Pheasants, a striking new house next to the Thames that took a decade to complete, and Red House, a bold red brick new-build house on an awkward site at the end of a South East London Victorian terrace – are the first two homes to be shortlisted for the 2018 RIBA House of the Year award.
The first two shortlisted homes were revealed in the opening episode of a special four-part Channel 4 TV series – Grand Designs: House of the Year broadcast on Wednesday 7 November. The full shortlist of seven homes will be revealed during the series, with the winner announced in the final episode, to be broadcast on Wednesday 28 November.
The shortlist for the 2018 RIBA House of the Year is:
- Pheasants by Sarah Griffiths + Amin Taha
- Red House by 31/44 Architects
- ? – to be announced on 14 November 2018
- ? – to be announced on 14 November 2018
- ? – to be announced on 21 November 2018
- ? – to be announced on 21 November 2018
- ? – to be announced on 28 November 2018
The 2018 RIBA House of the Year is sponsored by Forterra.