Amento - a new-build home in rural Suffolk arranged on two “spinal” brick walls, and Jankes Barn – a restored timber-framed barn in Essex, are the fourth and fifth homes to be shortlisted for RIBA House of the Year 2025.
The annual award is awarded for the UK’s best new home, with the shortlisted houses revealed on Grand Designs: House of the Year, Wednesdays at 8pm on Channel 4.
Image: mento, James Retief (left) and Jankes Barn, Sue Barr
The RIBA House of the Year award was established in 2013 and is awarded to the best new house or house extension designed by an architect in the UK.
Previous winners include Six Columns by 31/44 Architects, Green House by Hayhurst & Co (2023), David Kohn Architects for The Red House (2022), Alison Brooks Architects for House on the Hill (2021), McGonigle McGrath for House Lessans (2019), HaysomWard Miller for Lochside House (2018), Richard Murphy Architects for Murphy House (2016), Skene Catling de la Peña for Flint House (2015) and Loyn & Co for Stormy Castle (2014).
The RIBA Awards have been running since 1966 and are judged and presented locally. No matter the shape, size, budget or location, RIBA Award winning schemes set the standard for great architecture all across the country. RIBA Awards are for buildings in the UK by RIBA Chartered Architects and RIBA International Fellows.
The shortlist for the RIBA House of the Year 2025 is:
- Caochan na Creige by Izat Arundell
- Hastings House by Hugh Strange Architects
- Triangle House by Artefact
- Amento by James Gorst Architects
- Jankes Barn by Lynch Architects
- To be announced on 10 December 2025
- To be announced on 10 December 2025
