A shortlist is emerging in the 2012 Melbourne Design Awards, with a number of dazzling architectural and interior design projects set to compete for prizes.

Presented by design100, the awards are open to any designer, design company, commissioner of design or student who is active in the Melbourne market.

Entrants include the Cloud House designed by McBride Charles Ryan (pictured). It is an addition and renovation to a double-fronted Edwardian-era home, the original structure retained with minimal modification, while a cloud-shaped extrusion as a dramatic extension to the living space, added at the rear of the property.

Photos: John Gollings via Melbourne Design Awards.

Finalists will be announced August 16 and winners on 19 September.

http://melbournedesignawards.com.au/