
Gusto by Gensler

Winner: Large workspace interior of the year 2019. Gensler transformed a huge industrial building, which once served a machine shop for military destroyers and submarines, into the headquarters for HR software company Gusto. More
Tiny Holiday Home by i29 interior architects

Winner: House interior of the year 2019. Tiny Holiday Home is a compact black house, which is designed to stand out like a minimalist sculpture. More
Casa Morgana by J Mayer H

Winner: Residential rebirth project of the year 2019. This three-story brutalist house by German architecture studio J Mayer H consists of a stack of concrete blocks with mirrored walls. More
Rely protective public seating by Joe Doucet

Winner: Seating design of the year 2019. Rely protective public seating is a 3D printed concrete bench that also functions as a barrier to protect public spaces from vehicle-led terrorist attacks. More
T Noie by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates

Winner: Urban house of the year 2019. Japanese architect Katsutoshi Sasaki designed this 102-square-metre house for his family in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. More
LARQ bottle by LARQ

Winner: Product design of the year 2019. The minimalist LARQ bottle cleans itself using UV light, for people troubled by the hygiene of tricky-to-wash reusable water bottles. More
Casa Campinarana by Laurent Troost

Winner: Rural house of the year 2019 This concrete house in the Amazon features outdoor living areas and a swimming pool that are elevated above its forest surroundings. More
Linehouse

Winner of emerging interior designer of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Linehouse is a Shanghai, Hong Kong and Auckland-based architecture and interior design office. More
MLK1101 Supportive Housing by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Winner: Housing project of the year 2019. This social housing building in Los Angeles, California by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects features a green roof and a community centre. More
Galaxia by Mamou-Mani

Highly commended: Small building of the year 2019. Galaxia is a spiralling wooden pavilion that was the main temple at Burning Man festival 2018 in the Black Rock City desert, before being set on fire. More
Le Cube by Mana and Scalaplus and Scott Oster

Winner: Retail interior of the year 2019. Le Cube, an exhibition featuring a curation of L.A. fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products at the Le Bon Marché department store, was unveiled as the centrepiece of the Los Angeles Rive Gauche exhibition in Paris.
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Aguahoja I by Mediated Matter Group

Winner of sustainable design of the year and design project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Aguahoja I is a digitally designed and robotically fabricated structure. More
Mud Shell by Mudd Architects

Highly commended for installation design of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Mud Shell uses drones to quickly coat a shelter in clay. More
Bar Lotus by Office AIO

Winner: Restaurant and bar interior of the year 2019. Bar Lotus, a cocktail bar designed by Office AIO, features emerald green walls and rippling rose gold ceilings and is situated in the sycamore tree-lined neighbourhood of Jing’an, Shanghai. More
UCCA Dune Art Museum by Open Architecture

Highly commended: Cultural building of the year 2019. UCCA Dune Art Museum in Qinhuangdao, China is a network of subterranean concrete galleries designed by Open Architecture. More
Tense by Panter & Tourron

Winner of furniture design of the year 2019, Tense is a collection of lightweight flat-pack furniture by Lausanne-based design studio Panter & Tourron. More
Alfa Omega School by RAW Architecture

Highly commended: Civic building of the year 2019. Built by RAW Architecture in just six months, Alfa Omega School is raised up on stilts to deal to with its swampy site in Tangerang, Indonesia. More
Backstitch by Raw Edges for GAN

Winner: Homeware design of the year 2019. Backstitch is a collection of three rugs by Raw Edges for GAN that gives prominence to the reverse of traditional embroidery work. More
Hafnia-Hallen by Re-public

Winner: Graphic design project of the year 2019. Re-public designed the visual identity for Hafnia-Hallen, Denmark’s largest multi-purpose sports centre, located in Copenhagen. More
SevilPeach

Winner of interior designer of the year Dezeen Awards 2019, SevilPeach is an architecture and interior design practice based in London. More
17,000 by Skaparkollektivet Forma

Winner of installation design of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, this installation by Skaparkollektivet Forma features 17,000 small artworks. More
Sweets Hotel by Space & Matter

Winner: Hotel and short stay interior of the year 2019. Local architecture and design studio Space & Matter has transformed 28 separate bridge houses into individual hotel suites across Amsterdam, Netherlands. More
Dream and Maze by Studio 10

Highly commended: Hotel and short stay interior of the year 2019. Optical illusions and maze-like staircases are designed to trick the eyes of lodgers at this MC Escher-inspired guesthouse in the city of Guilin, China. More
Studio Drift

Winner of designer of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Studio Drift is an Amsterdam-based art studio led by Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta. More
Franchise Freedom by Studio Drift

Winner: Lighting design of the year 2019. Franchise Freedom is a performative art installation by Studio Drift that explores the relationship between humans, nature and technology. More
A Room for Archaeologists and Kids by Studio Tom Emerson and Taller 5 at PUCP

Winner: Small building of the year and Winner: Architecture Project of the Year 2019. A Room for Archaeologists and Kids, designed and built by 45 architecture students from Zurich and Lima, provides shelter for archaeologists in Pachacamac, Peru. More
Star Engineers Factory and Administrative Building by Studio VDGA

Winner: Business building of the year 2019. This 40,000 square-foot campus in Hanoi, Vietnam contains both offices and a factory for Star Engineers. More
Takt Project

Winner of emerging designer of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Takt Project is a Tokyo-based design studio led by Satoshi Yoshiizumi. More
Kath by Van Staeyen Interieur Architecten

Winner: Civic and cultural interior of the year 2019. Kath is a gothic-inspired cafe in one if the former chapels of Antwerp’s medieval cathedral, designed by Belgian studio Van Staeyen Intérieur Architecten. More
Michigan Loft by Vladimir Radutny Architects

Winner: Apartment interior of the year 2019. Local architecture practice Vladimir Radutny Architects has transformed a loft located on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue into a spacious home for two with wood steel volumes slotted within an exposed concrete structure. More
Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Winner of architect of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Vo Trong Nghia Architects is a Vietnamese studio that was founded in 2006. More
Stepping Park House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Highly commended: Urban house of the year 2019. Facing a park and located in a new residential area of Ho Chi Minh City, Stepping Park House incorporates plants throughout. More
Viettel Academy by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Winner: Civic building of the year 2019. Viettel Academy is an educational centre within a training campus near Hanoi, Vietnam by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More
AT 187 by Wilkhahn

Winner of workplace design of the year 2019, The AT 187 range is a collection of office chairs by German furniture brand Wilkhahn. More
Rong Cultural Centre by ZAV Architects

Winner: Cultural building of the year 2019. This cultural centre overlooking the Persian Gulf on the island of Hormoz in Iran consists of two red cement-clad domes connected by a long set of steps. More

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