A gracious Victorian villa in Sydney’s Woollahra that was extended and renovated was named the best residential design at the 2015 Australian Interior Design Awards on Friday night. Smart Design Studio won the award for its transformation of ‘Orama’ on Jersey Road. The firm's brief was to enhance and expand the building to create "a deeply comfortable family home" which also allowed the owner to display their incredible art collection.

The award for best residential decoration was won by architect Steven Whiting of Whiting Architects for a renovation and extension on his own home in Kerferd Place, Albert Park. Whiting aimed to create a ‘holiday house in the city’ by infusing a relaxed weekender atmosphere into an urban family home. "This is an incredibly calm and balanced interior that doesn't rely on hero or large signature elements," the jury citation said. "Instead, each element comes together to play its part in creating a layered home, reinforcing the bigger idea behind the home."

Other winners were:

Premier Award for Australian Interior Design: SIBLING for DUST

Award for Interior Design Impact: BVN for Ravenswood School for Girls, Mabel Fidler Building

Sustainability Advancement Awards: Bates Smart for TransGrid Sydney Office

Carr Design Group for Australia Post, StarTrack House Sydney

Emerging Interior Design Practice: SIBLING

Hospitality Design: George Livissianis for Cho Cho San

Installation Design: Museum Victoria Design Studio for Empty Coolamons: In Memoriam to the Stolen Generations

Public Design: John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in collaboration for The University of Melbourne – Melbourne School of Design

Residential Decoration: Whiting Architects for Kerferd

Residential Design: Smart Design Studio for Jersey Rd

Retail Design: SIBLING for DUST

Workplace Design: SJB Interiors for Kennards Self Storage

Best International Design Award: Hecker Guthrie for Gia