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Five innovative Tasmanian homes have been shortlisted for the Housing of the Year Awards.

They laid off employees for a range of reward categories from new construction to sustainability.

House Magazine Editor and House Awards jury chair Alexa Kempton said many of the homes on this year’s shortlist were attributed to “radical ideas that did less.”

“Many of the many shortlisted houses this year have shown us that we should design smarter, not bigger,” she said.

“We’re increasingly seeing architects telling clients, ‘You don’t need more space – you need better design.’

“The jury observed a moderately sized new home and cleverly intervened in the existing homes and applauded this continued focus on responsible residential design.”

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The Wolfe House by architect Rosevear Stephenson is divided into two categories: sustainability and new houses under 200 square meters.

The introduction to this exercise is to create a comfortable, modest, simple, efficient home designed for privacy, comfort and minimal maintenance.

It needs to provide pleasant, light, sunny, passive solar design and lower environmental impact while integrating into the landscape and attracting the view to the greatest extent.

The material is used in its original form and lives on endurance and lifespan.

Reflecting on the project, the architects said they worked to make a small house feel spacious by placing the exterior space in the heart of the house.

They said: “The crossing the courtyard to the covered deck also presents the two wings of the house and also presents the landscape. The covered deck in turn serves as an external living, corridor and public space, both of which guests and owners have separation and connection.”

The owner of the house said it brought her “peace”.

“It connects me to the environment around me while feeling warm and protected,” she said.

“This compact, smart design satisfies all kinds of needs, but due to its location at the high point of the website, the windows on the full-length windows on the north side are full of views, warmth and light.

“This is an unwanted place of residence.”

The winners of the 2025 Housing Awards will be announced at the event held at the NSW State Library on Friday, August 1.

The shortlist can be viewed on housesawards.com.au

House issuance shortlist

New house under 200 square meters

Spring Beach House – Scale Building

Wolf House – Rose Vear Stephenson

New house with a total of more than 200 square meters

Nebraska – Lara Maeseeele

Renovation and addition of houses below 200 square meters

Coles Bay House – Anchor Building Office

Pedder Street -Bence Mulcahy

Sustainability

Wolf House – Rose Vear Stephenson