The 2011 Australian National Architecture Awards winners have just been announced, and as you'd expect they include some jaw-dropping houses from across Australia. Obviously pictures speak louder than words, so below is a list of the residential awards, the winners in each category, and some pictures of the winning entries:

The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture - Houses

Winner: Castlecrag House, NSW (Neeson Murcutt Architects)

Image by Brett Boardman

Image by Brett Boardman

Image source: Neeson Murcutt

Image source: Neeson Murcutt

National Awards for Residential Architecture - Houses

Winner: Solis, Queensland (Renato D'Ettore Architects)

Image by Mads Mogensen

Image by Mads Mogensen

Image by Mads Mogensen

Image by Mads Mogensen

Winner: Gallery House, Victoria (Denton Corker Marshall)

Image by Tim Griffith

Image by Tim Griffith

Commendation: Garden House, NSW (Durbach Block Jaggers Architects)

Image by Anthony Browell

Image by Anthony Browell

Commendation: Marion Bay House, Tasmania (1+2 Architecture)

Image by Jonathan Wherrett

 

Image by Jonathan Wherrett

National Award for Small Project Architecture

Winner: Small House, NSW (Domenic Alvaro)

Image by Trevor Mein

Image by Trevor Mein

Commendation: Little Big House, Tasmania (Room 11)

Image by Ben Hosking

 

Image by Megan Baynes

 
Commendation: Law Street House, Victoria (Muir Mendes)

Image by Peter Bennetts

 

Image by Peter Bennetts

National Enduring Architecture Award

Winner: Magney House, NSW (Glenn Murcutt)

National Award for Sustainable Architecture

Commendation: Hill Plains House, Victoria (Wolveridge Architects)

Image by Derek Swalwell

Image by Derek Swalwell

 

Image by Derek Swalwell