Inside the London family home that can transform its interior as it's named best house of the year for 2024

The south London home is called Six Columns after the building's structure RIBA has announced Six Columns, a family home brimming with futuristic architectural interventions, as House of the Year 2024. Six Columns in Crystal Palace, south London, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2024 award Will Burges, Director of 31/44 Architects, designed the home for himself, his wife, and two children The light and airy kitchen features sleek white granite tops and unpainted cupboards and drawers The home has one self- contained bedroom suite on the ground floor, two bedrooms on the second floor, and a fourth within the attic in a raised roof box. The architect wanted to the home to have an individualistic feel while still discreetly fitting into the road Six Columns claimed this year's RIBA House of the Year award, which is presented to the best new architect-designed house or extension in the UK The home aimed to create a place that feels snug in the winter, but also light and airy during the summer months The modern two-storey home in Crystal Palace, south London, incorporates individualistic and brutalist elements Last year, Green House, a family home inspired by nature, claimed RIBA House of the Year 2023. The family has three outside spaces to enjoy, including a low-maintenance, rainwater garden that channels water from the roof The minimalistic living room in south London has sliding doors, adding to the a light and airy space Inside, the green-painted steel stairs deliver the home's bold character, which leads to the bedrooms and bathrooms.