House of the Year 2017 properties revealed – from a cork home on STILTS to a treehouse with its own suspension bridge
These 20 beautiful houses couldn't be more different -yet they're all in the running for the annual prestigious prize awarded to the UK's best newly-designed home
FROM a treehouse accessed via bridge, to a beach-front house balancing on stilts; these 20 incredible homes couldn't be more different.
Yet they all have one thing in common - they've all been shortlisted for the House of the Year 2017 award.
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This house on stilts above Essex's marshes is one of 20 nominated for House of the Year 2017Credit: RibaArchitecture
Every year, the Royal Institute of Architects offer the prestigious prize to the UK's best newly-designed home.
In the running this year are the London industrial building converted into a stunning family home, the windowless former-garage which is now a bright and airy property, and a treehouse nestling within the Devonshire woods.
Each property will appear within a special four-part series of Channel 4's Grand Designs airing every Tuesday, with the winner announced in the final episode on 28 November.
We take a sneak-peak at the shortlist ahead of the show.
Peacock House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
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Peacock House sits in the suburbs of Aldeburgh, secluded from the road with hedges and treesCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Peacock House has three blocks, comprising of the living spaces, study and a studioCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The three blocks all look inwards towards a courtyard complete with water featureCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The neutral interior is punctuated with splashes of colour from artworkCredit: RibaArchitecture
Redshank, St Osyth, Essex
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Redshank hovers over the reclaimed marshland of the Essex coastCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The small, beautifully detailed house deals with the site's considerable challenges in a seemingly effortless wayCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Redshank is supported by a steel tripod structure, which conceals all the service connections of power, water and sewageCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Internally there are just three rooms, each stunningly decoratedCredit: RIBA
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The space is bright and airy, with large windows punctuating the cork wallsCredit: RIBA
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At the front of the property is a large wall-to-ceiling window, offering a stunning view out to seaCredit: RIBA
Shawm House, West Woodburn, Northumberland
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Shawm House is a stunning new-build sitting on the site of demolished barnCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The Northermberland property backs on to an existing single storey barn, which is set to be converted into bedrooms and an officeCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The first floor's large open-plan living space is bright and airy and offers magnificent views over the valleyCredit: RibaArchitecture
No 49, Hither Green, London
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No 49, Hither Green, adds an edge to a street of otherwise typical Victorian terracesCredit: RIBA Architecture
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Inside, the new-build appears to have magic proportions helped by an ingenious use of spaceCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The beautifull-decorated property is perfect for a young familyCredit: RIBA Architecture
The Cooperage, Clerkenwell, London
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The Cooperage is an industrial building constructed in the early 1900s, and later converted into a residential property in the 1990sCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The property has now been revamped to bring the amazing space to its full potentialCredit: RibaArchitecture
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A dramatic black staircase is suspended through the middle of the propertyCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The architect has made use of the exposed brick walls, while others are clad in shrubberyCredit: RibaArchitecture
Hidden House, Clerkenwell, London
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This one storey property sits above Clerkenwell's former prison vaults, and alongside a school buildingCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The wooden walls and doors allow for a beautifully minimalist decorCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The space's light, open feeling is achieved through the large skylightsCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Huge wall-to-ceiling windows also bathe the property in sunlight, while the log fire means the home feels cosyCredit: RibaArchitecture
Whole House, Balham, London
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Whole House's designers cleverly turned a traditional garage into a unique and stunning propertyCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The home offers clever solutions to problems created with planning regulationsCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The property has no external windows, yet s bathed in natural light from an internal courtyardCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The minimalist property was constructed on an inexpensive budgetCredit: RibaArchitecture
6 Wood Lane, Highgate, London
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The owners of 6 Wood spent seven years carefully crafting their dream home
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The unusually curved property is worlds apart from the classic North London homes it sits next toCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The quirky interior is light and airy, with bursts of colour - such as this bright study at the top of the homeCredit: RIBA Architecture
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Wrap-around spiral staircases join the home's carefully-planned floorsCredit: RIBA Architecture
Highgate House, Highgate, London
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Highgate House is a new-build replacing a large Edwardian house on the edge of Highgate woodsCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The designer of Highgate House set out toCredit: RibaArchitecture
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A huge window dominates the home, offering a view across to Highgate woodsCredit: RibaArchitecture
Cob Corner, Ivybridge, Devon
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Cob CornerCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The designer of Cob Corner set out to make a home that retained the key elements of the traditional barnCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The open-plan space is bright and airy, yet the slim windows punctuating the walls offer privacyCredit: RIBA Architecture
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In the main building, the architect retained the beautiful wooden beamsCredit: RIBA Architecture
Hill House, Bath
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Hill House sits in a conservation area on the northern slopes of BathCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The owners built the modern family home to replace a 1960's bungalowCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Skylights flood the three-bed property with sunlightCredit: RibaArchitecture
The Quest, Swanage, Dorset
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The Quest offers a incredible open-plan 8m living space within a single-storey homeCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The home's huge windows offer fantastic views out across the hills to the south westCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Inside, the huge space is neutrally decorated with a tranquil feelCredit: RibaArchitecture
Woodsman's treehouse, Thorncombe, Dorset
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This unique property set deep in the Devonshire woodland is accessed via its own suspension bridge
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The Woodsman Treehouse is not actually attached to any of the great oaks surrounding it, but is instead supported by stilts
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The stunning wooden interior circles a cosy woodburner heating the incredible property
Oxfordshire Residence, Oxfordshire
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The Oxfordshire Residence sits within the rolling green hills of its namesake countyCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The white home is intended to be 'simple, graceful and elegant'Credit: RIBA Architecture
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The mammoth property aimed to create a modern take on the traditional country homeCredit: RIBA Architecture
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Inside, the white colour scheme continues in huge, bright roomsCredit: RIBA Architecture
Caring Wood, Maidstone, Kent
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Caring Wood's architect set out to redesign the traditional 'English country house' for the 21st centuryCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The unusual home comprises four towers which join together under an interlinking roofCredit: RIBA Architecture
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Each tower retains a traditional feel with clay tiles and locally quarried stone wallsCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The towers of Caring Wood surrounds an internal courtyard with water featureCredit: RIBA Architecture
South Street, Lewes, East Sussex
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This modern home sits on the River Ouse, with the magnificent cliffs as a backdropCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Inside is simply and tastefully decorated, with much of the furniture made from wood to add to the home's 'natural' feelCredit: RibaArchitecture
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South Street's living room has been branded a 'window to the world' and offers amazing views out over the riverCredit: RibaArchitecture
Ness Point, Dover, Kent
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Ness Point was designed by the architect to appear as though it has risen from the groundCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The home appears to be at one with the iconic White Cliffs of DoverCredit: RibaArchitecture
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The property's roof is topped with grass - allowing it to more easily blend into the cliffsCredit: RibaArchitecture
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Like each bedroom, the lounge has a balcony where the owners can sit and enjoy a stunning sea viewCredit: RibaArchitecture
Newhouse of Auchengee, Ayrshire
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Newhouse of Auchengee is a modern-day property which looks to link the present and the area's traditional farmhousesCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The two-storey home clusters around a three-sided courtyardCredit: RIBA Architecture
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Large windows mean the space is light and airy while offering stunning views over the Scottish countrysideCredit: RIBA Architecture
Edinburgh Road, Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Road offers incredible views out to sea and direct access to the beachCredit: RIBA Architecture
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The shore-front home is accessed via a garden courtyardCredit: RIBA Architecture
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A huge open-plan kitchen allows the owner stunning views across the Fife and East Lothian coastlinesCredit: RIBA Architecture
Fernaig Cottage, Wester Ross
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The owners of Fernaig Cottage have beautifully renovated and adapted a traditional shepherd's cottageCredit: RIBA Architecture
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New red roofs echo the historic metal roofing which is commonplace in properties across the HighlandsCredit: RIBA Architecture
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With traditional features such as this wood-burner, the owners have tied in the property's history to the present dayCredit: RIBA Architecture
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Large windows offer incredible viewers of this remote little corner of ScotlandCredit: RIBA Architecture
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