top 20 residential winners of the A' design award and competition

annually, the A’ design award and competition aims to recognize, publicize and inspired good design, creators and companies alike. it is an award platform tailored to architects, designers and innovators who aspire to gain worldwide awareness and communication for their projects – on top of a plentiful list of other prizes. no matter whether conceptual or realized, only the very best work is rewarded with the renowned trophy and prizes. since its inception, 48,773 projects have been submitted to the competition with 12,146 awards in total. below, designboom shines a spotlight on just 20 of our all-time favorite residential architecture-winning works.

feeling inspired? entries into the 2021 A’ design award and competition are open now, with registration and submissions possible here. the winners will be announced on april 15, 2021, on designboom!

Z line house by revano satria
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2020
image © fernando gomulya photography
(main image: chalet la pedevilla by pedevilla architects
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2016
image © pedevilla architects / photography by gustav willeit)

each year, the A’ design award and competition calls for creatives to submit their best work. this can be entered into over 100 different categories, including architecture, building and structure design; interior space and exhibition design; lighting products and projects design; furniture, decorative items and homeware design; vehicle, mobility and transportation design; home appliance design; and packaging design. this allows designers, architects and innovators to select the most relevant category for their projects and also helps entries be clearly evaluated by the international jury panel, which comprises of prominent scholars, professionals and media members.

house on pipes by PARALLAX
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2020
image © praveen mohandas

as a highly regarded recognition of excellence, winning an A’ design award is equally as highly sought after. as well as featuring in a special announcement on designboom, winners are awarded a trophy and an extensive winner pack, which includes displaying in an exhibition, being published in the yearbook, addition to the world design rankings, and being invited to the gala-night which is perfect for networking. addintionally, the selected winners will also receive an extensive PR campaign, feedback from the judges, inclusion in other magazines and blogs, a winner certificate, and exclusive interview opportunities.

villa at by todd saunders
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2019
image © bent rené synnevåg

feeling even more inspired now? for more information on how to register for the A’ design award and competition, visit: https://competition.adesignaward.com/registration.php

stay tuned to designboom, as the winners will be announced in a special feature on april 15, 2021.

cliff house by masato sekiya
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2019
image © akira KITA

the black house by beuro wagner
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2019
image © florian holzherr

grabowsky by miguel pinto guimarães
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2019
image © leonardo finotti

stone house by hueb ferreira
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2019
image © maíra acayaba

modern lodge by kem studio
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2018
image © bob greenspan

hadar’s house by frida öster
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2018
image © marius rua

sakai5 by shunichiro ninomiya
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2018
image © eiji tomita

sleeve house by adam dayem
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2018
image © michael moran / OTTO archive

black eagle by perathoner architects
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2017
image © arik oberrauch, 2016

haus M by gronych + dollega architekten
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2017
image © peter gronych yvonne dollega

on the rocks by helena weber architektin ZT
A’ design award winner in architecture, building and structure design category, 2017
image © adolf bereuter