Which of these impressive homes will be the 2016 House of the Year?

Tomo Taka, The Spaces
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Published 9:04 AM EDT, Fri June 24, 2016
North Vat in Dungeness, Kent (Rodic Davidson Architects)
North Vat in Dungeness, Kent (Rodic Davidson Architects)
Courtesy Hélène Binet
Outhouse in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (Loyn & Co)
Outhouse in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (Loyn & Co)
Courtesy Charles Hosea
Private House in Cumbria, England (Bennetts Associates)
Private House in Cumbria, England (Bennetts Associates)
Courtesy Brian Ormerod
House of Trace in Lewisham, London (Tsuruta Architects)
House of Trace in Lewisham, London (Tsuruta Architects)
Courtesy Tim Crocker
Ansty Plum in Ansty, Wiltshire (Coppin Dockray Architects)
Ansty Plum in Ansty, Wiltshire (Coppin Dockray Architects)
Courtesy Rachael Smith
The Owers House in Feock, Cornwall (John Pardey Architects)
The Owers House in Feock, Cornwall (John Pardey Architects)
Courtesy James Morris
Contour House in Baslow, Derbyshire (Sanei Hopkins Architects)
Contour House in Baslow, Derbyshire (Sanei Hopkins Architects)
Courtesy Peter Landers
House 19 in Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire (Jestico + Whiles)
House 19 in Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire (Jestico + Whiles)
Courtesy Grant Smith
Zinc-House near Monikie, Angus (LJR+H)
Zinc-House near Monikie, Angus (LJR+H)
Courtesy Mark O'Connor
Murphy House in Hart Street, Edinburgh (Richard Murphy Architects)
Murphy House in Hart Street, Edinburgh (Richard Murphy Architects)
Keith Hunter
Garden House in Hackney, London (Hayhurst and Co)
Garden House in Hackney, London (Hayhurst and Co)
Courtesy Killian O'Sullivan
Covert House in Clapham, London (DSDHA)
Covert House in Clapham, London (DSDHA)
Courtesy Christoffer Rudquist
Le Petit Fort in Jersey, Channel Islands (Hudson Architects)
Le Petit Fort in Jersey, Channel Islands (Hudson Architects)
Courtesy Edmund Sumner
Modern Mews in London (Coffey Architects)
Modern Mews in London (Coffey Architects)
Courtesy Timothy Soar
Contemporary Lean-to in Harrogate, Yorkshire (Doma Architects)
Contemporary Lean-to in Harrogate, Yorkshire (Doma Architects)
Courtesy Ruth Donnelly
Private House 1109 in Cheshire, England (GA Studio Architects)
Private House 1109 in Cheshire, England (GA Studio Architects)
Courtesy Charlie Coleman
The Cheeran House in Reading, Berkshire (John Pardey Architects)
The Cheeran House in Reading, Berkshire (John Pardey Architects)
Courtesy James Morris
Edge Hill in Darras Hall, Newcastle (Sutherland Hussey Harris)
Edge Hill in Darras Hall, Newcastle (Sutherland Hussey Harris)
Courtesy Sam Proctor
Tin House in Shepherd's Bush, London (Henning Stummel Architects)
Tin House in Shepherd's Bush, London (Henning Stummel Architects)
Courtesy Luke Caulfield
The Narrow House in Brighton & Hove (Sanei Hopkins Architects)
The Narrow House in Brighton & Hove (Sanei Hopkins Architects)
Courtesy Peter Landers
The most beautiful homes in Britain
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – bastion of British architecture – has revealed the 20 homes in the running for its 2016 House of the Year award.

RIBA International Prize: 30 stunning feats of design battle to be the world's best building

Among the new builds and extension projects are a house-cum-gallery in Brighton, designed by Sanei Hopkins Architects, and a beach house by Rodic Davidson Architects in Britain’s only desert, Dungeness.

Another contender is the concrete, cubed home that architects Deborah Saunt and David Hills of practice DSDHA designed for themselves.

Finalists for the award will be revealed in a special series of UK television show Grand Designs in the autumn.

Last year’s winning architect Charlotte Skene Catling joins Jonathan Dallas of studio Dallas Pierce Quinetro, comedian Jenny Eclair and Philip Thorn from sponsor Hiscox on the judging panel.

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