Brisbane 2025 winners
An iconic project spanning four city blocks, a breathtaking home embedded into its lush hillside environs, and an architectural multi-residential masterpiece have taken top honours at the 2025 Brisbane Housing & Construction Awards. The who’s-who of the Queensland capital’s building and construction industry gathered for a glamourous sold-out event at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Saturday 26 July. Read the Brisbane 2025 media release.
* Items in bold with an asterisk indicate a win at the Queensland 2025 Housing & Construction Awards
Major winners
- Xact Accounting House of the Year Award – MCD Construction for Birdwood House (Toowong)
- Professional Certification Group Project of the Year Award – Multiplex Constructions Qld for Queen’s Wharf Integrated Resort Development (Brisbane City)*
- BUSSQ Building Super President's Award – Graya Multi-Res for CHALK (New Farm)
Individual winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Nick Green from O’Shea & Sons Builders
- Women in Building Award – Lilly Newton from John Holland
- Rising Star Award – Jimmy Gray from Penelope Homes*
Specialty winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Koa Construction for Billa (Point Lookout)
- Best Residential Kitchen – Adam Mason Homes for Springacre (Thornlands)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool– O’Shea & Sons Builders for Kamares sto Appia (Seven Hills)*
Housing winners
- Display Home from $400,000 up to $600,000 – Glenvill Constructions for Spring Mountain Display (Spring Mountain)
- Display Home from $600,000 up to $800,000 – McLachlan Homes for Driftwood 29 (Banksia Beach)
- Home Renovation Project up to $300,000 – Sale Brothers Projects for Blurred Lines (Paddington)
- Home Renovation Project from $300,000 up to $450,000 – Swanson Constructions for Grove (Toowong)
- Home Renovation Project from $450,000 up to $600,000 – ARQO Building for Brigadoon (Mansfield)
- Home Renovation Project from $600,000 up to $750,000 – Chapcon Building Services for Newstead Unit Amalgamation (Newstead)
- Home Renovation Project from $750,000 up to $1 million – Goad Building for Princess House (Petrie Terrace)
- Home Renovation Project from $1 million up to $2 million – APGC Group for Overend House (Norman Park)
- Home Renovation Project over $2 million – Corella Construction for Wilston Renovation (Wilston)*
- Individual Home up to $400,000 – Stroud Homes Brisbane East for Goldstone (Birkdale)
- Individual Home from $400,000 up to $550,000 – Bellevue Design and Construction for King of Triton (Tangalooma)
- Individual Home from $550,000 up to $700,000 – Hancock Homes for Marg. (Spring Mountain)
- Individual Home from $700,000 up to $850,000 – Newstart Homes Australia for New Beith Acreage (New Beith)
- Individual Home from $850,000 up to $1 million – Surfside Homes for White House (Woody Point)
- Individual Home from $1 million up to $1.5 million – KJ Constructions (Qld) for Debussy Residence (Mount Ommaney)
- Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – O’Shea & Sons Builders for Quinta (Indooroopilly)
- Individual Home from $2 million up to $2.5 million – Happy Haus Property Group for Haus Northgate 065 (Northgate)
- Individual Home from $2.5 million up to $3 million – O’Shea & Sons Builders for Kamares sto Appia (Seven Hills)*
- Individual Home from $3 million up to $4 million – Graya Construction for DOMUS (Paddington)*
- Individual Home from $4 million up to $5 million – Tabrizi Home Builders for Chateau Cache (Bellbowrie)*
- Individual Home from $5 million up to $10 million – MCD Construction for Birdwood House (Toowong)*
- Excellence in Home Sustainability & Innovation – Koa Construction for Billa (Point Lookout)
- Truecore Best Use of Steel Frame Housing Award – Holm Built for Ascot Row (Ascot)
- Foundation Technologies Australia Prefabricated and Modular Housing Award – Bellevue Design and Construction for King of Triton (Tangalooma)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – MCD Construction for Birdwood House (Toowong)*
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – 2 to 5 dwellings – Ryer Projects for Harla (Coorparoo)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – Graya Multi-Res for CHALK (New Farm)*
Construction winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Hardbuilt QLD for Physioactive Ipswich (Ipswich)
- Health Facilities over $20 million – ADCO Constructions for Redland Hospital Expansion (Cleveland)
- Education Facilities up to $10 million – Hatcon Builders for Sadliers Crossing Childcare (Sadliers Crossing)
- Education Facilities over $10 million – ADCO Constructions for Bellbird Park State School (Bellbird Park)
- Community Service Facilities – Premis Solutions for Everton Park Library (Everton Park)*
- Community Accommodation – Chapcon Design & Construct for East Brisbane SDA Residences (East Brisbane)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million – APGC GROUP for Halcyon Promenade Community Facilities (Burpengary East)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities over $10 million – Multiplex Constructions Qld for Queen’s Wharf Integrated Resort Development (Brisbane City)*
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $5 million – Hardbuilt QLD for Physioactive Ipswich (Ipswich)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $5 million up to $15 million – Prekaro Projects for Ripley Mixed Use (Ripley)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $15 million up to $30 million – Spaceframe Buildings for Peterkin Street (Acacia Ridge)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $30 million up to $50 million – McNab for Electrolux’s Distribution and Experience Centre for Port of Brisbane (Lytton)*
- Commercial / Industrial Building over $50 million – ADCO Constructions for Brisbane Metro Depot (Rochedale)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $5 million – Ashley Cooper Construction for St Margaret’s Community House - Heritage House (Ascot)*
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $5 million up to $15 million – FDC Construction & Fitout (QLD) for Brisbane Square Landlord Works (Brisbane)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $15 million up to $30 million – Buildcorp Group for 320 Adelaide Street Façade Upgrade (Brisbane)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation over $30 million – Hutchinson Builders for Venue (Ipswich)*
- Commercial Fitout up to $5 million – Mettle for Edward Street (Brisbane City)*
- Commercial Fitout from $5 million up to $10 million – Unita (Qld) for Supernormal Brisbane (Brisbane City)*
- Commercial Fitout over $10 million – Buildcorp Group for ARUP Living Building Challenge Office Fitout (Brisbane)*
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – Ashley Cooper Construction for Zillmere Sports Club - Sports Bar & Gaming (Zillmere)
- Retail Facilities over $5 million – Ashley Cooper Construction for Carina Leagues Club Redevelopment (Carina)*
- Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) up to $20 million – Provincial Building for Victoria Point Palms (Victoria Point)
- WorkCon Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) from $20 million up to $50 million – Mosaic Construction for The Mowbray by Mosaic (East Brisbane)*
- Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) over $50 million – Mosaic Construction for The Witton by Mosaic (Indooroopilly)*
- Excellence in Workplace Health & Safety – Multiplex Constructions Qld for Safety Encapsulation Nets, Queen’s Wharf Integrated Resort Development (Brisbane City)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Arden Architectural for Arup Brisbane Office (Brisbane)*
