Designer of Adelaide restaurant wins top national award
A Brompton-based designer has knocked off competition from across the country for its fit-out of a city restaurant.
Brompton-headquartered architecture and design firm studio gram has beaten other designers throughout Australia to take home the hospitality design award for its work on Currie Street restaurant Omada Bar & Grill.
Omada is a Greek-inspired restaurant specialising in charcoaled meat and vegetables, as well as fresh seafood, Greek wine and cocktails.
Judges at the prestigious 2026 Australian Interior Design Awards, which were held at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth on Friday evening, said the design “exudes a sense of nostalgia in its thoughtfully nuanced design, with subtle reference to a Greek aesthetic”.
Studio gram shared the award with Queensland architects J.AR OFFICE for its interiors for Marlowe bistrot in South Brisbane.
Meanwhile, JPE Design Studio on Gilles Street was awarded best commercial interior design in South Australia for its work on the new Adelaide Aquatic Centre in North Adelaide.
JPE Design Studio said the Adelaide Aquatic Centre was “guided by principles of inclusivity, community, and environmental rejuvenation”.
“The project’s core philosophy is to create a landscape within a landscape; a destination that fosters participation and wellness, while connecting communities and enhancing the Adelaide Park Lands as a social and cultural heart,” they said.
And Simone Haag won best residential interior design for its renovation of an historic Adelaide house called Craigweil.
Simone Haag said Craigweil “entwines ornate heritage reverence and resolved design gestures to establish a deeply contextual home laced with elegant singularity”.
“Simone Haag’s signature touch introduces a refined layer of interior artistry, layering textures, sumptuous fabrics, and a curated collection of contemporary, mid-century, vintage, and antique pieces that bring the remnants of the past into the present,” they said.
According to organisers, 288 projects made the Australian Interior Design Awards shortlist, with the jury saying that “deliberations were no less lengthy for this year’s Australian Interior Design Awards as the high calibre of entries again surpassed expectations”.
“While diversity, flexibility and adaptability were evident across all categories, the projects that stood out showcase great innovation and a sense of authenticity best expressed through exquisite materiality and detailing,” the jury said.
Entries were judged in categories ranging from residential to retail, hospitality, public, workplace and installation design, while there were also categories for Sustainability Advancement and Emerging Interior Design Practice.
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Full winners list
PREMIER AWARD FOR AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR DESIGN
- Woods Bagot for The Forest, Tasmania
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
Award
- Interior Design: Genevieve Hromas with Architecture: Tribe Studio Architects for Coogee House III, New South Wales
Commendations
- Carr for Brunswick Yard, Victoria
- Akin Atelier for Life of Riley, New South Wales
- Pop Architecture for Onward House, Victoria
- YSG Studio for The Gentleman, New South Wales
RESIDENTIAL DECORATION
Award
- YSG Studio for The Gentleman, New South Wales
Commendations
- Alyssa Owens Design for Brooklyn Rose, United States of America
- Paul Conrad Architects for Mountview Residence, Victoria
- Studio Tali Roth for Surgeons Haven, Victoria
HOSPITALITY DESIGN
Award
- Studio Gram for Omada, South Australia
- J.AR Office for Marlowe, Queensland
Commendations
- J.AR Office for Golden Avenue, Queensland
- AP Design House for Homer Rogue Taverna, New South Wales
- Studio Y for Notting Hill Hotel – The Front Bar and Pool Room, Victoria
- Melissa Collison Design for Salon des Refusés, Hong Kong
RETAIL DESIGN
Award
- Pattern Studio for Deiji, New South Wales
Commendations
- IF Architecture for Baker Bleu Cremorne, Victoria
- Ritz and Ghougassian for Cuccini Gelato Victoria Park, Western Australia
- J.AR Office for Togninis, Queensland
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INSTALLATION DESIGN
Award
- Youssofzay Hart for Lynda Draper: Glimmer, New South Wales
- Museums Victoria for Our Wondrous Planet, Victoria
Commendations
- Studio Peter King in collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria for Westwood | Kawakubo, Victoria
Public Design
Award
- Hassell, Weston Williamson and Partners, and RSHP for Metro Tunnel Project – Town Hall Station, Victoria
- Woods Bagot for The Forest, Tasmania
Commendations
- Kosloff Architecture for 24/7 Latelab, Victoria
- Kart Projects for Banyan Fields Primary School, Victoria
- Hassell, Weston Williamson and Partners, and RSHP for Metro Tunnel Project – Anzac Station, Victoria
WORKPLACE DESIGN
Award
- Hassell, in partnership with Arup for Arup Workplace Brisbane, Queensland
Commendations
- YSG Studio for Alémais, New South Wales
- BVN for GPT HQ, New South Wales
- Design Office for Milieu, Victoria
- Occupy Studio for Rowie HQ, New South Wales
- Kennedy Nolan for William Street Chambers, Victoria
EMERGING INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICE
Award
- Occupy Studio, New South Wales
BEST OF STATE
Commercial
- South Australia: JPE Design Studio with Warren and Mahoney and Karl Winda Telfer for Adelaide Aquatic Centre Development
- Western Australia: Ritz and Ghougassian for Cuccini Gelato Victoria Park
- New South Wales: Pattern Studio for Deiji
- Queensland: J.AR Office for Marlowe, Queensland
- Australian Capital Territory: Flack Studio for Scanlan Theodore
Residential
- News South Wales: Interior Design: Genevieve Hromas with Architecture: Tribe Studio Architects for Congee House III
- South Australia: Simone Haag for Craigweil
- Queensland: ME for Dolphin Court House
- Victoria: Pop Architecture for Onward House
- New South Wales: Interior Design: Genevieve Hromas with Architecture: Tribe Studio Architects for Coogee
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN
- 2049 with Nathan Ngo for ARC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
SUSTAINABILITY ADVANCEMENT
Award
- Hassell, in partnership with Arup for Arup Workplace Brisbane, Queensland
Commendations
- Design Inc for Maribyrnong Civic Precinct and Community Hub Redevelopment, Victoria
- Paper for P25 Corporate HQ, Western Australia
- Woods Bagot for The Forest, Tasmania
- Billard Leece Partnership and Workshop Architecture for Bunjil Wellbeing Place, Victoria
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