Western Australian Design Shines at the 2025 Design Matters National Building Design Awards

Western Australia’s design community came together last Friday evening at Perth Zoo for a sold-out celebration of the 2025 Design Matters National West Coast Building Design Awards. It was a warm, memorable night that showcased our members’ creativity, craftsmanship and commitment to sustainability.

A huge congratulations to all our West Coast winners: 

West Coast Headliners

West Coast Building Design of the Year — Residential: Pickled Goose — Stack. (Shenton Park) 

West Coast Building Design of the Year — Commercial: Spencer Street Offices — Merge Building Design (Bunbury) 

Category Winners (West Coast)

  • Alterations & Additions $1,000,001–$2M: The Hensman — &Dalecki (Cottesloe)
  • Alterations & Additions $500,001–$1M: The Alma — &Dalecki (Mt Lawley)
  • Alterations & Additions Up to $500K: Project Commonwealth — Sarandis Design 
  • Bathroom Design: The Bay House — Urbani Design (Bicton)
  • Dual Occupancy: Joseph — Daniel Cassettai Design (Scarborough)
  • Excellence in the Use of Lightweight Materials, Steel & Documentation: Sorrento Shack — DARKLIGHT Design (Sorrento)
  • Excellence in the Use of Timber & James Hardie Award: Casa Solace — KTR Creations 
  • Interior Design: Penthouse Gigi — Mata Design Studio (Perth CBD)
  • Interior Design — Honourable Mention: The Bay House — Urbani Design 
  • Kitchen Design: UNWIN House — DARKLIGHT Design 
  • New Commercial: Up to $2M: Spencer Street Offices — Merge Building Design (Bunbury) 
  • New Commercial: Up to $2M — Honourable Mention: Dane Design Australia Office — Dane Design Australia (Dunsborough) 
  • New House: $1,000,001–$2M: Wallaby House — Laurie Building Design (Yallingup)
  • New House: $1,000,001–$2M — Honourable Mention: The Myrtle — &Dalecki 
  • New House: $2,000,001–$3M: 17VT House — DARKLIGHT Design (City Beach)
  • New House: $300,001–$500K: Pickled Goose — Stack. (Shenton Park) 
  • New House: $500K–$1M: Montario MQ8 — DSGN Studio (Shenton Park) 
  • Rural Design: Wallaby House — Laurie Building Design (Yallingup) 

Proudly flying the flag for WA

Our West Coast Residential Titleholder, Pickled Goose (by Stack.), and our West Coast Commercial winner Spencer Street Offices (by Merge Building Design) now progress as the West Coast’s contenders for the National titles in Melbourne on Saturday 25 October 2025.To all winners, entrants and attendees — thank you for lifting the profile of the West Coast’s building design and for your contribution to a more sustainable, people-centred built environment.

 

We extend a heartfelt thank you to our valued sponsors: Town Planning & Co., Bondor, James Hardie, Wood Solutions, AWS Australia, Home Base, Webber Insurance, Reclaim Energy, Weathertex, Hero Software, and Natspec, whose generous support makes this celebration of design excellence possible.